The collection contains records of the Brown & Sehler Co. and documents of John Sehler. The company records include minute books, advertisements, a copy of the firm newsletter The Sunbeam and other financial records. These detail the firm’s growth to a high point about World War I of gross annual sales over $300,000. The personal papers include receipts and bills that detail Sehler purchases of groceries, books, furniture etc. The collection also contains data collected on the Sehler family history and genealogy.