The collection consists of correspondence (1919-1985), Pi Kappa Alpha files(1921-1922), class reports (1918-1923), and printed materials (1918-1923). The correspondence from 1919 to 1923 primarily relates to Smith's activities as student, while the letters dating 1942-1985 relate to Smith's career and family. The Pi Kappa Alpha materials include notes, invitations, and photographs, the class records include reports from the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Davidson College. The printed materials include certificates, newsclippings, photographs, and an expense ledger. The files also contain Smith's scrapbook that he kept as a student at Davidson. The individual items in the scrapbook have been listed below. In the file folder marked "Miscellaneous -- Scrapbook Materials", one will find a Application for Admission to Davidson College in the 1920's; a letter from Professor M.E. Sentelle inviting Smith to apply for admission to the college; a bill from the college infirmary; a membership certificate from Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemical Fraternity; a letter of admission to Phi Beta Kappa; a letter from William Joseph Martin to Smith telling him that the dates for the senior examinations cannot be moved; a receipt from the purchase of a used Ford (for $325!!!); and several photographs of Jean Martin (President W. J. Martin's daughter) and various students looking directly at the camera.