Henry Holifield served as Forrest County Campaign Manager for Carroll Gartin in the following political campaigns: 1951 campaign for lieutenant governor (successful); 1954 campaign for U. S. Senate (unsuccessful); 1955 campaign for lieutenant governor (successful); 1959 campaign for governor (unsuccessful); 1963 campaign for lieutenant governor (successful). The collection documents the role played by a county political campaign chairman in state elections. Covering a twelve year period and five campaigns, the correspondence illustrates campaign tactics and organization; while the bills, receipts and other papers document the costs of a state-wide campaign in microcosm.

1. Correspondence. 1951–1963; n.d. .5 linear inch. Incoming and outgoing correspondence of Henry Holifield, Forrest County Campaign Manager for all of Carroll Gartin's statewide races. The correspondence is of two types; letters to Henry Holifield from Carroll Gartin and his statewide campaign office in Jackson and local correspondence of Holifield regarding the elections in Forrest County. Arrangement is chronological.
2. Financial Papers. May–September, 1959; n.d. .5 linear inch. Statements and receipts for campaign expenses incurred during the 1959 Gartin gubernatorial campaign. Included are radio and television advertising costs. Arrangement is chronological.
3. Notes. 1959; n.d. .1 linear inch. Handwritten notes (presumably Holifield's) on campaign strategy, supporters, donations and expenses. Arrangement is random.
4. Campaign Literature. 1951; 1959; n.d. .1 linear inch. Political cards and pamphlets used in Gartin's campaigns; miscellaneous literature relating to other political races.
5. Bank Statement. September 1959. 1 linear inch. Statement and checks for Henry W. Holifield, Trustee Account, First National Bank, Hattiesburg, Miss.