Contains photographs, correspondence and genealogy concerning the Pettis Family. The photographs, arranged alphabetically by subject, are of the Pettis family, the family home in Ada, and the Ada area (1895-1920, n.d.). Included with the photos is a portrait of Charles E. Ward, prosecutor during the Water Scandal in Grand Rapids at the beginning of the twentieth century. Of special interest in the correspondence are letters from Edwin Pettis to his wife Lettie during the Water Scandal of 1901, which resulted from bonds issued to fund construction of a water pipeline from Lake Michigan to Grand Rapids. The bonds were issued far in excess of the projected actual construction cost, with individuals attempting to pocket the surplus money. The letters discuss Pettis' responsibility guarding the prosecution's key witness. The genealogies document the Pettis and Ward families, 1901-1986.