Collections : [Lilly Library]

The Barr, R. mss., 1964-1965, consists of two 16mm film interviews of Vance Hartke, 1919-2003, U.S. Senator from Indiana.

The Berry mss., 1925-1971, consists of the papers of diplomat Burton Yost Berry, 1901-1985.

The Berry mss. II, 1937-1982, consist of the correspondence of United States diplomat and antique collector Burton Yost Berry, 1901-1985.

The Bicknell mss., 1828-1881, consist of the papers of George Augustus Bicknell, 1815-1891, of New Albany, Indiana, professor of law at Indiana University, 1861-1870, and a member of Congress from Indiana, 1877-1881.

The Boone mss., 1791-1868, consists of the letters and papers of lawyer, teacher, merchant, and politician Benjamin Pennebaker Douglass, 1820-1904, and his second wife, Queen Victoria Boone, 1837-1885.

The Bowers mss., 1911-1949, consists of the correspondence of newspaperman and diplomat Claude Gernade Bowers, 1878-1958.

The Bowers mss. II, 1867-1960, consists of the papers of newspaperman and diplomat Claude Gernade Bowers, 1878-1958.

The Bowers mss. III, 1868-1972, consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating to Claude Gernade Bowers. The correspondence, dating from 1902-1972, is chiefly between members of the Bowers family, with almost five hundred letters from Sybil (McCaslin) Bowers to Claude Bowers before their marriage. Of particular interest are the letters of the 1930's written by Bowers to his daughter Patricia, giving information about personalities and events in Spain. There are also a number of letters from Holman Hamilton to Patricia Bowers.

The Brown mss., 1933-1955, are letters and papers of Paul Van Dyke Brown, 1899- , executive of the Indiana State Department of Conservation, the U.S. National Park Service, and the Washington State Department of Parks.

The Colfax mss., 1853-1884, consists of the papers of South Bend, Indiana, newspaperman, speaker of the House of Representatives, and vice-president of the United States Schuyler Colfax, 1823-1885.

The Colfax mss. II collection consists of letters, 1856-1876, from Schuyler Colfax to various people.

The Courvoisier mss., 1861-1867, consists of the official papers of postmaster of Vevay, Indiana, and treasurer of Switzerland County, Indiana Frederick L. Courvoisier, 1832?-.

The Cravens mss., 1850-1872, consists of the correspondence and papers of farmer, soldier, Indiana legislator, and U.S. congressman James Addison Cravens, 1818-1893.

The Cumback mss., 1835-1904, consists of the correspondence of Indiana congressman Will Cumback, 1829-1905.

The Dunn mss., 1834-1850, consists of the papers of George Grundy Dunn, 1812-1857, lawyer and congressman of Bedford, Indiana.

The Dunn mss. II, 1831-1864, consists of the papers of George Grundy Dunn, 1812-1857, lawyer and congressman of Bedford, Indiana.

The Eldridge mss., 1941-1978, consists of the papers of James Anthony Eldridge, 1920-1978, lecturer, editor, and critic.

The Elliott mss., 1926-1948, consists of papers of Richard Nash Elliott, 1873-1948, congressman from Indiana.

The English mss., 1880, consists of photostats of political letters from Winfield Scott Hancock, 1824-1886, soldier, to William Hayden English, 1822-1896, banker and congressman, made from the originals in the Indiana Historical Society Library, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Consists of letters and papers of Charles Warren Fairbanks, 1852-1918, U.S. senator from Indiana and vice president (1905-1909), and his son, Warren Charles Fairbanks, 1878-1938, newspaper publisher. The Charles Warren Fairbanks material, which comprises the bulk of the collection, consists of correspondence with prominent political figures, businessmen, bankers, friends, relatives and constituents; manuscript and printed speeches of Fairbanks; law office papers; bills and receipts; miscellaneous papers; newspaper clippings; invitations; calling cards; pictures; slides of Fairbanks's trip around the world, 1909-1910; and miscellaneous printed matter. The Warren Charles Fairbanks papers, 1918-1938, relate to the settlement of the estate of his father, Charles Warren Fairbanks; the Indianapolis News; the Fairbanks Blue ridge farms in Piatt County, Illinois; and the Fairbanks Valley farms in Greene County, Illinois.