Four scrapbooks composed almost entirely of newspaper clippings, none of which are arranged in strict chronological order. Contents which range from 1847 to 1899, are roughly organized in each volume by interests of Dawes: his college life, his family, the Civil War and its aftermath, historical and military activities and societies, the railroad and coal industries, and other miscellaneous topics. Includes an 1895 obituary of Rufus R. Dawes.