This series contains correspondence to and from members of the related Curtis, Rose, and Tomlinson families. The bulk of the early correspondence consists of letters from Alonzo "Lon" Prince Curtis and Villette "Lettie" Rose Curtis in Boston and Newtonville, Mass. to her parents Calvin Mower Rose and Annorille Proctor Rose on their dairy farm in Dixfield, Me. between 1877 and 1888. The letters primarily discuss family matters, including Alonzo and Villette's children, Mabel Warren Curtis and Grace Rose Curtis, and related topics of child care, domestic work, family planning, and reproductive health choices. They also cover Villette's declining health due to tuberculosis and her death on 14 December 1883. Alonzo's mental health features prominently, including his fears of Villette's death, anxieties about supporting his family, depression, stress, the death of his father George Augustus Curtis, and his close parental relationship with his in-laws Calvin Mower Rose and Annorille Proctor Rose. Included are three letters from Villette's aunt Olive Brown Rose Millett, who nursed her when she was ill, as well as letters from Alonzo to the Roses pertaining to sales of their butter in the 1880s.

Beginning in 1907, the bulk of the correspondence consists of letters between members of the Tomlinson family, primarily from Mabel Warren Curtis Tomlinson and William Edward Tomlinson to their daughter and son-in-law, Emma Lillian Tomlinson Bennett and Paul Edwin Bennett, discussing family news and household matters. Additional correspondents include Grace Rose Curtis Gould and George Lancey Curtis.

This series contains personal papers (excluding correspondence) of the related Curtis, Rose, and Tomlinson families, including diaries, legal and financial papers, and genealogies.

This series contains printed material about members of the related Curtis and Tomlinson families, primarily newspaper clippings. Also included are clippings related to the Curtis homestead.