This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Benjamin F. Ellis, J. E. Dunaway, and Samuel W. Oliver, accumulated from 1886 to 1961, described in four series:

Series I: Personal Items. This includes photographs of B. F. Ellis, genealogical information, United Confederate Veterans material, a Masonic manual, and programs from the Agricultural and Livestock Association

Series II: Legal Documents. This series is composed of hand-drawn maps, deeds, mortgages, loan applications and correspondence related to the sale of Samuel W. Oliver’s land to E. F. Ellis.

Series III: Published Materials. Book of Alabama and the South, Commemorating the Silver Anniversary of Protective Life Insurance Company, published by Protective Life Insurance Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1933.

Series IV: J. E. Dunaway Mercantile Company Ledger. Includes accounts payable to the company from local sharecroppers and tenant farmers.