The Winklepleck family included mostly farmers and teachers in and around Bloomington, IL. This collection of family papers spans four generations beginning with the death of David Winklepleck in 1891, and continuing through a property disagreement in 1962.

The collection includes family papers, 1870-1970 generally, mostly 1890-1940. The collection includes wedding and death announcements, birth and graduation announcements, numerous letters, and other documents.