Collections : [Lilly Library]

The Johnson, J. mss., ca. 1740-1759, consists of materials devised by Jane (Russell) Johnson primarily for the instruction of her son, George William Johnson. The materials consist of 438 items and are arranged in 24 groups. Included are alphabet cards, religious and secular lesson cards, all hand-made. Some contain colored illustrations and are decorated with multi-colored Dutch paper.

The Bensman, David mss., 1976-1997, consists of the research materials of David Bensman, a professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, which he amassed in the process of writing Central Park East and Its Graduates: "Learning by Heart."

The Spears mss., 1955-1967, consist of the files of educator Harold Spears, 1902-1980, relating to the twelve years he was superintendent of schools for the San Francisco Unified School District.

The Kopp mss., 1955-1958, consists of correspondence and memorabilia relating to author Sylvia Plath's time at Cambridge, collected by her friend Jane Kopp.

The Buley mss., 1951–1964, consist of correspondence, awards, photographs, and clippings relating to Roscoe Carlyle Buley, 1893–1968, professor of history at Indiana University.

The Barnstone mss., 1948-2015, consists of the papers of poet and translator Willis Barnstone, 1927-.

Consists of the correspondence, teaching files, and writings of Fritz Theodor Epstein, 1898-1979, historian.

The Plath mss. III, 1941-1951, consist of artworks by the poet Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963.

The Broad Ripple High School mss., 1937-1961, are those letters from Indiana authors collected by Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, Indiana, for its Indiana Nook.

The Kinnell mss, 1936-1980, consists of the correspondence, writings and other papers of poet and professor Galway Kinnell, 1927-2014.