Series consists of primarily incoming correspondence from friends and colleagues of the couple. Records relate to letters from CCF colleagues such as members of the Woodsworth family and Ronald Grantham including letters returned after Grantham’s death. Records relate to a lifelong friendship with Anthony Walsh and Walsh’s biographers. A few letters are from artist and writer, George Clutesi, a key figure in the renaissance of Indigenous arts on the coast, and his wife Margaret. The series also contains personal letters written between Bernard and Jean through the many years the couple spent apart in the 1940s. The series includes biographies of the couple, family members, and colleagues.

Record types in this series include letters, newspaper clippings, and biographical notes and drafts.