A collection of notes written by Stevens for communication purposes. Most are undated and do not indicate who Stevens was conversing with. One set of notes is titled “Dirt on Tom C.,” referring to Dr. Thomas Cranfill, a faculty member at the University of Texas. In 1977, Stevens accused Cranfill of defrauding the university by donating paintings with inflated valuations for the tax benefits. For more on Cranfill, see series 4.

This series covers letters sent to Stevens by assorted friends, colleagues, organizations, and others, and a few letters sent by Stevens. It also includes a collection of birthday, holiday, and Christmas cards sent to him. Included is some correspondence on the Thomas Cranfill case (see series 3); letters from Stevens’ art restorer, Charles Muskavitch; correspondence with Irving S. Fusfeld about the de Zubiaurre family; and some letters from Stevens’ early art teacher, Nannie Huddle.