This collection includes items created by members of the Grohs family, with the majority relating to Lothar Grohs. In Germany, the surname was spelled "Gross." There are letters written in German by members of the family, mainly Julius Gross and a wedding telegram book compiled to commemorate the wedding of Julius Gross and Clara Lonnerstadter in 1909. Additionally, there are items collected by Lothar Grohs while serving in the U. S. Army's Counter Intelligence Corps during World War II.