Letters between the members of the Reynolds family in Manchester England and their relatives in Chicago. Letter from Mary Reynolds (neé O'Toole) to her son Laurence in Chicago were dictated to her daughter Mary Ann or son William. They portray the mental and social struggles of an Irish immigrant family attempting to build a life and succeed economically in often harsh conditions. William and Mary Ann Reynolds also maintained a correspondence with the Laurence Reynolds family, particularly with James W. and William P. with whom William developed close relationships. Also included are letters and postcards sent home by James W. Reynolds while visiting Manchester in 1894, and also when he was handling the estate of William Reynolds in 1934, estate papers of William Reynolds, and a few letters from O'Toole family members who settled in the White Oak Springs, Wisconsin. The letters of Mary Reynolds (neé O'Toole) are extremely fragile and patrons are advised to refer to the transcribed versions or the published letters in Irish Narratives which is held by the Newberry Library.