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Retiring from long careers in urban ministry and social work in 1934, Indiana University alumni Frank O. Beck and his wife Daisy returned to their alma mater to serve as unofficial counselors to the student body and the administration. Collection consists of correspondence, research, publications, biographical material, and records relating to their gift of Beck Chapel. Prominent in the collection are Frank's research and writing on race relations, aging, and social and economic equality in Chicago.

Musician and conductor Frank St. Leger was a professor of music at Indiana University from 1953-1968. Prior to accepting the teaching position at IU, St. Leger held a number of noteworthy positions in the music and entertainment business, including a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Music in London, accompanist for top performers such as Austrialian soprano Nellie Melba, and musical advisor for the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. Collection focuses largely on St. Leger's music career prior to teaching at Indiana University and includes correspondence, notes and ideas for lectures and musical productions, recorded music lectures, and newspaper clippings. Prominent in the collection is St. Leger's correspondence with Spyros P. Skouras, president of Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, regarding St. Leger's ideas for musical programs.

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.

Frederic C. Schmidt was a professor of chemistry at Indiana University from 1947 until his retirement in 1969. This collection consists of materials relating to Schmidt's teaching endeavors, including lecture notes, syllabi, assignments and exam questions for some of the chemistry courses he taught. It also contains materials pertaining to the I.U. Summer Institute for High School Teachers of Chemistry.

The collection consists of field notes, research material, manuscripts and conference papers. Also included is a list of conference dates and papers that coincide. There is also a removed material Bibliography.

The Frederick, Robert A. mss., 1880-1993, consist of photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, and research materials gathered and written by historian Robert A. Frederick about conservationist Richard Lieber.

Fred Walter Householder Jr. was a prominent professor of linguistics and classics at Indiana University Bloomington and an important figure within the field of linguistics. The collection contains materials from courses Householder taught at Indiana University, research files of his studies abroad, language materials and records from the Linguistic Atlas Project, or the LANCS project.

The Freeman mss., 1902-1961, consist of contracts and publishing correspondence relating to detective stories by R. Austin Freeman featuring his character Dr. Thorndyke, a specialist in "medical jurisprudence" or forensic science.

The French Lick Springs Hotel mss., 1952-1953, consists of materials on the history of the Hotel collected by Thomas Powderly Martin, 1887-1963, Consultant in Manuscripts in the Indiana University Library at the time.

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources, relating to or by French literary figures. Additions continue to be made.

The French mss., 1951-1955, consists of cards, letters, and notes primarily from poet Ezra Loomis Pound, 1885-1972, to William French, 1925- .

The Friday Musicale mss., ca. 1925-1980, consist of calendars, programs and achievement books of the Bloomington, Indiana affiliate of the National Federation of Music Clubs.

The Friendship Garden Club mss., 1956-2008, consists of the minutes, membership lists, and other administrative records of the Friendship Garden Club of Bloomington, Indiana.

The Fuchs mss., 1920-1979, consist of the correspondence, professional and teaching files, and writings of Ralph Follen Fuchs, 1899-1985, Indiana University Professor Emeritus of Law.

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

The Gaither mss., 1955-1986 consists of correspondence and writings of Mary Elizabeth Gaither (1917-2018) relating primarily to work on Leonard and Virginia Woolf and on the publications of their Hogarth Press. Additions to the collection include receipts and invoices, 1961-1969, for the purchase of Hogarth Press books.

The Garnett, D. mss., 1940-1947 and 1969-1970, consist of letters from writer, Rosamond Nina Lehmann, 1901-1990, to author David Garnett, 1892-1981.

The Garnett mss. II, 1895-1957, consists primarily of letters from Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, author, to Edward Garnett, 1868-1937, writer. Materials after 1923 consist of an exchange of letters between Garnett and book dealer Edgar H. Wells about Garnett's copy of The Nigger of the Narcissus in 1925, and a letter from Conrad's son, John Alexander Conrad to Garnett (probably Edward's son David) in 1957 about a Conrad exhibition.

The Garrett mss., 1946-1947, consist of letters and photographs by John P. Garrett, Jr. (Bill) to his future wife Mary Johnson Noah, written while stationed in occupied Japan, 1946-1947.

