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The Juniper Von Phitzer Press mss., 1719-2012, consists of correspondence, business papers, ephemera, printed materials, reprints of original materials, photographs, albums, and plaques related to the activities of the miniature book publisher Juniper Von Phitzer Press.

The Appleton-Century mss., 1846-1962, consists of the office files of the publishing company, its two predecessors, D. Appleton & Co., and the Century Co., and to a small extent its successor, Appleton-Century Crofts, Inc.

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 Dodd, Mead mss., 1855-1992, consists of the author/translator agreements, correspondence, and copyright statements of publisher Dodd, Mead & Company.

The McClure mss., 1865-1949, consists of the correspondence and papers of editor S. S. (Samuel Sidney) McClure, 1857-1949.

Consists of letters from various authors, illustrators, painters, friends and colleagues to Andrew White Tuer, 1838-1900, and his wife, Thomasine Louisa Louttit Tuer, dealing chiefly with Field and Tuer and Leadenhall Press publications. Correspondents in the collection include Sir Walter Besant, Paul Blouët (Max O'Rell), Walter Crane, Joseph Crawhall, Sir Frank Dicksee, Robinson Duckworth, John Galsworthy, Jerome K. Jerome, Charles Samuel Keene, Joseph Knight, Andrew Lang, John Leighton, Norman MacColl, Alice Meynell, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Harry Quilter, Sir John Richard Robinson, John Ruskin, Edward Linley Sambourne, and Sir Owen Seaman. Topics of discussion, in addition to specific publications, include antiquarian books, engravings, and engraving techniques, and activities of other artists and writers. Several of the letters, particularly those of Joseph Crawhall, enclose woodblock prints, pen and ink drawings, and delicate engravings.

The McClure mss. IV, 1884-1922, consists of letters to editor S. S. (Samuel Sidney) McClure, 1857-1949, and to a few of his associates, from editors, artists, journalists, politicians, and literary figures concerning articles for McClure's Magazine.

The Harper and Brothers mss., 1885-1901, consists of correspondence regarding Harper and Brothers publications written by diplomat Lewis Wallace, 1827-1905, and explorer Fridtjof Nansen, 1861-1930.

The Bobbs-Merrill mss., 1885-1983, consists of the records of book publisher Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., located in Indianapolis, IN.

The Phillips mss., 1886-1948 and 1960, consist of correspondence of John Sanburn Phillips, 1861-1949, editor and publisher, and of Ida Minerva Tarbell, 1857-1944, author and editor.

The Conrad mss., 1886-1983, consists of the papers of novelist Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924.

The Corrigan mss., 1888-1941, consists of letters to publisher James William Corrigan, 1867?-1948, relating primarily to publishing matters in Great Britain and the United States.

​The Fischer mss., ca. 1888-1975, consists of the correspondence and manuscripts from the files of German publisher Samuel Fischer, 1859-1934.

The Tuer mss. II consists of letters and documents, ca. 1890-1898, relating to Andrew Tuer and the Leadenhall Press.

The Berwald mss., 1890-1925, consists of original artwork for German book covers by book illustrator Ludwig Berwald, 1865-.

The Hitt mss., 1891-1938, consists primarily of letters from poet James Whitcomb Riley, 1849-1916, to journalist George Cooper Hitt, 1851-1944. George C. Hitt & Co. published Riley's first book, The Old Swimmin'-hole and'Leven More Poems, in 1883.

The Methuen mss., 1892-1944, are the stock ledgers of the publishing records of Methuen & Co., publishers, London.

The Secker mss., 1894-1969, consists primarily of letters to publisher Martin Secker, 1882-1978, from various authors, illustrators, and acquaintances with whom he had business dealings.

The Sangorski & Sutcliffe mss., 1900-1980, consist of artwork (tooling patterns and rubbings), sample bindings, catalogues and promotional material, correspondence, financial records and account books, photographs (including glass plate negatives), business records and general ephemera of bindery Sangorski & Sutcliffe.

The McCutcheon / Dodd, Mead mss., 1903-1944, consist of contracts and correspondence between author George Barr McCutcheon, 1866-1928, and his publisher Dodd, Mead & Company.