Paul J. Abraham (1909-1989) was born in Flint, Michigan to Gregory and Elizabeth Nameth Abraham. He married Zelma D. Riley on April 17, 1934. Paul J. Abraham served in the U.S Army from 1928 to 1934. He received the honorary grandfather title from the Rainbow Dancers Native Americans. He had worked as an electrical engineer at in Toledo, Ohio, and later in Peoria, Illinois. The collection includes manuscripts, research, newspaper articles, and maps.