Abrom Kaplan kept extensive records of any business transactions that he conducted or was a part of. This collection consists of diaries, correspondence, financial records, ledgers, letterpress books, microfilm, notebooks, and other miscellaneous materials as well. The bulk of the material in this collection is dated from around 1908 through the 1930s. There are some records that begin in the late 1890s.

This collection was donated by Brian Kaplan [nephew of Abrom Kaplan] with the concurrence of his siblings Conrad Kaplan and Beverly Kaplan Speer. It was transferred from the University of New Orleans with the help of Whitney Broussard.