This collection contains letters written to and from the Wheeler family and friends. The majority are correspondence between Betty and her mother, Becca Howell, while Betty lived within the United States and Europe. Some of Betty's letters are from her life before marriage. There are also some letters between Betty and extended family and friends as well as postcards from when Betty's parents took Bim to Canada. The collection also includes newspaper clippings of World War II and several enclosed photographs of the Wheeler Family, as well as Betty’s personal planners, and a scrapbook.

There are also some empty envelopes and partial letters that were found and kept within the collection.

This collection is arranged in

Series I: Pre-Marriage Series II: Pre-WWII Series III: WWII Series IV: Post-WWII, Series V: General Staff Series VI: Joint Chiefs of Staff Series VII: Post-Joint Chiefs of Staff