This collection consists primarily of student letters and audio tapes and digital media relating to Jackson’s radio shows, as well as a small amount of correspondence, notes, manuscripts, and related material from Jackson’s time at Sangamon State University.

Series I: Radio Show Documents, (1970-1992), primarily contains letters written by students for Jackson’s radio programs ‘The Author is You’ and ‘Reading, Writing, and Radio.’ Also included are yearly programs for ‘Reading, Writing, and Radio,’ and a small amount of related notes and correspondence. Arranged chronologically.

Series II: Radio Show Media, (1971-1993), contains the original audio tapes for Jackson’s radio programs, two CDs containing digitized slides of Reading, Writing, and Radio Jamborees, and CDs and DVDs with reformatted audio of Jackson’s radio programs. The monthly Reading Your Writing programs were not reformatted.

Series III: Career, (1970-2019) contains correspondence, notes, written works, course materials, and one audio tape relating to Jackson’s time at Sangamon State University and her work post-retirement. Arranged alphabetically.