Many of the records are notices of elections and taxation ordinances. Correspondence is between various elected officials, including mayors Alonzo Richardson and Byron S. Huie, and the Board of Trade. Attitudes towards race relations are revealed. Other materials include local histories of the town and women's clubs and references to schools, especially the Southern Female (Cox) College, a Baptist girls' school.

The collection includes a wide range of items connected with the college including a scrapbook covering 1893-1899, school events, numerous catalogs, and academic records from 1913-1921.