This collection consists of letters he sent home to his family while stationed in California. The majority of the letters are to his mother (Mamma), where he talks about his day-to-day life at the Navy base and inquires about life back at home on the family farm. There are also letters to his siblings and to Gertrude Miller, who would become his wife. Also included in the collection are miscellaneous items such as a photocopy of his honorable discharge, his health record during his time in the Navy, and photographs of him and his brother Alexander.

This collection was donated by his daughters, Joy S. Usie and Shelly Thompson.