This collection includes correspondence and financial documents involving Joseph S. Reynolds and his family. Reynolds correspondents mostly included mortgage brokers, attorneys, property managers, and insurance agents in Georgia and several Southeastern and Midwestern states. The content of these typed letters relate to the maintenance, finance, and sale of Mr. Reynolds properties. Included among the letters is a business proposition from H.A. Etheridge of Atlanta, who was seeking investors in the Mobile Oil Company, and a letter to Reynolds seeking a letter of recommendation for an executive clemency plea for Jackson Williams, a convicted murderer. Other correspondence relates to Reynolds business in the cotton industry, and his civic work for the United War Work Campaign. The remaining correspondence includes letters to family and friends, mostly concerning health and sickness matters. Financial documents include a cash book, lease contracts, promissory notes, and personal records such as bills, coupons, and receipts.