This one-box collection consists of a handwritten record ledger containing autobiographical sketches of Francis W. Gunnell and Francis C.E. Gunnell and a biographical sketch of Sarah Walters Gascott Owens Gunnell written by Francis C.E. Gunnell. The account written by Francis W. Gunnell was written sometime after 1860 and the Francis C.E. Gunnell account was written around 1925.

This ledger also contains genealogical information concerning the extended Gunnell family. A typescript (a 1947 Gunnell family reunion program) and photocopy of the original handwritten record are also included in this collection. The 1947 typescript was edited and condensed and is not an exact transcription of the original handwritten account.

The written record of Francis W. and Francis C.E. Gunnell provides a firsthand account of the settlement of Cache Valley and life in early Utah and Idaho. These handwritten entries discuss the culture associated with the Church, polygamy, Latter-day Saint interactions with Native Americans, the Utah War, and other similar topics.