The contents of the Lucia Erins collection document the Latvian immigration to Grand Rapids and the preservation of Latvian culture. The two papers by Lucia Erins follow Latvian history in Grand Rapids from the second World War up to the 1980s. The newspaper clippings and magazine articles illustrate the involvement of the Latvian community in the growth of Grand Rapids and the immigration itself. Much of the content refers to the creation and growth of the Latvian Association and local parishes, some of these documents are written in Latvian.

The contents of box 3, the 16 poster boards, illustrate the displacement of the Latvians during and after the second World War and the immigration to Grand Rapids. Many of the pictures deal with the growth of parishes and the creation of Camp Mezvidi, a Lutheran camp in Allegan County (see Appendix A).