The Hartford Memorial Baptist Church series (.4 linear feet) includes records from 1946 to 1986 and consists primarily of programs, anniversary brochures, and historical material documenting the life of the church and of Rev. Hill. Also included is a folder of papers on Judge George and Dr. Ethelene Crockett, who were active and highly regarded in both the church and community.
The Charles A. Hill and Family series (.6 linear feet) includes records from 1917 to 1997. This series contains primarily materials related to Charles Hill, Sr., particularly his civic and political work. Also included are papers from Georgia Hill, Charles Hill, Jr., the Morrow McCoy family, and the debutante balls attended by Hill's granddaughters in the 1960s. Of particular interest is the volume of minutes of meetings from the Detroit Chapter of the NAACP in the 1940s, during which time Hill was president.
The Red Squad Files series (1.0 linear feet) is comprised of three albums kept by Detroit's "Red Squad" or Criminal Intelligence Bureau. Documents included in these albums date from 1939 to 1970 and include CIB memos on meetings and events attended by Charles and Georgia Hill, "activity cards" on their involvements and support of various causes, newspaper clippings, and other materials associated with the Hills, such as programs from the Hartford Avenue Baptist Church and campaign flyers from Charles Hill's bids for Detroit Common Council.
The Scrapbooks/Photographs series (.7 linear feet) is comprised mainly of materials formerly maintained as scrapbooks. Created by the family or groups within the church, these volumes (now stored in folders) contain documentation relating to various facets of the Hills' lives. Most of the volumes were given to Hill as presentation gifts in commemoration of his various anniversaries within the church. The first volume includes papers related to the Hartford Avenue Baptist Church, including photographs, church programs and newsletters, and newsclippings. The second volume entitled "Georgia Hill and Trips, etc." includes photographs, newsclippings, and certificates of recognition of Georgia Hill. The third volume entitled "Behold--The Man" is a photo album of Charles Hill, and also includes a few photos of Georgia Hill and her parents. The fourth volume entitled "Personal and Family Births & Deaths" is an extensive family scrapbook, including photos, certificates of appreciation, church programs, poems and dedications to the Hills, legal documents related to lawsuits filed by Charles and Georgia Hill, birth and death records, and other documents. Of particular interest is the short biography of Charles Hill, written by a doctoral student, and a lengthy hate letter addressed to Charles Hill in 1964. The last volume is a scrapbook of Charles Hill's retirement, including newspaper clippings from throughout his life, photographs, biographies, and letters of well-wishing from various organizations and individuals. Also included as part of this series is one folder of copyprints of photographs depicting Hill as pastor and performing various church functions. There is also a file photocopied photographs of the Hill family, from Charles in early adulthood through his great-grandchildren in their childhood. The family retains the originals to all of these photographs