Copies of letters from and to William Sterndale Bennett and others covering the years 1836-1902. The main copyist is J.R. Sterndale Bennett, with other letters written by another hand, together with relevant excerpts from William Sterndale Bennett's Diaries. Letters in German are not translated.

Among the original letters to William Sterndale Bennett are those written by: Ferdinand David, Niels Gade and E. Magnus.There are hand- and typewritten indexes at the front of the volume.