Letters provide insight into the personal lives of a family living in Franklin, Louisiana during the time period 1877-1942. While the primary focus of the letters is family life, some letters address the politics of the era, Foster’s senatorial campaigns, various yellow fever outbreaks, and life on the home front during World War I. The vast majority of the correspondence is between Rose Ker Foster and Murphy J. Foster and their children. Included in this series are letters, telegrams, calling cards, and greeting cards. Letters are sorted chronologically by year. It is important to note that many of the letters featured in the book, "Rose Ker Foster", are not included in the collection. Routh T. Wilby donated certain letters to different archives in Louisiana; please see Box 12 - Folder 12 to read about those items.