This series comprises correspondence (letters, telegrams and cards) addressed to His Excellency Sir John Kerr as Governor-General of Australia. It covers the period 1975 to 1977 and is in two distinct alphabetical sequences.

Correspondence in the first sequence mainly relates to the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in November 1975 (items 1-21). Much of it was received in the Governor-General's Office following publicity in July 1976 about the number of supportive letters Sir John had received since the dismissal. Public criticism even at this time remained strident and included numerous calls for his resignation and, in a few cases, the return of World War II service medals by their recipients in protest.

In contrast, the second sequence of files consists of letters and telegrams of support addressed to Sir John Kerr following the announcement of his resignation from office on 14 July 1977 (items 22-42). The resignation took effect on 8 December that year, a month after the last letter in the series was received in the Governor-General's Office. A small number of newscuttings and publications are also present in the series.

The records were transferred to archival custody, and a single number system of control imposed on them, in November 1997. In April 2005, the series was re-arranged and the items re-numbered to correct the chronological sequence of the two parts.