The collection largely is comprised of correspondence and financial materials.
The William F. Wolfe materials consist of his personal and political correspondence from 1902-1918, as well as a section of obituaries and memorials from around the time of his death in 1917. During the time from 1910-1917, Wolfe had contact with some of the state’s most prominent Democratic politicians, including John Aylward and Joseph E. Davies. Also of interest is the “unique and oddities” file which contains unusual, interesting or amusing correspondence and notes from the law firm.
The Albert C. Wolfe materials contain one folder of personal correspondence, covering from 1905-1917.
The Lucien Reid materials consist of several folders of personal correspondence. Prominent among these letters is the large volume of correspondence between Reid and his father Ray, who was retired and living in North Carolina.
The most voluminous materials by far are those related to the law firm, which consist of correspondence from the firm, as well as some financial and client information. Correspondence is arranged into outgoing, incoming, and incoming-outgoing sections, as well as sorted by date and name of correspondent, based on original order. Client information is contained in several large, bound volumes of pleadings, with which the firm kept track of the status of cases. Financial records are also in large, bound volumes of accounts, and are accompanied by several boxes of receipts.
