The Stanton Papers reflect the lives of a Quaker family in Indiana and Ohio in the second half of the nineteenth century.  Most of the collection consists of correspondence, the majority addressed to Emily (Hadley) Stanton from family members and Earlham classmates.  Of particular interest are letters from Emily's non-Quaker suitor, Jesse B. Connolly.  He and a cousin of Emily's, John H. Lindley, served in the Union army during the Civil War and their letters include observations on the war and the South.  Several letters also include vignettes of life at Earlham College.  Ephemera include 1865 Earlham commencement and Ionian-Phoenixian Society programs. Also included with the donations were several items of clothing, including Catherine Ann Stanton's Quaker cap.