Founded on 12 December 1947 by Mrs. Herman T. Briscoe, the purpose of Gateway (General Association of Teachers, Employees, Wives, Administrators of the Yooniversity) was to promote sociability among the members of the entire University family. Membership was available to all women who were employed in any capacity by the University, to wives and other homemakers of persons employed by the university, and to all retired persons and widows who were eligible at the time of their retirement or widowhood. This collection contains one series arranged chronologically, Administrative files. Contained within this series are the Gateway Club minutes, the Presidents books, and a financial notice regarding the withdrawal of Gateway Club funds from the Indiana University Credit Union.

The Gathorne-Hardy, J., mss., 1705-2017, consist of the correspondence, family materials, journals, and manuscripts of writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, 1933-2019.

The Gathorne-Hardy mss., 1920-1973, are the papers and writings of author Robert Gathorne-Hardy, 1902-1973.

The Gawsworth mss. consist of letters and cards from British bookseller Percival Horace Muir, 1894-1979 to poet John Gawsworth, the pseudonym used by Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong, 1912-1970.

This collection includes clippings, sheet music, and one photograph related to gospel musician Rosetta Tharpe.

The Gay mss., 1924-1976, consist of the correspondence of Kenneth Charles Gay, 1912- , librarian, with Robert Graves, 1895-1985, author.

The Gay mss. II, 1945-1977, consist of letters written to Kenneth Charles Gay, 1912-1995, librarian and curator of the Poetry Collection at SUNY Buffalo until his retirement in 1978.

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 Gellert mss., 1927-1978, consist of the correspondence and writings of Lawrence Gellert, 1898-1979, composer and author of Negro Songs of Protest.

The Gellert mss. II, mid-twentieth century, consists of unpublished drafts and fragments of a novel by folklorist and composer Lawrence Gellert, 1898-1979.

This project examines the impact of unionization on Guide Lamp and Delco Remy, two automobile plants in Anderson, Indiana, between the years of 1930 and 1982. It details the events of the 1937 sit-down strike at Guide Lamp and the various improvements in working conditions, wages, job security, and benefits that the United Auto Workers helped to influence at the two plants. The project highlights changes in policy towards women, minority groups, and retirees in the factory workplace, and it offers descriptions of the evolving roles of management and the union and changing relationships among workers in the two plants. Finally, the project details the history of the two plants within the community of Anderson at large, and it offers commentary on the then-current problems and challenges facing the automobile industry as a whole.

Dr. George C. Hale, 1891-1948, was an Indiana native and chemist for the Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, New Jersey. His research concentrated on ordnance both for military and commercial applications. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs relating to Dr. Hale's education, career, and accomplishments.

Collection consists of the papers of George List (1911-2008), Professor of Folklore, Director of the Inter-American Program in Ethnomusicology (1966-1976), and Director of the Archives of Traditional Music (1954-1976) at Indiana University. His primary research interests included folk music, the traditional music of the Hopi tribes of Northern Arizona, and the music of indigenous tribes in the Caribbean regions of Colombia and the Andes and Amazon regions of Ecuador. This collection includes personal and professional correspondence, publications, research, subject files, audiovisual content, and many of his musical compositions.

Collection consists of black and white photographs from the 1950s through the early 1980s related to KYOK in Houston. Including are images documenting the activities of KYOK's deejays in the studio and surrounding communities, particularly in connection with listener contests and station-sponsored events such as dances and the "We Love You" concert. Also included are photographs of KYOK publicity materials and publicity photographs of many of the rhythm and blues artists, jazz, and blues artists featured on the station.

George T. Engelman Jr. was a graduate from Indiana University, attending IU from 1937-1941. He worked and raised his family for a few years in Bloomington while studying for his master's degree in education in the 40s and 50s and working for RCA. He was also a WWII veteran. This collection contains his army records from 1942-1968, biographical documents from 1915-2008, correspondence, family home videos, teaching documents, and materials from his time serving in WWII such as ration stamps and Pearl Harbor Officers' Club cards.

Dr. Gerardo M. Gonzalez is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the Indiana University School of Education. In 1962, when Gonzalez was eleven years old, he and his family immigrated to the United States as refugees from Cuba. The first in his family to graduate from college, Gonzalez has since become a prominent academic leader in the United States and a proponent for higher education leadership, healthy campus environments, and Latino educational concerns. The papers and photos in this collection relate to Gonzalez's upbringing and his family's emigration from Cuba to the United States in the early 1960s, as well as Gonzalez' education and academic appointments. Many of the materials in this collection are reproduced or referenced in Gonzalez's 2018 memoir A Cuban Refugee's Journey to the American Dream: The Power of Education .

