Written from various locations including New York; St. Louis; Cold Spring, New York; Boston; Easton, Pennsylvania; Niagara Falls, Canada; Toronto, Canada; Bernardsville, New Jersey. (1) an invitation to an event at the Berkley Lyceum, addressed to "Master and Mistress Winter"; (4) includes a clipping announcing Viola Allen's retirement from the stage, dated July 28, 1901, and an accompanying envelope addressed to Winter in Mentone, CA; (14) is a printed visiting card of Viola Allen, New York, with a letter to Winter written on both sides, dated simply Sunday.

The letters are of a friendly nature and many concern family and theatre-related matters. On letterhead or addressed from Scarborough-on-Hudson, New York; Great Barrington, [Massachusetts]; Bernardsville, New Jersey; New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard; New York, New York; and the Sanatorium Neues Kurhaus, Bad Kissingen, Germany. (3) date annotated in William Winter's hand; some items undated.

Concerns the testimonial planned for William Winter.

About the testimonial to William Winter.

Regrets her inability to act on Allen's request possibly that she participate in a testimonial for William Winter.

Manners would like to help in any way at all to make Mr. [William] Winter's testimonial a success. However, due to poor health and the recent loss of her mother, she cannot act.

Gives permission for her name to be used in connection with a testimonial dinner for William Winter.