The Karen J. Williams Correspondence consists of typed transcripts of letters to her parents Elmore Jackson and Elisabeth Averill Jackson written from Moscow where her husband, David L. Williams, was enrolled in the school of journalism at the University of Moscow during the 1964-1965 academic year. Correspondence pertains primarily to daily life in Moscow and describes living conditions including food preparation, laundry, and the availability of household and personal items. Of note are descriptions of "block" housing accommodations and housing inspections. The letters also discuss theatre and ballet performances that the Williams attended, visits to museums, factories, schools, a hospital, and monuments and trips to Leningrad, Kiev, and Central Asia. Also of interest are descriptions of Russian lessons and academic facilities at the University of Moscow.

Chronological.