It was at Oxford, however, that she found her artistic niche. Jennings had become a permanent resident of the Oxford environs since her unversity days. From 1950 to 1958, Jennings worked at the Oxford City Library. In 1974, Jennings was Guildersleeve Lecturer at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. The description and indexes for each are bound in two separate volumes and are designated Series 1 and Series 2, respectively.
Correspondence is organized by individual name and arranged alphabetically.
Also included is correspondence from cultural organizations, museums, and publishers, as well as fan letters. Notable correspondents include many contemporary poets and writers such as, John Betjeman, Charles Causley, Cecil Day-Lewis, Margaret Drabble, Roy Fuller, Laurie Lee, Peter Levi, Ruth Pitter, Anne Ridler, A.L. Rowse, Stephen Spender, Anthony Thwaite, and John Wain. Internationally acclaimed actors Sir John Gielgud and Alec Guinness are also represented by lengthy correspondence. Dating from early 1969 to the end of 1971, the letters were sent when Jennings was going through a long period of depression.