Series consists of material created, collected, and accumulated by Martha Rieder relating to her family, personal life, interests, volunteer work, and significant life events; some material was added later by other family members, probably her daughter Margaret Paisley. Contains some material relating to Martha's volunteer work with the YWCA and with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board: Consumer Branch (Kitchener).
Series includes diaries; ephemera; cards and letters; funeral notices; manuscript notes; genealogy materials; clippings; school report cards, baptism certificates, and diplomas of her children; agreements, wills, insurance policies, and other personal documents; reports and agendas; newsletters; cashbooks; artifacts; an autograph album; her wedding album; and other material.