This collection contains the correspondence of Muriel June Dudley dating from 1921 to 1926. The vast majority of the collection is Dudley’s letters to her family but there is a folder of letters written to her. The collection also includes the letters’ corresponding envelopes. Dudley occasionally included items such as photographs and scraps of fabric, which can be found with the original letter.

Detailed information about Dudley’s college years can be learned through the letters. For instance, Dudley was initially a student at Elmira College as seen through the letters dating from September 21, 1921 to June 5, 1922. While Dudley enjoyed her courses and professors at Elmira, she found her fellow students too radical and disrespectful of her values. She also found her dormitory uncomfortable. As a result, Dudley decided to look at other schools midway through the year. She enrolled at Russell Sage College in September 1922, her sophomore year of college. Her letters at this time reveal that Dudley was much happier at Sage and met more students who shared her values. In the majority of the correspondence, Dudley discusses life at Russell Sage College and the letters give readers a glimpse at life at the college in the early 1920s. She writes about her classes, dormitory, fellow students, college activities, administrators, and professors. The letters also give glimpses into the city of Troy in the 1920s from the eyes of a Russell Sage student. Additionally, Dudley discusses family news and family dynamics are revealed in her letters.