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The last series, Speeches (approx. 1.5 linear feet), spans the dates 1940-1985. This series has been arranged in two broad categories based on the audience to which they were given. The first group includes speeches Mrs. Claytor delivered to various YWCA groups in her capacity as a YWCA staff member or officer. The speeches cover a range of topics including, the interracial practices and policies of the YWCA, the YWCA as a vehicle for social change, the YWCA position on post-World War II nationalist movements, the importance of volunteer service organizations, and the role of women and women's organizations in the United States. The second category of speeches reflects some similar themes, but was delivered to non-YWCA audiences. There are a number of speeches, ca. 1940-1981, on civil rights and racial equality in general, and several addressing the questions of school and housing segregation in Grand Rapids. Other topics include citizenship, women's organizations, the family, and religious worship.

The speeches have been foldered by individual speech title or by speech subject. Mrs. Claytor often used several versions of a speech and frequently incorporated parts of one speech into another. As a result, a text may contain several pagination sequences. An attempt has been made to reconstruct the original speech and file with it speeches that incorporated part of the original text. In some cases, the more significant speeches in a subject file have been individually cited in the contents list.