Collections

The Williams, Jonathan mss., 1738-1869, consist of letters and papers of Jonathan Williams, 1750-1815, merchant and soldier, grand-nephew of Benjamin Franklin and first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The King mss., 1815-1863, consists of the correspondence of Rufus King, 1755-1827, member of the Continental Congress and of the Constitutional Convention, U. S. senator and minister to Great Britain, and of members of his family.

The Cooper, M. mss., 1965-1992, consists primarily of letters and holiday cards from colonial historian, Charles Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000, to Jesuit author and editor Michael Cooper discussing writing projects of both men, mutual friends, activities and travels.

The Indiana History mss., 1725-1973, consists of individual items related to the history of the state of Indiana, acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources.

The Lafayette mss. IV, 1825-1860, consist of two letters. One is written by the Marquis de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, 1757-1834, general, to Elisha Ely. The second is written by John F. Ely to John Stoner Ely regarding the Marquis de Lafayette's travel plans.

The Signers of the Declaration of Independence mss., 1848, consists of materials pertaining to the members of the Continental Congress who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence.

The Lafayette mss. II, 1774-1957, are individual letters and documents relating to the Marquis de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, 1757-1834, general, which have been acquired from several sources.

The Blair, M.A.I. mss., 1684-1897, consists of letters and documents collected by art collector and benefactor Mary Anne Italia Mitchell Blair, 1855-1940.

The U.S. History mss., 1612-1977, consist of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to the United States. Additions continue to be made.

The American literature mss., 1789-2000, consists of an ongoing collection of individual items related to American literature.