The collection contains several scrapbooks. Brief summaries of the scrapbook contents are provided below.

The Whist Club: Three items from the Whist Club are included in the collection: a yearbook, a menu and a scrapbook from a trip. Whist is a card game that was developed in the 17th century. The items in this collection are from a Grand Rapids club in the 1890s.

John T. Pantlind Scrapbook, 1860s-1880s: primarily includes newspaper clippings and hotel bills of fare (menus). The material is generally from Nevada, California, Michigan, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Some of the hotels included are the Ormsby (Carson City, NV), the Hibbard House (Jackson, MI), the Russell House (Detroit, MI), the Morton (Grand Rapids, MI) and the Bancroft House (East Saginaw, MI). Also included is an 1878 subpoena regarding the court martial of Major General Fitz-John Porter.

George E. Pantlind Scrapbook, 1850s-1870s: includes numerous items related to the University of Michigan, such receipts, commencement programs and alumni dinner invitations. Also included in the scrapbook are local theater bills, hotel bills of fare (menus), drawings, dance cards, wedding invitations and obituaries. In addition, a January 5, 1852 letter from George to his Aunt Jennie Dyckman claims to be his first letter.

Jessie Pantlind Scrapbook: contains mostly newspaper clippings, wedding invitations and obituaries. The newspaper clippings are generally articles that are anecdotal or humorous, contain etiquette advice or are religious (ie, sermons). A few of the newspaper articles mention Grand Rapids or members of the Pantlind and Aldrich families.