The Anthony Lacey Hawkins Family Papers contain photographs, clippings, correspondence, audio cassettes, and other materials related to Anthony Lacey Hawkins, a victim of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Also included are materials related to his widow Helen Engelhardt's involvement with the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc.; her memoir, The Longest Night: A Personal History of Pan Am 103; and other documents from the years following the bombing. The collection has been divided into series for Audio materials, Clippings, Correspondence, Photographs, Subject files, and Writings.

The Audio materials series contains recordings made by both Tony Hawkins and Helen Engelhardt. Tony's recordings include descriptions of his inventions and his business, Midsummer Sound Company, as well as a presentation on Beyer Microphones. Helen's tapes include a recording from the early morning hours of December 22, 1988, after she had learned of Tony's death on Pan Am 103, and a recording of the memorial service held on the first anniversary of the tragedy. There are two transcribed excerpts from other recordings made by Tony. Additionally, the audiobook of Helen's memoir, The Longest Night: A Personal History of Pan Am 103, is in this series.

The Clippings series contains newspaper and magazine articles from the years following the bombing.

The Correspondence series consists of several folders of incoming correspondence received by Helen from various individuals and organizations. Included are letters concerning the Tony Hawkins Radio Drama Award Fund, and Helen's February 1989 appearance on the Margot Adler radio show.

The Photographs series contains one folder of photographs of Tony, Helen, and their son, Alan. Included is a portrait of Tony as a young boy, taken during the 1940s, as well as photographs from the early years of Tony and Helen's marriage, and the birth of their son.

Tony's record from the Scottish Death Register, Helen's eulogy for her late husband, information on the Memorial Cairn at Arlington National Cemetery, and various other thematically-arranged folders comprise the Subject files series.

Finally, Writings includes Tony's "Notes on a Design for a Tape Autolocator" developed by his company, Midsummer Sound; as well as the print edition of Helen's memoir, The Longest Night: A Personal History of Pan Am 103.