The material in this box contains letters to and from Ferdinand J. Dreer, including 3 letters from Benson John Lossing, a typewritten biography of Dreer, and material related to Edwin Greble Dreer (grandson of Ferdinand J. Dreer). Also included is material related to the Wichterman family and others, 9 of these letters are in German. Some of the material in this box is pasted down to pages from a scrapbook or album.

The box contains material (1738-1751) related to Jonathan Dickinson, first president of Princeton; genealogies and family documents for the Dreer, Annin, Miller, and Dickinson families. Also included is miscellaneous poetry (approximately 1849-1902), and ephemera including photographs, mementos, clippings, and a Coat of Arms.