The sub-series consists of chronologically arranged general correspondence received by Jean Roberts (in some cases, the letters are addressed to both Roberts and Marigold Charlesworth), including both personal and business correspondence, with a few copies and drafts of her replies. Most of the correspondence was filed by year at the National Archives from unfiled material, but interfiled in chronological order are some nominal files, including ones on Peggy Ashcroft, Edward Atienza, Marigold Charlesworth, Paddy Croft, Timothy Findley and William Whitehead, Amelia Hall, Irena Mayeska, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Joseph Shaw, Bena Shuster, Campbell Smith, Kaye Webb, Peter Streuli, and Kay and John Snow, Monique Mercure, among others (note that some correspondence from these same correspondents appears in the general correspondence filed by year). A file of correspondence from Heather McCallum includes two postcards from the photographer Lutz Dille.
Correspondents who appear in the general files include the following: Nicola Cavendish, Charles Israel, Kathleen Coburn, Cheryl Cashman, Henry Wrong, Leslie Yeo n.d.; Ralph Richardson, Mary Morris 1952; A.A. Milne, Michael Redgrave, Gerald Cockshott 1954; Kenneth Shorey, James W. Farrell 1960; Eoin Sprott 1961-62; Powys Thomas, Basya Hunter, Grant Strate 1962; Andis Celms 1962, 1977; Marilyn Lightstone, Jose Ferrer 1963; Kady MacDonald 1963-64; Eugene Ionesco 1972; Yvette Brind'Amour 1973; Mark Negin 1977; John Hirsch 1977-1989; Brian Jackson 1978; Jane Casson 1978-1991; Urjo Kareda 1981; Clare Coulter 1983; Keith Green 1983-1986; Kenneth Welsh, Sean Mulcahy, David Gardner, Ronald Bryden, August Schellenberg 1984; Joan Irwin 1984-1987; Jan Kudelka 1985-1986; Tom Kerr 1986; Rachel Wyatt 1987; Ivan Fecan 1987; Tanya Moiseiwitsch, 1987-1990; Joseph Maher 1988-1989; Barry Morse, Martha Henry 1988; Christopher Newton n.d., 1988-1989; Robin Phillips, Herbert Whittaker n.d.,1990; Monique Mercure 1991-2000.
Also included are letters from actor and broadcaster John MacGregor and other theatre pals in the United Kingdom following Roberts' emigration; letters from friends made in Calgary during her first years in Canada; letters from an actor, Herb Foster, touring with the Canadian Players in the United States n.d.; and correspondence with Roberts' parents.
