This collection contains photographs and films pertaining to the personal and political life of Charles Longstreet Weltner. The bulk of the material included are photographs from Charles Weltner's campaigns for Congress and Mayor of Atlanta, promotional photographs of Weltner in office at Capitol Hill, and events he attended primarily while serving in congress. The collection also captures Weltner with prominent figures of federal and state governments such as Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. (1911-2003); Dr. Horace Edward Tate (1922-2002); Hubert Horatio Humphery Jr. (1911-1978); Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973); and John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963). Additionally, there are photographs of Weltner in his youth, members of Weltner's family and friends, and scenes of Atlanta.

The film footage highlights a variety of Weltner's campaign activities including footage of him walking through a low-income Atlanta neighborhood perhaps Buttermilk Bottom; Weltner looking over the city of Atlanta from the top of Merchandise Mart (later AmericasMart); and scenes most likely used for campaign ads. Included are street scenes of downtown Atlanta with views of public and private buildings; including Smith Hughes Vocational School for adults (later Atlanta Technical College); 1958 footage of the construction of Grady Memorial Hospital; footage of Fulton County Administration building; the Merchandise Mart; the Bellwood Quarry in West Atlanta; and panoramic views of downtown Atlanta. Also included in this collection is a film to promote the development of Atlanta, produced by Southeastern Films and commissioned by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The film is based on Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's 1943 report titled The Greatest Needs of Atlanta and Georgia; a Summary of Opinion. Of special note is another film clip of Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy seated at a desk and speaking into the camera. In this short film, Kennedy is asking Georgia voters to reelect Weltner to Congress. All films are silent, except the footage of Kennedy. The 2-inch magnetic video tape footage includes Charles Weltner at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.