Collection of papers of the Van der Schaaff family, 1820-1938 including a diary of 1892 with notes from June 17 to July 13 with pencil with handwritten letter to Van der Schaaff. Furthermore book with notes on military excercise, treatise in latin on art, notebook from the Sprachschule Kautezky (in German), treatise "tot sluiting van het jaar 1820" and "laconismen van den nieuweren tijd", "Belangrijk bericht omtrent den aard en oorsprong der Fransche Academie (...)", notebook with "opstellen staatsinrichting", notebook on the "onteigeningswet" book: "Staathuishoudkunde", notes on "Vaderlandsche geschiedenis", notebook on the constitution (Grondwet) by Buys (prof. J.T. Buys of Leiden University), notebook on government ("Regering"), notebook on "Indische staatsrecht", treatise on the discovery of the piano ("UItvinding der piano"), treatise on Lulofs notes on Vondel, notebook on the provincie by H.W. van der Schaaff, notebook on historica diplomatica, notebook on De Spaansche onoverwinnelijke vloot vernield in 1388, papers belonged to J.H.L. van der Schaaff, J.J. van der Schaaff (Van Kinsbergenstraat 154 Den Haag), H.W. van der Schaaff (Regentesselaan 146 Den Haag). Jacobus Hendrik Laurentius Van der Schaaff, author and historian, apparently used the dary for his vacation in 1892 only. He reports his daily travels, his talks with friends and family and trips in the region of Haarlem, amonst others visits to graveyards to see the tombs of men and women he was interested in. Includes a letter written to Joseph Gerard van der Schaaff by his son.