A large group of letters from John T. Stuart, Jr. to his business partner, John A. Lutz, containing detailed information about the dry goods trade during the Civil War period. Also, extensive collection of letters from Edward C. Lutz to his intended bride, Annette C. Bates, who was living in Chicago, detailing family matters and his life in Lincoln, Illinois, 1899-1902; letters from Adeline Bates Hartnell to her sister Annette B. Lutz, 1903-1904; Annette Lutz to her daughter Marian L. Peck, 1949-1955, full of advice about marriage, finances, and the efficacy of Christian Science teachings; correspondence of Adeline Louise Lutz, 1935-1992, to and from her friends and family, particularly George W. Hartnell, Jr. and George W. Hartnell III; also, a group of family postcards, ca. 1895-1990.