The Martha Stifler Waller Papers, 1941-1945, contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Most of the collection consists of letters that she wrote to her parents while working at the War Department in Washington, D.C. from 1942-1944. She discusses taking an oath of confidentiality, the demanding hours, her rate of pay, and some of her colleagues. She also discusses her living arrangements, movies and concerts that she attended as well as her relationship with George Macgregor Waller and the early months of her marriage. Newspaper clippings in the collection concern her engagement in 1943, while photographs (including a formal portrait) date from her senior year at Mount Holyoke, 1941.

This collection is organized into three series:

• Correspondence (June 1942-November 1945)
• Biographical Information (1943)
• Photographs (1941)

The correspondence, biographical information, and photographs are arranged chronologically.