This collection consists of diaries and notebooks kept by the Chase family of Lowell, Massachusetts between 1874 and 1909. The first series contains the diaries of Mrs. J. M. Chase, who journaled about daily household activities such as gardening, cooking, family news, and church activities. The second series consists of the stuy notebooks of Roscoe Chase, who attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1882 to 1884. The final series contains other assorted Chase family material from the same time period.