The Rowan-Coppock family papers date from 1903 to 2019 and measure 3.8 linear feet in nine boxes. The papers are arranged in 5 series: Biographical information, Correspondence, Music, Photographs, and Publications. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Carrie Rowan and Homer Coppock.

The Biographical information series (1903-1910) includes records of Rowan’s education from Washington Academy and Monmouth College and Coppock’s time at Iowa Wesleyan University. This series also includes written work by Rowan. Materials include Rowan’s transcripts and Coppock’s yearbook.

The Photographs series (1903-1925) contains photographs of Rowan and Coppock and their extended families, as well as their children and their homes. The series concludes with a class photo from Rowan's years at Washington Academy.

The Correspondence series (1905-1925) includes over one thousand letters between Carrie Rowan and Homer Coppock. The letters follow them through their courtship, time in college, and married life. They contain details of day-to-day life at the time. There is also correspondence between Rowan and her friends and family, as well as letters from Coppock to his and Rowan’s children through 1925.

The Publication series (2015-2019) comprises several self-published books of Rowan and Coppock’s letters. The books contain transcribed excerpts from the original letters found in the correspondence series. These were written by Rowan and Coppock’s granddaughter, Margaret Reich.

The Music series (1903-1915) contains sheet music of songs that Rowan and her friends mention throughout their letters. Most of the songs were popular at the time they were mentioned. They are in the published letters.