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The series consists of two main sections: family documents and records, and biographical materials and documents of Albert (Leser) Lestoque. The family documents consist primarily of documents pertaining to the family estate known as Auf'm Rech located in the Plittersdorf section of Bonn, Germany. The records consist of land purchase records of various pieces of property primarily in Bonn, as well as records of furniture and art purchases for the property in Plittersdorf. Additional records pertaining to the property, as well as documents and materials pertaining to other family members are found in the Paul Leser Papers.

This series is divided into three sections: 1) family correspondence; 2) general individual correspondence; and 3) correspondence with organizations, newspapers, publishers. Albert Lestoque's correspondence with his brother, Paul Leser, spans the years 1932-1959. Additional correspondence between the brothers can also be found in the Paul Leser Papers.

This series contains miscellaneous materials, as well as a number of periodicals dealing with restitution and emigration issues. Many of the periodicals contain articles pertinent to Lestoque's restitution claims and are marked and annotated by him. One item of interest is a copy of the December 1939 issue of Klaus Mann's Decision, which was devoted to Exiled German Authors. Twelve of the articles have been signed by their respective émigré authors.