The letters were separated from their envelopes, but the processor has matched them up using ink color, dates, postmarks, occurrences (such as Ruth's and Ferner's marriage), and addresses. There may be errors in this arrangement, but they are organized roughly chronologically based on this matching. There are two letters and a fragment that were not matched to an envelope, since there are more letters than envelopes. Names mentioned are Orra, Emma, Edie Voigt, Mrs. Prentice, Mary Dickson, Jim and Helen Cowles LeCron, Mr Trewin, Mr. Martin, the Moormans, Mr. Irmscher, Marshall, Mrs. Weston, Aunt Dora, Bertha, Ferner Nuhn, Marion, Russell LeCron, Amy, the Laxsons, Opal, Mrs. Tompkinson, Mrs. White, Guggie, Mr. and Mrs. John Towner Frederick, and Helen Boardman.

The photograph is of beehives covered for the winter with the following caption on the back:  "The Orchard Apiary ready for cold northern winters. This is Ruth Suckow's original method of outdoor wintering of bees. Plenty of stores with good insulation of slew hay kept in place with poultry wire, tar paper, and binder twine. Gave good results when removed the following spring. . . Laura Werkmeister."