This section contains correspondence (both typed and handwritten, envelopes, newspaper clippings and handwritten notes relating to the genealogy of Ruth Elizabeth Pettus.
This section contains numerous handwritten correspondence letters and envelopes related to Richard E. Pettus including Huntsville Times article snippets recording his death.
This section contains a scrapbook from Herbert E. Pettus which contains posters, correspondence and photographs related to Herbert's time in college. Some items have notes describing what they are or the context surrounding them underneath.
Contains a multi-page obituary related to the death of Edmund Winston Pettus containing addresses from multiple different people he has known throughout his life. Some of the pages have handwritten notes and symbols on the front and back.
Contain wills and related documents, the backs of which containing handwritten names. The contents of the wills include property and slaves being bequeathed to his family .
Includes photographs of members of the Pettus family (some named, some unnamed) as well as correspondence and newspaper articles related to them as well.
This section contains postcards, information booklets and correspondence relating to the Pettus family's time in Judson College and University of Virgina. Contains pages describing courses available at the colleges as well as potential clubs or invitations as well as photographs with the names written beside them. Contains wedding announcements / invitations as well.
Personal letters to Ike Schiffman from Ben Stromberg written on Stromberg, Kraus and Co. letterhead. The letters contain various business related topics and personal health information. Among the letters are telegrams acknowledging bills received and other business information.
Jeannette thanks her uncle, Oscar Goldsmith, for letting them stay with them and getting to know the family. She details the difficult travels home and her plans to visit her father's family in Marietta.
This personal letter to Oscar Goldsmith from his grandson, also named Oscar, details the removal of young Oscar's tonsils and his gaining eight and a half pounds. He also writes of his first refrigerator sale and his hopes to sell more, though he is "no salesman". He conveys some information from his mom and thanks him for making her trip to New York possible. Finally, young Oscar thanks Papa Oscar for paying his tonsil removal bill, and promises that he can take care of his dentist bill.