They consist mainly of personal correspondence between Beryl Henderson and Edna Ryan over a period of thirteen years (1977-90). Edna Ryan had kept Henderson's letters and also a carbon copy of her response to each letter. She had also preserved other material including correspondence with others and newscuttings relating to the translation of Abortion: the Bobigny affair from the French. Edna Ryan acted as agent for Beryl Henderson in negotiations with the publisher, Wild and Woolley, and also assisted in fundraising activities to enable the book to be published in Australia.