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Correspondence includes personal and professional letters to and from Easter Lily Gates. The series documents her professional career as Supervisor of Elections in Broward County, Florida. She corresponded with the Broward County Historical Commission, former Florida House Representative Dwight L. Rogers, Attorney General Richard Erwin, and Secretary of State of Florida Dorothy W. Glisson. Gates also received letters from Christian and missionary organizations such as the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, American Bible Society, Central American Mission, New Life Ministries, World Vision International, and Youth for Christ International. She received cards on special occasions or holidays such as birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, and her retirement celebration.

Correspondence contains letters written and received by Alex Haley. Letters to Alex Haley include fan mail, request for appearances, autographs, copies of "Roots", and invitations to family reunions. Additionally, there are letters from publishers, school children and foreign correspondents in Germany and China. Correspondence from Alex Haley from 1979 to 1991 contain responses through his executive assistant Jacqueline "Jackie" Naipo. Responses are copies of the original letter and some are the original draft that were never mailed.

The correspondence series contains personal and professional letters to and from Michael Shaara. The series documents Michael Shaara's professional career as a writer and English professor at Florida State University. Correspondence covers his publishing activities with publishers, editors, employees of popular and literary periodicals, and literary agents. In addition, this series includes letters from professionals involved in the production of Shaara's literary works such as illustrators, photographers, and cartographers. Of particular note is the correspondence from Donald T. Pitcher who drew the maps of Gettysburg for Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels". Shaara had many literary agents: Frederick Pohl (1952-1953), Harry Altshuler (1953-1961), Harold Matson Company (1964-1965), McIntosh and Otis (1966-1971), Scott Meredith Literary Agency (1971-1973, 1980s), John Cushman Associates (1973-1976), Sterling Lord Agency, Inc. (1976-1977) and Lou Reda Productions (1977-1979).