This collection consists of four subgroups. The first subgroup consists of records of Charles W. Reitsch including biographical materials (1918-1990) including family tree for Reitsch and Howell families; school notes and records (1926-1928) from Montana State College, Bozeman; and a scrapbook (1924-1938, undated) The second subgroup for Charles Q. Alley of Rockford, Illinois (grandfather of Charles W. Reitsch) consists of diaries (1879-1906), and financial records (1873-1880, 1914-1927) including account and expenses books. The third subgroup for Ethan Howell (father-in-law to Charles W. Reitsch) consists of a letter (1920) to Mrs. Blythe concerning an illness in the family, a clipping (undated) announcing Ethan Howell's promotion to President of First National Bank in Hardin; and a memorial (1952) from Billings Board of Realtors on passing of Ethan Howell. The fourth subgroup for Eloise Garrard Howell (wife of Charles Reitsch) includes biographical materials; school records (1916-1925) from Hardin and Montana State University, Bozeman; and a scrapbook (1927-1928, undated) The fourth subgroup for Elizabeth Howell (daughter of Charles and Eloise) includes an autographed "Rules of the Senate, 1945"