The collection contains a variety of materials related to James Oscar Gant and his family. The correspondence file (1950-1982) primarily concerns the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award given to Gant in 1950. There is also a file on the Davidson Fire Department with a copy of the minutes of the first meeting of the department in 1933 and a brief history of the department and the fire brigade, including lists of interesting facts, memorable events, and fire chiefs. There is also a file of certificates given to members of the Gant family from: Calvary Presbyterian Church, N. C. State Universtiy, Central Piedmont Community College, and the North Carolina State Fireman's Association. There is also the 1937 Charter for Boy Scout Troop #2, Davidson, NC. The newsclippings pertain to the Gant family, with articles on J. Oscar Gant, his wife Annie Janie Gant, their son James O. Gant, Jr., and their home in Davidson. The Printed Materials file contains a program for J. Oscar Gant's memorial service, a poem written by Gant to his wife, a resolution of Calvary Presbyterian Church recognizing Gant upon his death, a copy of Gant's birth certificate, a list of children born into the Freeze family, an Individual and Family Preparedness guide issued by the Offic of Civil and Defense Mobilization in the event of a nuclear event, a program from a play presented by Davidson Unity Church, and a family tree of the Gant family. The Photograph folder contains copy prints of family photographs. Digital copies of the photographs are housed with the Archives digital collections. In addition, there is an oversize file containg a retirement card signed by college staff members, 2 Fire Service Training certificates, a certificate entering David Andrews Gant on the Cradle Roll of Davidson Unity Church, and the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award certificate awarded to J. Oscar Gant. Artifacts related to the collection include a plaque (Meck. county fire dept), a trophy (Davidosn Fire Dept) and two decorative license plates (Home of Davidson CollegeFire Chief and Member Volunteer Fire Dept) are housed with the artifact collection. Two recorded interviews with James O. Gant Jr. are housed with the Oral Histories and Interviews Record Group in RG19-02: Interview with James Oscar Gant Jr. [interview 1], 2003 June 10 and Interview with James Oscar Gant Jr. [interview 2], 2003 June 10.