The collection consists of the materials Elaine Frank Davison gathered over a 30-year period related to the family histories of persons descended from the Volga German village of Kautz. Most of the records are communications she had with interested persons and the family histories she developed, ancestral charts, general items of documentation, and personal reminiscences.

The collection consists of the materials Elaine Frank Davison gathered over a 30-year period related to the family histories of persons descended from the Volga German village of Kautz. Most of the records are communications she had with interested persons and the family histories she developed, ancestral charts, general items of documentation, and personal reminiscences.

The collection consists of the materials Elaine Frank Davison gathered over a 30-year period related to the family histories of persons descended from the Volga German village of Kautz. Most of the records are communications she had with interested persons and the family histories she developed, ancestral charts, general items of documentation, and personal reminiscences.