The Bradbury M. mss. III, 1950-2000 consists of the papers of Sir Malcolm Bradbury, 1932–2000 who was knighted in the year 2000 for his services to literature.
Consists of letters of novelist Brigid Brophy, 1929-1995, written from her home in London to editor William Targ, in New York City. The discussion relates to the publication of her books and reviews. Other correspondents are Bryan David Farrer and Paul Weiss.
The Curle mss. III, 1904-1967, consists primarily of letters to author Richard Curle, 1883-1968, from Lady Margaret Alice Lili (de Windt) Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, 1849-1936; bibliographer Nigel Maxwell; and journalist John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856-1933.
The Drinkwater mss. II, 1922, consists of two letters from John Drinkwater, 1882-1937, poet, dramatist, to Mrs. Lewis, and a carte-de-visite photograph of Drinkwater.
The Hughes, R. mss., 1777-1981, consist of the correspondence and writings of British novelist, playwright, and poet Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, 1900-1976.
The MacCarthy mss., 1863-1991, consists of the papers of drama and literary critic Desmond MacCarthy, 1877-1952, and his wife, author Mary (Warre-Cornish) MacCarthy, 1882-1953.
The Maugham, R. mss., 1936-1967, consists primarily of letters between diplomat and writer Sir Harold George Nicolson, 1886-1968, and author Robin Maugham, 1916-1981.
The Niggeman mss., 1943-1982, consist chiefly of letters from author Nigel Nicolson, 1917-2004, and members of his family, to his father's secretary Elvira Niggeman, 1896-1985.
The Palmer, H.E. mss., 1931-1957, are letters and inscriptions of Herbert Edward Palmer, 1880-1961, an English poet, which were removed from printed works in the Book Collection of the Lilly Library.
The Pease mss., 1891–1908, consists primarily of letters from author Frank Thomas Bullen, 1857–1915, to the editor of The Morning Mercury, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Zephaniah Walter Pease, 1861– . It also includes letters from Percy Sutherland Bullen and A.P. Watt.