The records of Burton French Ellis span the years from his childhood and college days in the early 1900s to his death in 2000 with the bulk of the material covering the years 1929-1998. Documents from his father's safety deposit box date back to the 1850s. Included in the collection are Ellis' business records, correspondence, military career papers, case files relating to the Malmedy Massacre and other war crime atrocities, University of Idaho memorabilia, Dee Ellis' correspondence, photo albums, scrapbooks, loose photographs, 8 mm film and a 35 mm news reel of the Malmedy Massacre trial, slides, negatives, plaques and awards relating to the entire period of his life.