The Edith M. Coon Papers consist of correspondence, writings, biographical clippings, letters, and photographs. The papers pertain primarily to her years as a teacher and administrator at Women's Christian College in Madras, India (1916-1939). Her correspondence concerns many aspects of the College including enrollment, curriculum, finances, living arrangements, celebrations and language difficulties at the school. She also discusses social and political conditions in India, interactions with missionaries in the region, and vacations to Ceylon and Kashmir. Writings consist of articles by her concerning the condition of girls in India, the administration of Women's Christian College, an article on differential equations, and a speech about her work in India given in June 1922. Biographical information consists of letters, newspaper clippings and magazine articles chiefly about her work in India. The collection also includes two formal portraits and two snapshots of Coon, all probably dating from her years at Mount Holyoke.

This collection is organized into four series:

• Correspondence
• Writings
• Biographical Information
• Photographs