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The Meigs mss., 1794–1831, cpnsists of letters and papers of Return Jonathan Meigs, 1764–1825, governor of Ohio, United States senator, and postmaster general during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.

The Men of Mark mss., 1905-1906, consist of biographical questionnaires filled out by the subjects or their representatives at the request of James Albert Woodburn, 1856-1943, professor of history, Indiana University, for a proposed biographical dictionary, Men of Mark in Indiana.

The Storm mss., 1853-1958, consist of letters and articles of and pertaining to Theodor Storm, 1817-1888, author, assembled by Elmer Otto Wooley, 1883-1964, professor.

The Saturday Review of Literature mss., 1946-1956, consists of letters from author Upton Sinclair, 1878-1968, to Norman Cousins, 1915-1990, and Harrison Smith, 1888-1971, editors of the Saturday Review of Literature.

The Lane, J. mss., 1835-1906, consist of correspondence and papers of Joseph Lane, 1801-1881, first territorial governor of Oregon.

The Lane, H.S. mss., 1828-1909, consist of letters and papers of Henry Smith Lane, 1811-1881, governor of Indiana, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. senator.

The Lane, H.S. mss. II, 1858-1871, consist of letters and documents from various people to Indiana politician and U.S. Senator Henry Smith Lane, 1811-1881.

The Lamb mss., 1862-1901 (bulk 1862-1865), consist of letters to Mrs. Mary Catherine (Hatten) Lamb from relatives, most of whom were soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War.

The Kus-Nikolajev mss., 1932-1957, are letters from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, to Mirko Kus-Nikolajev, 1896-?, physician of Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

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 Land mss., 1945-1953, consist of letters from Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, novelist, to translator Rene Land of Groningen, Holland.

The Leiber, F. mss., 1932-1974, consist of the papers of science fiction and short story writer Fritz Leiber, 1910-1992.

The Latin American mss. Nicaragua, 1603-1857, consist primarily of items concerning Nicaragua's independence from Spain and its short-lived federation with Mexico.

The Latin American mss. Puerto Rico, 1805-1819, relate to the internal development and protection of the country.

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

The Layman mss., 1949-1952, consist of documents and notes by or relating to American author John Dos Passos, 1896-1970.

The Lewisohn mss., 1922-1937, consist of letters from literary men to Ludwig Lewisohn, 1883-1955, author and critic, and personal letters from Lewisohn to his wife, Mrs. Thelma (Spear) Lewisohn, and her mother, Mrs. Elias Spear.

The Leave Her to Heaven mss., 1944, consist of a letter, memos, and notes concerning script ideas and changes, as well as a script continuity for the motion picture Leave Her to Heaven.

The Lilly Library Readers Services Dept. mss., ca. 1950- 1978, consist of the correspondence and office files of that Department and of Geneva Warner, 1919- , Special Collections librarian, later Head of Readers Services. Several of the files date from the Indiana University Library's Special Collections era, prior to the existence of the Lilly Library. In Spring 1978, the Readers Services Department was merged with Technical services to form a single Book Department. Geneva Warner retired July 1, 1978, at which time this material was sorted and transferred to the Public Services Department for retention as part of the Lilly Library Archives.

The Lilly Library Mendel Collection mss., 1961-1974, consist of reference correspondence relating to the acquisition, cataloging, and use of the Mendel Collection of Latin American materials in the Lilly Library. Additions to the collection include financial records and papers relating to the firm Lathrop C. Harper while owned and operated by the Indiana University Foundation, primarily 1967-1968. Also present are some earlier, 1950s, materials that include stock issues and minutes of stock holders meetings.

The Lilly, E. mss., 1940, consist of correspondence, photographs, and printed materials relating to Eli Lilly's acquisition of a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington.

The Masaryk, T.G. mss., circa 1923-1934, consist of 5x7 black and white photographs of or relating to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1850-1937, president of the Czechoslovak Republic, 1918-1935.

The Marull mss., 1784-1839, consists of materials relating to the personal and business affairs of the Marull family.

The Merrill family mss., ca. 1851-1927, consist of correspondence, diaries, photographs, and writings of various members of the George Merrill family of New York. Present are papers of George Merrill, 1832-1888, his wife Emma Fitzrandolph (Laing) Merrill, their sons William Laing Merrill and George Grenville Merrill, and George's wife Pauline (Dresser) Merrill.

