The Frances Hooper Papers on Virginia Woolf contain correspondence, notes, scholarly articles, reviews, and background material that Frances Hooper used to acquire her important collection of books and manuscripts by Virginia Woolf from 1943 to 1986. The papers span the dates 1915-1986. Early material includes printed articles by Virginia Woolf, catalog cards from the Library of Congress, and artifacts removed from the books in the collection. The papers were bequeathed to Smith College by Frances Hooper with the Frances Hooper Collection of Virginia Woolf Books and Manuscripts and received by the Rare Book Room in July 1986.

This collection is organized into eight series:

• I. Correspondence, 1930-1986
• II. Personal Papers, 1943-1983
• III. Library Papers, 1915-1982
• IV. Writings of Others, 1927-1985
• V. Reviews, 1930-1985
• VI. Subject Files, 1925-1980
• VII. Photographs, 1927-1985
• Oversize, 1947-1985