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The Fuld family papers series consists of correspondence between Lotte, Bracha, Petra, extended Fuld family members, and family friends. A large part of Fuld family correspondence is in German as the family gradually began to correspond in English in the mid-1940s. Correspondence contains letters sent from Germany in the late 1930s-early 1940s; letters by Lotte and Bracha sent from England and Palestine. Also in this series are Lotte's 1960s journals and some of her personal records and legal documents. Material related to Bracha's death and burial include letters sent to the family in March-April 1946; drafts of essays and articles about Bracha; Petra's reminiscences, clippings of newspaper articles in Hebrew and German; English translations of chapters from Bracha's biography by Sari Gal (Tel Aviv, 1999), and an English-language edition of The world's greatest women spies by Kurt Singer, that includes a chapter dedicated to Bracha. Also included is material about the Bracha and Lotte Fuld Memorial Collection at the Jewish National and University Library.

The Morton I. and Katherine S. Netzorg series contains family records, such as copies of birth and death certificates, powers of attorney, forms of identification, and other legal documentation. Santo Tomas Internment Camp materials include internee messages sent through the Red Cross during Netzorgs' internment by the Japanese, hospital communications and memoranda, communications by Japanese authorities, ration cards, and camp ephemera. Correspondence includes family and non-family correspondence on various subjects, including personal and financial, as well as condolence letters sent to the family after Morton I. Netzorg's passing in 1946, and condolence letters sent to Morton J. (Jock) and Petra Netzorg after Katherine's passing in 1949. Morton I. and Katherine's writings and notebooks include essays, notes on various subjects of personal interest, recipes, and handwritten music. Financial records include accounts and cashbooks for the period between 1936 and 1945. War claims records include post-war family correspondence with authorities and lists of personal property, including lists of books in family library. Material on the subject of Jewish community of Manila includes correspondence with Jewish relief organizations. Also included is material related to death and burial of David L. Netzorg, Jock's brother, who died of malaria while in internment in Camp O'Donnell in 1942. Among printed material is a photocopy of the 1925 edition of "Better English for speaking and writing for grades six and seven" by Carlos P. Romulo, Katherine S. Netzorg, and Sarah E. Simons (Philadelphia, Toronto, Manila: John C. Winston Co.) and the Pennsylvania Railroad reprints of fiction for the military and a self-published brochure.