This series contains written overviews of White's life, including materials from the 1992 autobiographical performance she staged at the Sophia Smith Collection's fiftieth anniversary celebration, as well as writings and correspondence. Correspondents include Jean-Louis Barrault, Jerome Robbins, and Henry Denker. A 1958 speech on racial justice delivered to Actors' Equity and various projects undertaken by Alfredo Viazzi can be found here.

This series covers the span of White's work in theatre and onscreen, and the period from the 1960s to the 1980s is documented most extensively. Scripts, music, programs, publicity, and clippings and other printed material can be found as well as correspondence, including many congratulatory telegrams. The series also includes White's handwritten notes and reel-to-reel audiotapes from her cabaret performances. Photographs from performances are located in SERIES III. PHOTOGRAPHS, and a scrapbook that contains correspondence, clippings, and photographs documenting her work in the 1940s and 1950s is located among the oversize materials.

This series contains staged and candid photos from performances, publicity shots of Jane White, and snapshots of Jane White alone, in groups, and with family and friends.