Family items, including a biography of George Ade's father, John Ade, and some school records; articles about Ade, 1902-1969, including obituaries and his funeral in 1944; material about the Ade Memorial, Hazelden, John T. McCutcheon, James Rathbun, the Mark Twain Society, the Union League Club of Chicago and the Whitechapel Club of Chicago; some dust jackets, a few legal documents including Ade's will, and a manuscript entitled "Charley Case's Father" (author unknown). Also, publicity items regarding the Liberty Ship christened the George Ade in 1944.