This collection contains correspondence, memos, and newspaper clippings on historical preservation projects in which Mills B. Lane, Jr. was involved as well as a banking code that Lane helped to create. One of the preservation projects that he worked on was the move and restoration of the Tullie Smith House to the Atlanta History Center from its original location in DeKalb. The Tullie Smith House is a typical "plantation plain" style house built in the 1840s by Robert Smith, a yeoman farmer from North Carolina, and his family. The records document Lane, Jr. and the other committee members as they continued to research and set up a restoration plan for the building. Correspondence includes letters between Lane, Jr.; Franklin Garrett; Bettijo (Mrs. Rodney) Cook; and Louise (Mrs. Ivan) Allen, Jr. Topics discussed include donations, moving expenses, information on the acquisition of the building, and the restoration process. This collection also contains notes and clippings regarding the North Fulton's Business Men's Association's interest in capitalizing on the historic nature of Roswell, Georgia. Included is the research and documentation of the restoration of Barrington Hall in Roswell, Georgia, home to the King family. There is an inventory and appraisal of the materials in the home as well as correspondence between members of the North Fulton's Business Men's Association. There is a series of letters to Alexander W. Smith on Blair Foster's draft of a model banking code for Georgia in 1953.