Boxes 1 and 2 of this collection document Peggy Bach's work on her biography of Evelyn Scott. These boxes house such research materials as photocopies of some of Scott's personal and professional letters, Bach's correspondence with persons who knew Scott, and Bach's research notebooks. Also included are manuscript copies of ten completed chapters (including notations from both Bach and Madden) and correspondence documenting Bach and Madden's efforts to secure a publisher for the biography.

Boxes 3 to 6 house materials that Bach used to write her scholarly essays. These materials document Bach's first published poem, "Enter Stage Left," her radio programs regarding Evelyn Scott, her essay "The Wave: Evelyn Scott's Civil War," and her work with Austin Peay State University's Evelyn Scott/Caroline Gordon Symposium. These boxes also contain copies of many of the journals that printed Bach's work.