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Two scrapbooks created by Mrs. Helena M. (Langlow) Knox of Rochester, New York. The scrapbooks concern the involvement of Rochesterians, including herself, with relief efforts in the two World Wars.The scrapbook on the First World War dates between 1917 and 1918, while the scrapbook on the Second World War dates between 1941 and 1946.

The Monroe County Defense Committe was the local representation of the Council of National Defense, a federal organization that coordinated war work on the home front in World War One. Materials in this collection include pass books, correspondence, memos, membership cards, receipts, orders, reports, and minutes.

The National League for Woman's Service was a patriotic organization that provided training and leadership for women's efforts to support the war effort during World War One across the United States. This collection includes enrollment forms, correspondence, and program information along with service registration forms from residents of Fairport, Rochester, Honeoye Falls. The materials date from 1916 to 1919.

This scrapbook consists of documents related to the veterans disability claim of Emmett Gallagher, a World War I soldier from Greece, New York. Gallagher served as a mechanic (what would today be called an armorer) with the 311th Infantry regiment in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. During his service, he already showed signs of what today is called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before being gassed. After the war, his disability claims in 1921 were denied. The documents in this scrapbook were assembled to back later claims in 1926 and 1933, which successfully led to his reception of a disabled veteran's pension. The scrapbook was assembled by Martha Davis Rothstein, whose family knew the Gallaghers and whose mother ensured that these documents were not lost.