Records include correspondence, lists of dues-paying members, and receipts. The names of Carl Metz, R. Emmett Vaughan, and Charles F. Hencken, president, secretary, and treasurer of Local No. 502, figure prominently in the records. "Musicians' Protective Association" appears as part of the name of the local in many records.
The bulk of the material relates to the payment of dues to the union, and some records concern the rental of the German Artillery Hall for the organization's meeting and for concerts by the Metz Band.
Black-and-white image of man on boat. Inscription on back of image reads, "Capt. H.J. Flynn on Schooner Helen H. Benedict heading for New York August 1912 from Charleston S.C."
Black-and-white image of two people on deck of schooner, one at the wheel. Inscription on back of image reads, "Capt. H.J. Flynn right, of the schooner Helen H. Benedict bound for New York August 1912 from Charleston S.C."
Black-and-white image of two men sitting on deck of schooner. Inscription on back of image reads, "Captain H.J. Flynn- right and mate. Schooner Helen H. Benedit heading for N.Y. August 1912."
A black and white photograph of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce corn exhibit at the arcade mall in Columbia, South Carolina. The exhibit took place during the National Corn Show which was being held in Dallas, TX on February 10-24, 1914. A pennant reading, 'Charleston, SC' can be seen hanging in one of the windows among other patriotic decorations. Two men, W. McLeod Frampton and L.H. Mixson are in the photograph by the exhibit.
Report on the drainage of James Island, Charleston County, S.C., by George M. Warren, Drainage Engineer, and Arthur G. Hall, Assistant Drainage Engineer. The report was prepared under the direction of C.G. Elliott, Chief of Drainage Investigations, in June 1911.
Black-and-white photograph of 4 men and 4 women outside. Writing on back of image reads, "John P. and Talulah Hay Ellis Fort and their children taken about 1910. Front, L to R: Kate, John P., Talulah, Martina. Rear, L to R: Susan, Will, Tom, John."
