This series contains articles about Marie Manning, and photographs of Manning and her family and friends.

This series consists primarily of letters between Marie Manning and her son, Oliver Gasch during his World War II military service, and from Olivia Torrence to Marie Manning. Letters to Oliver Gasch from Michael Gasch (1944-45) were written by Marie Manning in Michael Gasch's voice when he was an infant and his father, Oliver Gasch, was overseas during World War II. There is also limited correspondence from Eleanor Roosevelt to Manning. Unless otherwise noted, all letters to Manning were sent to her at home at 1753 P Street NW, Washington, DC. Some correspondence pertaining to the "Dear Beatrice Fairfax" column is filed in SERIES III: WRITINGS because it is relevant to drafts of replies that were later published.

The following nicknames appear in the personal correspondence:

"Benjy" = Marie Manning in family letters

"The Admiral" = Herman Gasch

"Bozo," "Old Reliable," "Major" = Oliver Gasch

"Sylvery" = Sylvia Meier Gasch, Oliver Gasch's wife

"Old Garriffler" = Manning Gasch

"Bobb" or "Ming" = Manning Gasch, Jr.

"Dinky" = Olivia Torrence's nickname for Marie Manning

"Hinky" = Olivia Torrence

This series is extensive and contains typescripts of Manning's manuscripts, both published and unpublished, many of which are annotated. There are also copies of two of her books, Ladies Now and Then and Judith of the Plains. In addition, there are correspondence and contracts pertaining to some of the writings, including Manning's unsuccessful attempt to copyright the pen name "Beatrice Fairfax." Writings known to have been written under the "Beatrice Fairfax" pen name are listed in the subseries Beatrice Fairfax writings; other writings are in the subseries Marie Manning writings. In the Ladies Now and Then subseries, general correspondence is filed alphabetically.

This series consists primarily of material acquired by Manning in researching readers' letters to the "Dear Beatrice Fairfax" column, much of it pertaining to problems that families of American servicemen encountered during World War II.