This collection consists of only a small portion of the records created by Martha Lou Houston, genealogist, in the course of her work. After her death, her niece disbursed the collection among institutions thought to be most appropriate. Families researched are: Bradford, Bradley, Dickson, Gay, Marshall, Murphy, Wells, and Wooten, mostly in the Southeast. A portion of the notes concerns the Land family of Iowa and Missouri and was once in the possession of Estelle Land Cobb.