This collection consists of the papers of the Hillyer family. It is divided into seven different series, keeping the papers of each individual in a separate series. Series I is Judge George Hillyer's materials, and it is divided into five subseries consisting of legal papers and court cases, publications, civic duty and railroads, speeches, and personal papers. Series II is of Judge Joseph W. Fields. Series III belonged to Junius Hillyer. Series IV is the correspondence of the Hillyer family, which are typically among family members. Series V is Alfred C. Newell. Series VI is William Wright Bryan, and series VII is family materials of which exact personal ownership could not be determined or of materials belonging to a family member who did not have enough material to receive their own series. Series VII is divided into four subseries consisting of invitations, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and materials of other family members. The types of materials included in the collection are: newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches cotton sales receipts, invitations, legal papers, court cases, and publications.