The bulk of this collection's correspondence includes the letters of Judith Jeanne Cladel; her father, Léon Alpinien Cladel; and copies of letters and documents of Auguste Rodin. The majority of the correspondence before 1921 concerns Rodin's work and the formation of the Musée Rodin, Paris. After 1921, the correspondence concerns Cladel's research for her books and her work on the Prix Fémina committee. Most of the correspondents are novelists, dramatists, writers, sculptors, painters, statesmen, government officials, art historians, and museum curators.

The miscellaneous papers of Judith Cladel include sheets, notebooks for writings, memorandum books, juvenile writings, school exercises, Prix Fémina committee material, and writings concerning the Salvation Army. Also included are official copies of the birth and marriage certificates and the will of Auguste Rodin. Also included are the writings of other authors and artists: Jean Blaize, 1860-1943, novelist; Charles Auguste émile Durand, 1837-1917, painter; Catulle Mendès, 1841-1909, writer; Edmond Picard, 1836-1924, jurist, writer; and Victor Henri, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay, 1831-1913, journalist, politician, playwright. For further information on the writings of these persons, as well as those of Judith Cladel, please consult the Manuscripts Catalog in the Library.

The photographs in this collection are largely of Auguste Rodin and his studio.

Printed material included are the corrected proofs of Judith Cladel's Rodin...; a few of her short articles; and newspaper clippings.