Correspondence of Caroline Werner Gannett (CWG) includes letters to and from CWG's parents, Judge William E. Werner and Lillie B. Werner, her sisters, Clayla Werner (Mrs. Hawley Ward) and Marie "Blondie" Werner (Mrs. Douglas C. Townson), FEG, and their children, Sally and Dixon; letters from several friends (1915-1919) reflecting feelings on their service in World War I; letters between CWG and her mother (1912-1949); letters of support for Frank E. Gannett's presidential campaign (1940); correspondence regarding CWG's appointment to the New York State Board of Regents, a non-salaried position she held from 1947 to 1963; social and business correspondence for the Bath Club of Miami Beach, Florida, Chatterbox Club of Rochester, New York, Rochester Junior League, Allen's Creek Garden Club, Rochester Country Club, Genesee Valley Club, Gannett Newspaperboy Scholarships, Inc., and the Gannett Youth Center; letters concerning CWG's dedication of the Gannett Health Center at Cornell University on September 14, 1957; and letters pertaining to FEG's illness and death on December 3, 1957.

In addition, there is correspondence concerning CWG's affiliation with the Syracuse University Youth Development Center (1958-1961); the Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth (March 27-April 1, 1960) and her membership on the National Committee; Senior Americans for Nixon-Lodge and CWG's co-chairmanship of this organization (1960); the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and CWG's presidency of this group (1963); membership on the Board of Directors of the School for the Deaf (ca. 1965); and CWG's committee membership for the "Good Ship Hope" (1967).

Other topics include education reforms; cultural activities and delinquency problems of teenagers; programs for handicapped children; financial assistance for churches and other organizations; honorary degrees awarded for CWG; commencement speeches; and a published speech by CWG entitled "Random Thoughts of the Lone Lady Regent" (presented in Albany, New York, June 30, 1957).

Also, letters to the Gannett's daughter, Sally, from FEG, primarily about family members, including Caroline, Dixon, Melvin C. Gannett, Gracia Gannett Rathbone, Lillie B. Werner, and others; letters to Sally at summer camps, the Harley School, Rosemary Hall, and Chevy Chase School; advice regarding Sally's studies, management of her finances, health, and eating habits; letters regarding FEG's bid for the presidency in 1940, his work for the U.S. war effort (1941-1945), his work with the Cornell University Board of Trustees and other Cornell business, and the problems of newspaper publishing.

Regular correspondents of CWG include James E. Allen, Jr., Barton Baker, Lord Beaverbrooke, Alexander M. Beebee, Cornelis W. de Kiewiet, Edward R. Eastman, Frank Horton, Eleanor and Deane Malott, Frederick A. Morse, Walter Todd, William P. Tolley, and Frank Tripp; in addition, there are letters from Morris Bishop, Bennett Cerf, Thomas E. Dewey, Erich Leinsdorf, Kenneth B. Keating, Alison Mason Kingsbury, Richard M. Nixon, John McClellan, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Amy Vanderbilt, Jessica "Judy" McCullough Weis, and many others.