Papers of Mattie (Martha) Bell Hudson Gordon, Willie Lee Gordon, and their son, William Hal Gordon, African American family that came to Detroit from Georgia and settled in Highland Park.
Primarily correspondence, including some letters from family in Georgia, but mostly letters (1945-1946) from William Hal Gordon to his parents about his experiences in the military, especially as a Black person and as a musician; includes some letters written to William by his mother, and some miscellaneous personal items.