Collections

The Zelazny mss., 1966-1976, consist of the letters of science fiction writer Roger Zelazny, 1937- , to editors at Doubleday and Company.

The Wilson, R. A. mss. II, 1967-1979, consist of three albums of documents pertaining to the Oblong Octavo series published by R. A. Wilson of the Phoenix Book Shop.

The Wilson, R.A. mss., 1960-2001, consist of the correspondence of bookseller Robert Alfred Jump Wilson,1922-2016, and poet John Wieners, 1934-2002, related to the publishing of Wieners' Ace of Pentacles (Lilly PS3545 .I18 A62) in 1964.

The Whistler mss., 1963-1967, 1973, consist of correspondence of the British poet Sir (Alan Charles) Laurence Whistler with Jean Frampton, the typist of his memoir The Initials in the Heart (1964) and other works.

The Allen, W. H. mss., 1973-1989, consist of the correspondence and papers of publisher W. H. Allen in relation to author Alan Sillitoe.

The Weygand mss., 1930–1998, consists of the personal and professional archives of printer and publisher James Lamar Weygand, 1919–2003.

The Loujon Press mss., 1962-1969, consists of correspondence to Jon and Louise Webb of the Loujon Press from friends, printers, literary figures, and patrons dealing with the struggle of the Webbs to operate an independent fine printing business, as well as color separations of drawings by Henry Miller.

The Vonnegut mss. IV, 1950-1998, consist of letters from author Kurt Vonnegut to editor, writer, and literary agent Knox Burger.

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

The Taylor, F. mss., 1932-1984, consist of the correspondence, papers, business files and memorabilia of independent publisher, and film producer Frank Eugene Taylor, 1916-1999.

The Viking Press mss., 1940-1956, consists of the Viking Press office file of its correspondence with novelist Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968.

The Senhouse mss., 1945-1955, consists of letters to publisher Roger Senhouse, 1899-1970, relating chiefly to the publication of Occasional Memorandums (Millhouse Press, 1950), written by Thomas Gray, 1716-1771.

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 Seaver mss. II, 1961–1975, consists of the papers of translator, editor, and publisher Richard W. Seaver, 1926–2009.

The Seaver mss., 1969–1974, consists of the correspondence and documents from the files of Richard Seaver, 1926-2009, the American publisher of Octavio Paz, 1914-1998, concerning the translation and publication of Paz's Alternating Current (translated 1973) and Conjunctions and Disjunctions (translated 1974).

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 Obscure Publications mss., dates unknown, consist of the correspondence and business files of Obscure Publications, primarily involving editor/publisher Paul Rosheim.

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 Red Dust mss., 1963–2010, consists of the papers and business records of Red Dust Inc., including manuscript drafts and proofs, correspondence with authors and translators, and additional book production materials.

The Price mss. consists of correspondence, December 11, 1925-October 12, 1927 and January 18-31, 1961, of John M. Price, 1899- , American agent for Ezra Loomis Pound in the publication of The Exile, a little magazine which Pound edited. Four numbers appeared, spring 1927-autumn 1928.

The Pojer mss., 1928-1969, consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and publicity relating to Jan V. Pojer and Edice Atlantis.

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 MacLeish mss., 1937-1940, consists of letters to poet Archibald MacLeish, 1892-1982 from publisher Charles A. Pearce, 1906-1970.

The Blair, E. mss., 1935-1945, consists of letters of novelist Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950, better known by the pseudonym "George Orwell," to his literary agent, Leonard Parker Moore, 1876-1959.

The Ober mss., 1919-1941 and 1947, consist of the correspondence files of literary agent Harold Ober, 1881- 1959, with Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, author.

The Norton mss., 1940-1956, consist of the correspondence and writings of Florence Norton, associate editor.

The Indiana University Press mss., 1948-1959, consists of correspondence relating to the publication of books and the manuscript of one book published by the Press.

The Kennerley mss., 1928-1976, consists primarily of letters and essays of author Christopher Darlington Morley, 1890-1957, sent to editor Morley Kennerley, 1902-1985.

Consists primarily of the correspondence, individual issue make-ups and proofs of Poetry (formerly called Poetry: A Magazine of Verse) published in Chicago, Illinois.

The Kremer mss., 1967-1993, consist of correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs of German author Rüdiger Kremer and translator Breon Mitchell.

The Secker mss. II, 1915-1919, consists of letters from British writer Viola Meynell, 1885-1956, to her publisher, Martin Secker, 1882-1978.

The Sinclair mss. VIII, 1939-1998, consist of financial documents, correspondence, and contracts from McIntosh & Otis during their representation of Upton Sinclair and the Sinclair estate through David Sinclair.

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

The Masaryk Publications Trust mss., 1958-1989, consists of the papers of the Masaryk Publications Trust from the time of its formation until its termination.

The Macy mss., 1905-1935, consists of the correspondence of author Albert William Macy, 1853-1940, principally with David Laurance Chambers, 1879-1963, vice-president of The Bobbs-Merrill Company, publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Lyon mss., 1956-1963, consist of research, correspondence, photographs, and artwork surrounding Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure (New York, 1963), by Peter Lyon, 1915-1996, author.

The Nit & Wit mss., 1985-1987, consist of correspondence between Gordon Jay Lish, 1934- , author, and Harrison McCormick, editor and publisher of Nit & Wit, a Chicago literary arts magazine.

The Haldeman mss. III, 1915-1918, consists primarily of correspondence of Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, and Appeal to Reason staff members Louis Kopelin, 1887-1949, and Walter H. Wayland, 1884-1980.

The Kerr mss., 1924-1954, consists of the papers of Ruth Hamilton Kerr, 1905- , literary agent for Ford Madox Ford, 1873-1939, author.

The Cooper mss., 1921-1935, consists of the papers of newspaperman Kent Cooper, 1880-1965, including correspondence of Kent Cooper chiefly with journalists, releases for newspapers, and newspaper clippings.

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 Jovanovich mss., ca. 1952-1984, consists of correspondence between publisher William Jovanovich, 1920-2001, and various authors published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

The Irving mss, 1966-2012, consist of manuscripts, typescripts, and material of novelist and screenwriter John Irving (b. 1942), as well as correspondence and printed matter relating to his career.

The Intercultural Publications mss., 1952-1956, consists of the the records and papers of the publishing project Intercultural Publications, a subsidiary of the Ford Foundation, headed by New Directions publisher, James Laughlin, 1914-1997.

The Indiana University Press mss. II, ca. 1950-1969, consists of the office and correspondence files of the press from its establishment in 1950.

The Horton mss., 1947-1964, consist of correspondence, news and magazine articles, academic writings, legal and financial documents of lawyer and publisher David Horton with Dorothy Shakespear Pound and Ezra Loomis Pound.

The Hoggard mss., 1961-2021, consist of the papers of poet, author, and translator James Hoggard (1941-2021).

The Hilton mss., 1934-1948, consist of letters from author James Hilton, 1900-1954, primarily to publisher Alfred Robert McIntyre, 1886-1948, at Little, Brown & Co.