The custody of the Ellen G. White manuscript file constitutes a third and very interesting phase of the work of the trustees. There are 8,000 separate and distinct manuscript documents, comprising some 55,000 pages of typewritten matter in the manuscript files. EGWMR 79.1
Before describing the content of this file and speaking of the use which is made of the manuscripts, we shall mention the steps which were taken in preparing this material and placing it on file. While the procedure we now outline relates more particularly to the period of the work while Mrs. White made her residence in Cooranbong, Australia, and St. Helena, California, it differed only in minor detail from that followed through most of her life, and serves to illustrate how the writings were handled. EGWMR 79.2