This collection contains Gusty Spence’s personal and business correspondence from 1959-1998, the bulk of which was written during Spence’s time in prison (1966-1984). Correspondence includes Spence’s correspondence with leaders and imprisoned members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and letters concerning his imprisonment originally sent to his wife Louisa Spence and his brother Billy Spence. This collection also includes records of Spence’s appeal process and release from prison and documents from prison administration, as well as documents concerning the Ulster Volunteer Force (often in conjunction with the Red Hand Commandoes) and other political organizations. In addition, there are a small number of personal documents, such as Spence's passport and day planner and a poem written for him by Dandy Mclean, and a few artifacts and photographs.