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 Woodburn mss., 1795-1942, consist of letters and papers of four generations of the Woodburn family, James Woodburn, 1748-1812, farmer; Dorrance Beatty Woodburn, 1786- 1856, farmer and teacher; James Woodburn, 1817-1865, teacher; and James Albert Woodburn, 1856-1943, historian.
The Cleland mss., 1911-1946, consists of the papers of botanist Ralph Erskine Cleland, 1892-1971. They consist chiefly of correspondence with prominent scientists on Oenothera, evening primrose.
The Moody mss., 1934-1990, consist of correspondence files and manuscripts of Indiana University professor of theatre and drama, Richard Moody, 1911-1996.
The Moenkhaus mss., 1892-1918, consist primarily of the correspondence of zoologist William J. Moenkhaus, 1871-1947, former professor at Indiana University.
The Esarey mss., 1912-1914, consists of the reports of a survey of Indiana newspapers and the draft of a history of newspapers in Indiana based on the survey.