This series contains a page from Mr. Hilliard's scrapbook which includes various papers, as well as a ribbon from the third annual Student Legislative Assembly at Elon, date unknown (1:1). Also included are two other ribbons from the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association in 1940, when Mr. Hilliard attended this meeting to represent Elon College (1:2).

The Correspondence series is one of the smallest, only containing two greeting cards. One of the greeting cards is a Christmas card from the Dean of Women at Elon College, Julia Mae Oxford-probably from the late 1930s or early 1940s (2:1).

Included in this series is a page that contains three songs and their lyrics that were more than likely used at Elon by the college band during the late 1930s or early 1940s (3:1). There is also one page of a short poem that William N. Hilliard composed while attending Elon (3:2).

The Maps series contains one map of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus during the 1940s (4:1).

The Photographs series is one of the larger series in the collection. Primarily, it contains photocopies of pages from another publication that contained printed photos-most of the photos in this series are not originals (5:1-5:4, 5:6, 5:8-5:9). However, there are a few original photographs that include cheerleaders at Elon and former president Leon Edgar Smith, both from 1940 (5:5, 5:7). William Hilliard was a male cheerleader, and is pictured in both of the cheerleading photos (5:5).

This is the largest series in the collection, containing a variety of Printed Materials and publications. Many of the items within this series are pages directly from the scrapbook that Mr. Hilliard kept while attending Elon College. On these pages, one can find items ranging from ticket stubs to report cards and Dean's permits, as well as membership cards, and so forth. Of particular historical interest to Elon are multiple programs from the late 1930s and early 1940s that document music and theatrical events by the Elon College Players, Elon Singers, Elon Festival Chorus, etc. (6:15-6:17). Also included are programs from Dr. Johnson's Literary Society, May Day celebrations, an open house for the Department of Physics, and Founder's Day events (6:15-6:17). Moreover, this series contains unique athletic schedules for football, baseball, and basketball at Elon (6:21-6:23). Railway ticket stubs from the Southern Railway and the Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines are included in this series (6:25, 6:28). This is the best series to refer to if one is attempting to get a general sense of what college life was like during the late 1930s and early 1940s-specifically for William N. Hilliard.