Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Family Papers and Records contains the personal papers of members of the extended Bates family, as well as business records from family members who were not employed by Bates & Co. Materials include receipts and bills, personal and business correspondence, household records, ephemera, textiles, bound volumes, and photographs. Materials are grouped first by individual, then in folders by subject or format. Within each folder, materials are chronologically arranged....