Capps Family and Zieg Family papers (circa 1908-1998) collection consists of biographical information including family tree and history created by Mydas Capps Zieg, and a timeline; family correspondence from Willard Kirkham Capps Byam to her children (circa 1930s) plus a diary kept by Willard; diaries kept by Mydas from 1920 to 1997; and expense ledger and subject files kept by Reuben Zieg, as well as letters (1957-1998) from Philip Zieg to his parents, Mydas and Reuben, while serving in the military and working for the Bureau of Land Management. Also included are year books from both Mydas and Reuben collected both as students and as educators.