The Lilly Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. Its collections represent a diversity of subjects, including literature; children’s literature; history; folklore; science; radio, film and television; book collecting and bookselling; journalism; and translation.
The Ervine mss., 1914-1957, consists of correspondence and writings of St. John Greer Ervine, 1883-1971, playwright and critic, and the letters and papers of his wife, Leonora Mary Davis Ervine.
Allen, Harriet Herron Collins (Mrs. Samuel Ellsworth Allen), 1866-1942
The Allen family mss., ca. 1908-1972, consist of five letters from poet Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, 1879-1931, to Harriet Herron Collins Allen, (Mrs. Samuel Ellsworth Allen) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and of letters from several individuals involved with the theatre to the Harriet Allen's daughter, Ruth Collins Allen.