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The Music mss., 1755-1974, consist of various items related to music acquired by gift or purchase at various times.

The Woodward, S.C. mss., 1767-1961, consist of correspondence, autographs and pictures of actors, actresses, managers, dramatists, musicians, and other persons connected with the theatre from the collection of Sidney C. Woodward, journalist.

The Jouy mss., 1793-1843, consists primarily of letters to and from soldier, journalist and librettist, Étienne de Jouy, 1764-1846.

The Grimaldi mss., 1802-1840, consists of the extra illustrations for The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi (1838), edited by Charles Dickens, 1812-1870.

The Stock mss., 1815-1963, consist of papers collected by theater collector Keith Lievesley Stock, b. 1911, former Under-Secretary, Ministry of Power.

The Haldeman, Mrs. S. A., mss., 1839-1953, consists mainly of personal correspondence and papers of banker Sarah Alice (Addams) Haldeman, 1853-1915.

The Johnson, W. S. mss., 1846-1894, consists of letters to printer William Spencer Johnson, 1813-1897, from actors, actresses, artists, musicians, editors, authors, journalists, and statesmen. Included are also some photographs of actors and actresses.

The Winter mss., 1864-1906, consist of letters written to drama critic William Winter, 1836-1917, largely from theatrical or theatre-related people.

The Matthews mss., 1866-1930, are the typescripts of plays and scenarios by dramatist Arthur Kenward Matthews, 1866-1935.

The Gilbert mss., 1867-1932, consists of typescripts of plays, 1867-1874, of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, 1836-1911, and correspondence of Townley Searle, bibliographer of Gilbert.

The Hopkins, Edwin mss. consists of four unpublished plays by author and translator Edwin S. Hopkins, 1876-.

The Golden mss., 1886-1899, are plays of William Echard M. Golden, 1865-1930, dramatist and educator.

The Pyke mss., 1890-1901, consist of letters from Mary Moore, Alfred Piatti, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and Sir Charles Wyndham to Joseph Pyke.

The Vezin mss., 1891-1902, consists of the writings of actor and playwright Hermann Vezin, 1829-1910.

The Pinero mss., 1896-1915, are mainly letters from Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, 1855-1934, dramatist, to Sir George Alexander, 1858-1918, actor and manager.

Echard mss., ca. 1903–1968, consist of the correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, typescripts of mystery novels, short stories, plays, and scripts for stage and screen of writer Margaret Echard.

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.

The Bennett, A. mss., 1910-1954, consist of letters, manuscripts, and an original cartoon by and relating to author Arnold Bennett.

The Reynolds mss., 1912-1925, consist of positive photostats of letters, notes, and telegrams from George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, playwright, to Paul Revere Reynolds, 1864-1944, literary agent, who represented Shaw in the United States.

​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.

The Fugard mss., 1918-1997 consists of journals, correspondence, memorabilia, and drafts and manuscripts of writings of Athol Fugard, 1932-

The Morrison mss., ca. 1920-1938, consist of autographs and autograph photographs from Vienna, Austria. Included are autograph photo postcards of European actors, opera singers and conductors, etc., as well as signatures on album leaves of European actors, singers, and writers.

The Norvelle mss. II, 1920-1981, consist of the papers of Lee Roy Norvelle, 1892-1984, Professor Emeritus of Speech and Theatre at Indiana University. Present are correspondence, travel memorabilia, the typescript and galleys for Professor Norvelle's autobiography, The Road Taken (IU Foundation, 1980), and five reels of tape recordings.

Consists of the papers of playwright Clifford Odets, 1906-1963.

The Geduld mss., ca. 1922–1995, consist of correspondence and papers of Indiana University Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, Harry M. Geduld.

The Jennings mss., 1924-1956, consists of the papers of Indiana WPA administrator John Kaley Jennings, 1883-1972.

The Arthur LeRoy Kaser collection: plays by Arthur LeRoy Kaser from the twentieth century, 1927-1952, consist of 83 plays by Arthur LeRoy Kaser in 80 volumes.

