Chiefly office files and personal correspondence, 1918-1950, of S. O. Bland while serving as member of U. S. Congress from First Virginia District. Collection includes newspaper clippings on topical and geographical areas of interest to Bland, speeches and talks given by Bland as Congressman, and general papers and personal working files he maintained. Included in the general papers is Bland's voting record.

As a representative of the First District, Bland focused a significant amount of his attention and efforts in Congress toward Marine and Commercial fishing laws and regulations in an effort to represent a large portion of his constiuency. Because Bland was a Congressman during the 1920's he was heavily involved in attending the opening of or dedication to National and State monuments that were created during this time. He was also heavily involved with Prohibition.

The scrapbooks in this collection consist chiefly of newspaper clippings relating to Bland or his Congressional District but also include a scrapbook of a trip he took, along with his wife and other Congressmen, to Puerto Rico and Mexico. There are also photographs of Mrs. Bland christening the S.O. Bland, a comercial vessel named after the Congressman.

Unprocessed material includes mostly loose newpapers clippings and some photographs, Congressional papers, and publications.