The Sarah Dykstra White papers date from 1915 to 1979 and measure 7.5 linear inches. The papers are arranged in two series: Biographical and Correspondence.

The Biographical series contains a biographical sketch of Sarah Dykstra White written by her daughter Jeane Van Voorhis White. It also contains a pedigree chart of the Dykstra family and copies of family photographs.

The Correspondence series supplies the bulk of the White papers. White took part in a "circle letter" which went around to her siblings. When letters came to her, she took out the last letter she had written and saved it. She also saved individual letters she received. The letters are arranged in chronological order, spanning the years 1941 to 1979. White's daughter Jeane Van Voorhis White transcribed the letters and provided a personnel glossary for various names mentioned in the letters.