This series consists of the family and personal correspondence of the 约翰·怀特·哈洛威尔和玛丽安·拉德·哈洛威尔的家人. 最早的 letters are those written from 1859 to 1861 to Robert and Hannah Haydock, Marian Hallowell's maternal grandparents, from Hannah's cousin John Corlis 纽约之白. 怀特在哈佛大学读书时开始写作 as a member of the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on his way to 捍卫华盛顿特区.C. 1861年4月，提到罗伯特·古尔德·肖是其中一员 他的单位. 在1861年5月写的几封信中，他描述了日常生活 他在美国营地的活动.S. 随后在华盛顿的国会大厦 乔治敦高地的卡梅隆营. 另一封早期信件是科尔. 爱德华。 N. Hallowell of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers, informing John Ritchie of 他的儿子爱德华于1865年4月去世.

The bulk of family correspondence is that of John and Marian Hallowell. Other frequent correspondents include 约翰的 parents, 诺伍德·彭罗斯·哈洛威尔 and Sarah Haydock Hallowell, and his siblings Anna Norwood Hallowell Davis (1871-1943), Esther Fisher Hallowell Morse (1881-), Susan Morris Hallowell Brooks (1882-1985), and Robert Haydock Hallowell (1873-1958), who largely 讨论日常生活、社交聚会和家庭活动. 许多1905年以前 信是约翰和玛丽安之间的求爱信. 对应的 Marian's friends and family before 1905 mainly discuss courtships and 她在熟人圈子里的约会. 1905年以后，大部分 correspondence consists of congratulations for John and Marian's marriage and the births of their children, as well as condolences for the death of Marian's 1912年的妹妹Elanor Ladd Clark和Norwood P. 1914年的哈洛威尔. 晚些时候 letters from Marian to John while he traveled for business recount her daily life in Milton with the children and visits from family 和朋友. 约翰的 letters to Marian recount his business travels, primarily to the American South 和中西部. 1914年以后，约翰的来信寥寥无几.

Friends and family members describe experiences from their trips abroad, 尤其是在罗马和巴黎. 约翰和玛丽安的儿子后来写的信 威廉和罗杰讨论旅行、大学和在米尔顿的生活. 有趣的是 an 1898 letter discussing the Spanish American War in Cuba; a letter to Marian from Maya Langsley describing her 1900 trip to Yokohama, Japan; a March 1908 letter from Marian to John recounting a trip to the White House in which she met President William Howard Taft; and a copy of a March 1914 letter from A. 劳伦斯·洛厄尔致诺伍德警署. og体育平台哈佛的种族隔离 宿舍. Letters from American diplomat William Phillips to John Hallowell, largely written in London from 1908 to 1912, primarily contain news of family 和朋友.

Papers include correspondence reflecting Hallowell's positions as a director of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and trustee of the Middlesex School of Concord; his position in the securities department of 石头 & 韦伯斯特, 公司.; and his memberships in the Milton Club, the Union Club of Boston, and the 波士顿哈佛俱乐部. 财务文件包括购买协议和 receipts for an automobile and portable garage, insurance receipts, and papers related to Hallowell's 1914 purchase and maintenance of a summer home on Wing's 脖子在伯恩，马萨诸塞州. 值得注意的是1914年10月一封商业伙伴的来信 William Maxwell describing London in the grips of the First World War.

Much of John’s Harvard-affiliated correspondence consists of letters from 埃德加·H. Wells, general secretary of 哈佛校友会, as well as letters from officials of the Harvard University track team, the Harvard 田径协会和其他大学组织. 其他哈佛论文 include Hallowell's 1897-1898 report card, notes for his 1926 speech at the 哈佛1901届毕业生第25次聚会，1927届 哈佛大学的公告 里面有他的讣告.

打印ed material includes newspaper clippings containing the 1914 obituary 诺伍德P. 哈洛威尔，有志愿者照片的明信片 普拉茨堡大学的培训项目.Y.在美国之前的营地.S. 进入 第一次世界大战，以及各种未注明日期的蜉蝣.