The collection contains the family papers of the Neame family, namely Graham, Peter, Jennifer and Sylvia Neame, and their parents Elliott Elwin (also called 'Bobby') and Primrose Neame, as well as Maude Barlow, their maternal grandmother and mother of Primrose Neame (nee Barlow). The family historical documents and photographs also extend to the wider Barlow and Smit families.

The items in these family papers were to a large extent compiled and collected by Maude Barlow (nee Smit), and the collection was therefor arranged accordingly, even though it was subsequently deposited at Historical Paper by Graham and Sylvia Neame in 2016.