The collection includes business papers pertaining to Thigpen's many ventures (he was a railroad agent, automobile dealer, and a parter with L.C. Thigpen and Company), including his work as Washington County Ordinary. Personal papers are from family and friends or are personal business (banking, insurance, etc.). Included is Senator Thomas Hardwick's correspondence regarding the 1918 senatorial election. Also references to World War I and the 1918 flu epidemic.