Noted in Cather's hand as "French thesis...," with the original title as "Les Femmes Dans Les Romans de Willa Cather."

A record book of 182 lined pages. The initial four pages include pasted down newspaper clippings, a hand drawn map of Blue Mesa with buildings drawn in and identified, and a clipping with the notice of G.P. Cather's death. On page 42 is an attached list of forms of various names typed on letterhead from the Department of Slavonic Languages and Literatures at the University of Nebraska. Two additional pages have titles written at the top of the page, with the first, "Sunday on the Seine," crossed out and the second with the title "G.P.'s Story." The record book was turned upside down and the back page includes a stanza of writing in Cather's hand with the first line reading "Tree of half-hearted deeds and first beginnings." Pasted on the back inside cover of the book are published pages of arias from Madame Butterfly. Inserted into the back cover are several sheets of letterhead from The Shattuck Inn, Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Multiple pages have been torn out of the record book.

The record book includes financial records kept by Cather. The initial entries are listed as "Money Given Away" starting in 1930 and ending in 1944. Entries from 1924 through 1940 note deposits or checks from her publishers, banks, and royalties from her books, including Wyoming Trust Co., Union Trust Co., of Pittsburgh, Houghton Mifflin, Alfred Knopf and others. Bank letters or invoices are occasionally inserted into the book. In addition, a picture of Stephen Tennant is pasted on the inside front cover, along with genealogical information on his parents. Several newspaper clippings are inserted or pasted down throughout the book. Most of the entries are in Cather's hand, or may also be written by Edith Lewis.

The composition book has Edith Lewis's signature on the upper right-hand corner of the cover. The first four pages includes material written by Edith Lewis, including short notes on daily activities in Taos, New Mexico, and notes on names, places, and annual flowers found in Taos. Cather wrote a short story on the next four pages, titled "Party at .... " that later appeared in the novel Death Comes for the Archbishop. Later pages include Lewis's list in English and Spanish of questions, answers, and selected phrases. Two additional pages include Cather's on "Santa Fe 1840" and the "Navajo War."

In this book, Cather records income for 1945 and 1946 in the form of interest and royalties, interest on bonds, and deductions. In the book are handwritten or typed lists of savings, interest from government and municipal bonds, and dividends inserted at the page containing a summary total. Several additional items are inserted, including a list of securities at the time of Cather's death. Most of the entries are in Cather's hand, or may also be written by Edith Lewis.

The calendar served as an appointment book for Cather, with brief, single word entries written in Cather's hand. She recorded appointments or visits with individuals such as McCreery, Yehudi Menuhin, Father Shehan, and Myra Hess, doctor's appointments, massages, haircuts and shampoos, trips to the bank or library, notes about writing to someone, and other general activities. A newspaper clipping on Kamil Ondrak's death in Omaha, Nebraska, and the burial of Queen Marie of Romania were inserted into the calendar.

As with the 1939 calendar, this one served as an appointment book for Cather, with brief, single word entries written in Cather's hand. She recorded appointments to the dentist, tea visits, or reminders to write someone. The calendar includes entries from Oct. 20 until Dec. 21, then Dec. 29 through Jan. 1, 1947. The entries for Dec. 13 and 14 were torn from the page. The piece was attached to the first week of Jan. 1947, in the next engagement calendar. The rest of the pages for the year have been removed.

As with the previous calendars from 1939 and 1946, this one served as an appointment book for Cather, with brief, single word entries written in Cather's hand, noting appointments to the dentist, when to telephone someone, or when to sign letters. Attached on the page for the first week of Jan. 1947 were the entries for Dec. 13, 14, 1946, torn from the page in the 1946 notebook. Several entries each week for the month of April is the word "liver." The last entry is on April 26th.

Along with addresses, receipts, business cards, appointment cards, and loose pages with addresses are inserted into the address book. A date for 1915 and for 1922 and 1923 on a page under "V" show possible dates for the use of the book. The last pages that are not associated with a letter of the alphabet include notes about hotels, medicine, and on one page, some Russian proverbs, along with additional addresses.

This second address book is the same type as the previous one, though less worn. The same type of materials are represented and inserted or pasted down throughout. On the front page with the letter "A" is a correction for Death Comes to the Archbishop. Two dates for the year 1943 appear on entries under the letter "B," which may indicate the possible use dates for the address book. The majority of the address book is empty. On the page for "O" are listed page numbers for One of Ours, with page numbers listed under "P" for Professor's House. On the first page for "S" is a list of changes for Shadows on the Rock.

Includes a mention of Swedish reviews of Cather in the Chicago Daily News, and pictures of Olive Fremstad from the New York Times. Includes a fragment titled "Department of Tactics," obituary, "Dr. Sterns, Formerly Here, Dies," and an image from the New York Times, Nov. 27, 1945, captioned "Opera Season Opens at the Metropolitan with the First Lady Among the Audience."

The calendar entries are written by Edith Lewis and cover pages from Jan. 12 through Mar. 2, outlining Cather's life from about 1892 until 1910. The pages from Mar. 3-24 have been removed, leaving partial pages with incomplete notes.

Includes very few entries and some addresses