Collections

The American literature mss., 1789-2000, consists of an ongoing collection of individual items related to American literature.

The Comic Art mss., 1906-1967, consists of original illustrations for comic books, newspaper comic sections, pulp magazines, and film animations.

The Pyle, W. mss. 1925-2006, consists of letters, original animation drawings, and works of art relating to Willis Pyle's career as an animator and artist.

The Hill, Claudia mss., circa 1935-2005, consists of original artwork and related material collected by Claudia Hill of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Messick mss. XI, 1948-1980, consist of original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist. All stories interrelate with those found in Messick mss. IX.

The Capra Press mss., 1955-2010 , contain the correspondence, book production materials, manuscripts, galleys, printing records, and cost sheets of printer/publisher Noel Young of Santa Barbara, California.

The Lewicki mss., ca. 1958-1962, consist of research notes, photographs of family members used as models for characters, and the original artwork of James Lewicki, 1917-1980, for Life magazine's series on American Folklore.

The Hartley, Duncan mss., 1959-2001, consists of Heart's Needle, a series of photographs by Duncan Hartley, 1942-, in memory of poet W.D. Snodgrass, 1926-2009.

The Juster mss., ca. 1961-2007, consists of the personal papers of author Norton Juster, 1929- .

The Gallery mss., 1970-2004, consist of accounts, artists' files, and promotional material for The Gallery of Bloomington, Indiana.