Series is composed largely of photographs of the Donnelly family. Many of the portraits were taken by the well-known local studio Bachrach. Several items are inscribed or signed, including a photograph of the Canterbury School and a photograph of Edward C. Donnelly Jr. with his football teammates at Canterbury School. Also in the series is a printed chart of the principal members of John Donnelly & Sons, with portraits and identifying captions; photographs of the Loews State Theater both in its original state and after it became the Donnelly Memorial Theater in 1959; and a pen and ink drawing of Edward C. Donnelly, Sr.