1936-1944 file consists of:

Correspondence, press cuttings and related items, including letters from Reinhold Niebuhr, David Smith Cairns William Temple (the Archbishop of Canterbury), the Duke of Montrose and various publishers. Much of the correspondence relates to Church of Scotland business, including John Baillie's appointment as Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and as Corresponding Member of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Correspondence and related items, including letters from his brother Donald Macpherson Baillie, George Arthur Buttrick, Bertram Christian, David Smith Cairns, Melville Dinwoodie (BBC), and Henry Pitney Van Dusen. Also correspondence relating to personal finance.