Personal and family correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other dated items, arranged chronologically in three cartons. There are only a few scattered early items, with the bulk of the series dating 1901-2000. Much of this material is correspondence of Linn with family and friends, 1920-2000. Also, two folders of papers of Edward Winslow and 13 folders of papers pertaining to Gilbert Winslow, including some school papers, items about his death, and five files of newspaper clippings on the Cocoanut Grove fire, 1942, in which he and his wife perished.

Linn's education papers consist of a few items from Simmons College; many lecture notes, reports, and handouts from the Dietetic Internship Program at Walter Reed General Hospital, 1932-1933; papers from American University, Current Problems in Government, 1934-1935; the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute, 1946; a large amount of material generated during her Institutional Management course work at Columbia University, 1950-1951; and papers from Cornell University, 1962; University of Maryland, 1964-1965; Madison College, 1969; and miscellaneous materials and handouts from other programs.

Linn's professional papers consist of official records covering the years of her career as a dietician for the U.S. Army, 1933-1963. These official records were bound in separate folders for the years: 1933-1942, 1943-1947, 1945-1950 (Brooke AMC), 1950-1951 (Columbia Univ.), 1951-1954 (Tripler Army Hospital), 1954-1956 (Murphy Army Hospital), 1956-1958 (Fort Benning), 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (all Walter Reed AMC). The records have been disbound but retain their original order as generated by the U.S. Army, usually in reverse chronological order. These include special orders, pay data cards, immunization registers, records of service and leave, reimbursement vouchers, officer's clearance certificates, requests for leave, leave orders, and circulars.

There are also "unofficial" records from her personal files, 1945-1963, which contain special orders, technical bulletins, pay and allowance accounts, vouchers for reimbursement, amendments of orders, pay data sheets and cards, information guides, poems, reports of separation, records of training, commendations, unofficial military test reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, leave records, Army hand-outs, property shipment records, certificates of training, travel authorization requests, absence requests, schedules of expenses for travel, and some correspondence.

There are also items related to her profession such as public health figures for San Antonio, Texas; technical bulletins; program documents; AMSC materials, etc., from Brooke Hospital, Tripler Hospital, and Walter Reed; and sample holiday menus collected over the years. There is also a series of post-retirement professional papers, 1963-1992 (newsletters, bulletins, awards, etc.).

This series includes biographical items for Ruby and LaVon Linn; materials concerning the patriotic/genealogical organizations National Sojourners, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Colonial Dames; family history and genealogical materials for the Crandall-Durfee, Higgins, Linn, Macomber, Winslow, and Hathaway families. Also, estate papers of George W. Greene, Edward W. Macomber, George W. Macomber, Mary T. Macomber, and Caroline B. Pierce. There are local history materials (printed and/or manuscript) on Berkley, Freetown, Myricks, and Taunton, Mass.

The bound volumes include diaries, birthday books, an autograph book, telephone/address books, a memoranda book, and scrapbooks. The diaries are as follows: Ruby Winslow Linn's diary kept at Simmons College, 12 Sep. 1928-9 Aug. 1932 (some gaps), describing her daily life, classes, and social activities; a diary kept at Walter Reed Hospital, 30 Sep. 1932-14 Apr. 1933 (some gaps), which describes her academic work and social life; a narrative of a cruise in 1939, "Cameos of the Mediterranean"; a travel diary for a trip to the far east, [1954]; and a diary kept 30 Sep. 1966 to 5 Jan. 1969, with gaps. There are two diaries kept by Linn's maternal grandmother, Mary (Pierce) Macomber at Berkley, Mass., 1901-1905 (with gaps) and 1 Jan. 1931-17 Jan. 1933; diaries of Lena Macomber Winslow kept at Berkley, 1931-1933; 1936-1961 (scattered entries), 1962-1965 (scattered entries), 1966, and 22 Jan. 1966-24 Feb. 1969 (some gaps).

Also, six birthday record books kept by Lena Macomber Winslow and others, with records of births and deaths of family members and friends. There are scrapbooks of newspaper clippings probably assembled by Lena Macomber Winslow: 1902-1951, 1916-1940, 1923-1966, 1939-1966, 1965-1967 (mostly concerning Edward Winslow), and 1966-1969. Scrapbooks kept by Ruby Winslow Linn (mostly newspaper clippings) include 1917-1981, 1921-1984 (mostly newspaper clippings 1976-1984, with a recital program from 1921 and a hand-made card from 1922); one of memorabilia from a trip to Japan, 1954; and more newspaper clippings, 1963-1983, and 1966-1972. There are three scrapbooks kept by LaVon Parker Linn, 1954-1985, covering his own interests and also activities with Ruby Winslow Linn. The newspaper clippings in the scrapbooks, except where otherwise noted, generally concern people and subjects of local interest to the southeastern Massachusetts area. There are two telephone/address books of Ruby Winslow Linn, an autograph book probably dating from 1925, a memorandum book kept by Lena Macomber Winslow, 1919-1947, and a book titled "Compositions," probably from around 1900.