The Merrymount Press mss., circa 1904-1941, consist of in-house press printing order files relating to the production of Christmas cards, bookplates, and advertising ephemera.

The Meyer mss., 1938-1988, consist of the papers of war correspondent and short story writer Robert Louis Meyer, 1918-1989.

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

The Messing mss., 1864-1917, consist of letters, documents, and memorabilia relating to the military career of Captain Henry J. Messing, 1844-?, to the 179th Regiment, Co. G, New York Volunteer Infantry with which he served, and to his participation in the encampments of the Grand Army of the Republic.

The Mitchell/Beckett mss., circa 1937-1992, consist of letters, manuscripts, and materials about author Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, collected by Indiana University professor and Beckett bibliographer, Breon Mitchell, 1942- .

The Miller, H. mss II, 1951-1952 and 1955, consists primarily of correspondence between author Henry Miller, 1891-1980, and his fourth wife, Eve McClure, 1922-1966.

The Mitchell mss. II, 1919-1980, consist of the correspondence and papers contributed for the preparation of the volume Alice Garrigue Masaryk, 1879-1966, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 1980. The work was compiled by Ruth (Crawford) Mitchell and Linda (Klouda) Vlasak.

The Moenkhaus mss., 1892-1918, consist primarily of the correspondence of zoologist William J. Moenkhaus, 1871-1947, former professor at Indiana University.

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

The Mitchell, R. mss., 1980-1995, consist mainly of correspondence between several contemporary American poets and Professor of English, Roger Sherman Mitchell, 1935- .

The Mongolian mss., late 18th-early 20th century, consist of Buddhist manuscripts written in Mongolian script. Includes one in palm leaf format.

The Monroe County, Indiana, Commissioners mss., 1818-1852, consist of petitions, certificates, claims, and other papers pertaining to legal permissions and activities in Monroe County, Indiana.

The Morris, M. mss., 1856-1903, consist of correspondence and documents relating to Civil War soldier Mark M. Morris, 1841-1902.

The Mosig mss., 1971-1979, consist of letters to Dirk Walter Mosig, 1943- , professor of psychology, from science fiction and fantasy writers principally discussing Howard Phillips Lovecraft, 1890-1937.

The Moore mss., 1916-1922, consist of letters from Richard Aldington, 1892-1962, author, and Wyndham Lewis, 1882-1957, author, to Thomas Sturge Moore, 1870-1944, poet and wood engraver.

The Munsey mss., 1911-1942, consist of correspondence between The Frank A. Munsey Co., publishers in New York City, and seven authors or their agents concerning publication rights and in some instances film rights.

The Murray mss., 1806-1892, consist of letters of publishers John Murray II and John Murray III, of London, England, which are tipped in Samuel Smiles, Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray. London, John Murray, 1891. (Lilly Z325 .M92 S6 vols. I & II). 1982

The Tennyson, F. mss., 1841-1922, are the papers of Frederick Tennyson, 1807-1898, poet, and his family.

The Tennyson mss., 1841-1954, consist chiefly of correspondence of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892, poet, and his family.

The Scottish mss., 1500-1707, consists of materials concerned with the genealogies, history, letters, and writings of Scotland.

The War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchase from a variety of sources, relating to the War of 1812.

English Legal Documents mss. IV, 1200-1898, consist of those manuscripts concerned with English legal matters which have been acquired as individual pieces.

The Dubin mss., 1923-1953, consists of manuscript, mimeographed, and printed materials collected by Martin Dubin in connection with the preparation of his Ph.D. dissertation in the Department of Government, Indiana University.

The Forwalter mss., 1642-1939, are historical documents collected by Dorothy J. Forwalter.

The Foreign film mss., 1939-1962, consists of movie stills from 23 foreign films.

The Forman mss., 1885-1887, are those cards and letters sent to Harry Buxton Forman, 1842-1917, editor, who at this time lived at 46 Marborough Hill, St. John's Wood, London. Written by Ford Madox Brown, 1821-1893, painter, and John Pollard Seddon, 1827-1906, art critic.