Diaries documenting Greer's experiences as a supervisor of a cement plant in New Zealand and subsequent travels in the United States and Europe; photographs of Greer as an infant and views of New Zealand and Great Britain; collection of Arbuckle Brothers Coffee premium cards and coins of various countries.

The work is arranged in roughly chronological order, more of a chatty narrative than a straight chronology of Greer's life and work. Includes references to his college days, when he boarded at the Liebolt house and worked for Linebarger at Bella Vista, rural life in his childhood and later, and his experiences as an engineer in many parts of the world.

Apparently there has been some revision. A few interleaved sheets contain either illustrations or notations of missing pages.