Collections

The Verdi mss. consists of a portrait of composer Giuseppe Verdi painted on a wooden panel.

The Maxey, Betty mss., dates unknown, consist of the artwork and papers of illustrator Doris Elizabeth "Betty" Maxey.

The O'Brian mss., ca. 1970-1994, consists primarily of notes and full-text manuscripts of author Patrick O'Brian's historical sea novels. Autograph manuscripts for eighteen of the twenty published novels are present.

The Cameron mss., ca. 1955-1965 consists primarily of original art, writings and book design materials for six children's books written and illustrated by Polly Cameron. Includes also children's fan letters, art and cards sent to Cameron.

The Curry, J.S. mss., ca. 1941, consists of those watercolors of John Steuart Curry, 1897-1946, illustrator, which he prepared for illustrating the Limited Editions Club volume of The Literary Works of Abraham Lincoln.

The Bradley M. mss. ca. 1929-2002 consists of the papers of sculptor, art restorer, Morton Clark Bradley, 1912-2004.

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources, relating to or by French literary figures. Additions continue to be made.

The Allen mss., 800-1972, consists of manuscript pieces collected by William Edward David Allen, 1901-1973, foreign service officer, businessman, and author, and his own writings about Georgian history.

The Ricketts mss., 9th-19th cent., are illuminated medieval and renaissance manuscripts assembled by Coella Lindsay Ricketts, 1859-1941, calligrapher, of Chicago, Illinois. Most of the material relates to religious matters.

The Devenyi mss. consists of the manuscripts, original illustrations, and other relevant materials, ca. 2002, for the miniature book "My Name is Leonard," published by Beaux Art Publishing under the direction of Mary and Paul Devenyi.

The Bloomington Area Arts Council mss., 1985–2007, consists of organizational documents of the Bloomington Area Arts Council (BAAC).

The Reutersvärd, Oscar mss., 1980-2000, consist of original drawings of impossible figures and correspondence from/about artist Oscar Reutersvärd, mainly with physicist Bruno Ernst.

The Hoffman, Rosekrans mss., ca. 1977–1997, consists of six original signed and dated prints from noted artist Rosekrans Hoffman, children's book author and illustrator.

The Bellevue Gallery mss., 1976-2014, consist of promotional material and artwork from the Bellevue Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Wagner mss., 1974-1985, consists of letters, writings, and drawings by and about cartoon artists collected by cartoonist Charles Alan Wagner, 1948- , of Peru, Indiana.

The Minnesota Review mss., 1973-1981, consist of the correspondence, printers manuscripts, and proofs of the New Series of the literary magazine published first in Madison, Wisconsin, and later in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Walker, Bruce mss., 1973-1974, consists of the letters of author Robert Bloch, 1917-1994 to Bruce Walker, artist of Largo, Florida.

The Kennedy mss., 1972, consists of four hand-colored lithographs of author Virginia Woolf, 1882-1941.

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

Consists of drawings, film scripts, and other writings by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, 1920-1993.

The Greer, Robin mss., 1963-1967, consists of concrete poetry materials gathered by bookseller Robin Greer, 1943-2015.

The Loujon Press mss., 1962-1969, consists of correspondence to Jon and Louise Webb of the Loujon Press from friends, printers, literary figures, and patrons dealing with the struggle of the Webbs to operate an independent fine printing business, as well as color separations of drawings by Henry Miller.

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

The Breton mss., 1961-1975, consist of works written by Jean Breton, 1930- , poet, born at Avignon, France, some of which are accompanied by letters to Breton.

The Borregaard mss., 1961-1965, consists of the papers of Ebbe Borregaard, 1933-, publisher of Oannes Press in San Francisco, California.

The Stein, Marvin mss., ca. 1960-1980, consist of storyboards for several of Stein's book illustration projects for Barnell Loft Ltd.

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 Ackroyd mss., 1959-1967, consists of letters written to artist Graham Ackroyd, 1920-, from author Philip Kenneth Callow, 1924-2007.

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 Evans, Henry mss., 1958, are original linoleum blocks cut by Rick Barton. All of them were later printed by Henry Evans at the Perigrine Press, a hand press in San Francisco operated by Evans and devoted to contemporary graphic art, and published by the Porpoise Bookshop in San Francisco.

The Wrage mss., 1957, consist of sketches by Klaus Wrage, 1891-1971, illustrator, upon which some of the block prints in his Dante Blockbuch... [Eutin, am Kellersee], Handabzug- Holmpresse-Klaus Wrage, [1957], are based. (Lilly PQ4303 .W7).

The Ardizzone mss., 1956-1962, consists of the drawings and writings of English illustrator Edward Jeffrey Irving, 1900-1979.

The Messick mss. VI, 1956-1961, consist of 199 original pen and ink drawings for the comic strip Brenda Starr by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

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 Meltzer mss., 1954-1974, consists of the correspondence and writings of Lionel David Meltzer, 1937- , poet.

The Finlay mss., 1953-1972, consists of the correspondence and writings of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, poet of Stonypath, Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, where he published works from The Wild Hawthorn Press and of material sent to Finlay for inclusion into issues of Poor. Old. Tired. Horse.

The Messick mss., 1953-1955, are ninety-three original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Messick mss. XIII, April 10-May 4, 1953, consist of 20 pen and ink drawings for the daily newspaper comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter by cartoonist Dale Messick, 1906-2005.

The Messick mss. X, June 10-July 4, 1952 and January 21-April 9, June 23, 1953, consist of 90 original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr, Reporter newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Messick mss. VII, July 6-October 13, 1953, consist of 80 original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr, Reporter newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Davis, M. mss., 1950-1985, consist of blueprints and plans for an addition to the residence of Dr. Richard Davis and his wife Madelyn, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950, and video broadcast tapes for the television sitcom Alice, 1977-1985, written by Madelyn Davis. Also present are seven tapes related to the 1979 sitcom Dorothy or to actress Dorothy Loudon.

The Messick mss. XII, 1950-1966, consist of 320 original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Bradbury mss. II, 1949-1976, consists of the correspondence of science fiction writer Ray Douglas Bradbury, 1920-2012, with his editors at Doubleday & Company.

The Messick mss. VIII, 1949-1950, consist of 125 original pen and ink drawings for the comic strip Brenda Starr by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

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 Rainer mss., 1948-1971, consists of the correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of author and poet Dachine Rainer, 1921-2000.

The Messick mss. IX, 1948-1953, consist of 602 original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Gramatky mss., 1947-1948, consists of artwork and manuscripts by writer and illustrator Hardie Gramatky, 1907-1979.

The Messick mss. V, March-May, November-December 1947, consist of 99 original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr, Reporter newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.

The Messick mss. II, 1946-1978, consist of original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip by Dale Messick, 1906-2005, cartoonist.