The Sherriff mss. II, 1929-1957, consist of letters from playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff, 1896-1975, to writer Vernon Bartlett, 1894-1983.

The Welles mss., 1930-1950 (bulk 1936-1947), consists of the correspondence, papers, and memorabilia of actor, writer, producer, and director Orson Welles 1915-1985.

The Sherriff mss., 1931-1951, consists of letters from playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff, 1896-1975, to the League of Dramatists division of the Society of Authors.

The Gilbert mss. II, 1931-1954, consists primarily of the correspondence between Carroll Atwood Wilson, 1886-1947, lawyer and collector of Gilbert and Sullivan materials, and Townley Searle, Gilbert bibliographer of London, England, concerning the sale and collecting of items relating to Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

The Welles mss. II, ca. 1931-2001, consists of individual items about or relating to actor, writer, producer, and director Orson Welles, 1915-1985.

The White mss., 1932-1969, consists of the correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of critic, editor, and writer William Anthony Parker (W.A.P.) White, 1911-1968.

The National Theatre Conference mss., 1932-2012, consist of the papers of past presidents, executive secretary, and treasurer of the National Theatre Conference, an organization of American community and university theatres organized collectively to serve non-commercial theatre.

The Scammon mss., 1933-1978, consists of the papers of Richard Lewis Scammon, 1914-1979, Professor of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University from 1946 to 1979.

The Lawrence, F. mss., 1934-1935, consist of correspondence and agreements concerning a play titled Daughter-in-Law by David Herbert Lawrence.

The Moody mss., 1934-1990, consist of correspondence files and manuscripts of Indiana University professor of theatre and drama, Richard Moody, 1911-1996.

The Frasier mss., 1934-2014, consist of David K. Frasier's research materials, drafts, and related correspondence for his encyclopedias of show-business homicide and suicide as well as his biography/bibliography of Russ Meyer. Also included is correspondence with and writings about serial killer John Wayne Gacy and filmmaker Kenneth Anger.

The Ford, Ruth mss., 1936-1986 consists of the papers of stage and screen actress Ruth Ford.

The Weissberger mss., 1938-1949, consists primarily of correspondence and legal papers pertaining to the financial affairs of Orson Welles, 1915-1985, and Mercury Theatre, Inc., as handled by Welles' personal attorney, L. Arnold Weissberger, 1907-1981.

Consists primarily of the papers of the British publishing firm of Calder & Boyars Ltd. Also included are the papers of its predecessor John Calder (Publishers) and the personal papers of John Calder, 1927- . A few personal papers of Marion Boyars, 1928-1999, are also present.

The Tynan, Kenneth mss., 1939-2001, consists of manuscript diaries of director and theater personality Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980).

The Fanto mss., 1940-1951, consist of correspondence, film and theatre production materials, photographs, and clippings pertaining to the work of director Orson Welles, 1915-1985 and cinematographer George Fanto, 1918- .

Preston mss., 1941-1948, consist of letters to solicitor Kerrison Preston, relating primarily to playwright Gordon Bottomley, 1874-1948.

Consists of prompt scripts, ground plans and elevations, light plots, sound plots and type recordings, property and costume plots, and printed playbills for twenty-seven New York stage productions.

The Norman mss. II, 1943-1970, consist of the correspondence and writings of Frank Norman, 1930-1980, British playwright and novelist best known for his memoirs of the London orphanage and prison system.

The Weldon mss., 1946-1989, consists of the papers of British author and playwright Fay Weldon, 1931- .

The Sartre mss., 1948-1949, consists of letters, telegrams, news clippings, and other documents relating to the English adaptation and New York premiere of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales at the Mansfield Theatre in 1948.

The Michael mss., 1949-2020, consist of playbills and theater programs collected by R. Keith and Marion Michael.

The Pinter mss., 20th century, are three drafts of The Caretaker: A Play in Three Acts by Harold Pinter, 1930-2008, playwright.