The Maugham mss., 1904-1973, consist of the contracts and correspondence about those contracts for works by William Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, English novelist and playwright.
Collection consists of revised and copy-edited typescripts, galley proofs, and correspondence for approximately fifty original short stories and novellas from the "Golden Age of Science Fiction" published in Galaxy,Beyond Fantasy Fiction,Other Worlds, Fantasy & Science Fiction,Unknown Worlds,Universe Science Fiction,IF, and other magazines.
The Clemens mss. II, 1945, consists of letters sent to author Cyril Clemens, 1902-1999, of Kirkwood, Missouri, concerning a symposium planned in honor of Ernie Pyle (Ernest Taylor Pyle, 1900-1945, journalist) following his death on April 18.
The Committee of Returned Volunteers mss., 1967-1970, consists of the papers of the Committee of Returned Volunteers, Bloomington Chapter. The CRV is an organization of persons who have worked in voluntary service programs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and in the United States.
The Courvoisier mss., 1861-1867, consists of the official papers of postmaster of Vevay, Indiana, and treasurer of Switzerland County, Indiana Frederick L. Courvoisier, 1832?-.
The Cravens mss., 1850-1872, consists of the correspondence and papers of farmer, soldier, Indiana legislator, and U.S. congressman James Addison Cravens, 1818-1893.
The Coster mss., 1877-1938, consists of letters to Lincoln collector Robert Coster, 1851?-1928, relating to Lincoln, and letters to his nephew Paul Coster, relating to Lincoln and to John Sherman.