This collection has been incorporated into the Herman B Wells papers, Collection C75. Please visit the C75 finding aid, "German Assignment" series to review and request access to these materials.Herman B Wells was an Indiana University alumnus, president, and chancellor. Late in 1947, in the midst of his presidency, Wells took a six month leave of absence to serve as Director of the Education and Cultural Relations Division of the Office of Military Government for German, U.S. (OMGUS). During this time he also served as General Lucius D. Clay's cultural affairs advisor. The collection includes correspondence, writings and reports, a diary, and subject files but consists primarily of correspondence with Indiana University, fellow OMGUS personnel, and individuals seeking help immigrating or locating displaced persons.

The German mss., ca. 16th century-2004, consist of individually acquired letters, documents, and historical and literary manuscripts written in German, relating to the history, culture, and life of Germany.

The papers of Gertrude Rivers Robinson contain music manuscripts and sketches, correspondence, press clippings, class notes and coursework, lecture materials, audio recordings, photographs, slides, films and videos documenting her life and career as a composer, ethnomusicologist and pedagogue, including her research on the Balinese gamelan tradition.

The Gest, Howard mss., ca. 1941-2011, consist of the correspondence, papers, reprints and copies of the work of Prof. Howard Gest, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Indiana University Department of Microbiology.

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 Gilder mss., 1781-1984 consists of correspondence and papers of poet, editor Richard Watson Gilder and his wife, the artist Helena de Kay Gilder, and their family.

The Gilmour mss., 1957-1971, consists of correspondence of John Scott Lennox Gilmour, 1906-1986, director of the University Botanic Garden, Cambridge [England] and president of the Cambridge Humanists.

The Giono mss., 1935-1970, consist primarily of the letters of French novelist Jean Giono, 1895-1970, to Mme. Hélène Laguerre.

The Giovannini mss., 1952-1972, consist primarily of correspondence between Professor of English language and literature Giovanni Giovannini, 1906-1985, and poet Ezra Loomis Pound, 1885-1972.

The Gissing mss., 1863-1958, consist of correspondence, financial records, writings, photographs, and miscellaneous materials by and about writer George Robert Gissing, 1857-1903.

The Glenn Black Papers, 1917-1970 consists of the files of the first State Archaeologist for Indiana and former Indiana University professor, Glenn Black, 1900-1964, primarily relating to his research and archaeological digs at Native American sites.

The Glen's Camera Shop mss., 1949-1969, consist of approximately 3200 unclaimed photographs from Glen's Camera Shop in Bloomington, Indiana.

Collection consists of .8 cubic feet of records from the Director of the Goethe Link Observatory, spanning 1935-1941, primarily concerning the construction of the observatory. The observatory was built by and named after, Goethe Link, who received his M.D. from IU in 1902 and who was a prominent thyroid surgeon in Indianapolis. The incumbent during this period was Victor E. Maier. Included in the collection are financial ledgers, correspondence, as well as information on construction materials and astronomy.

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 Gold, Herbert mss., 1850-2018, consists of the correspondence of author Herbert Gold, 1924- , with Kurt Vonnegut, Tobias Wolff, and other authors.

The Gollancz, Victor mss., 1935-1985, consist of correspondence, reader's reports, and files relating to authors and works published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.

Consists of the papers of South African author and Nobel prize winner Nadine Gordimer. The correspondence is mostly with her colleagues, literary agents and publishers, including magazines such as The New Yorker where many of her short stories first appeared. There are draft and final versions of Gordimer's stories, articles, book reviews, novels, short story collections, speeches, etc. The notebooks contain story ideas, working notes, as well as dates of completion and publication for some of the stories. Completing the collection is a diary kept by Gordimer when she was eleven years old.

The Gottfried mss. consists of Latin manuscripts and a working translation of Giovanni Della Casa's Rime by Rudolf B. Gottfried, 1909-1986, professor emeritus of English, Indiana University.

The Gottschalk mss., 1935-1948, consists of correspondence between Louis Gottschalk, 1899-1975, historian, and Walter Pennett Gardner, 1869-1949, banker, concerning the collection of Lafayette manuscripts assembled by Gardner and about the organization of The American Friends of Lafayette.

The Grab mss., 1941-1949, consists of letters from social philosopher Theodor W. Adorno, 1903-1969, to musician Hermann Grab, 1903-1949.

Bert E. Young and Grace P. Young were both faculty in the Indiana University Department of French and Italian. Bert taught French and served as chair of the department from 1922 until his retirement in 1945. Grace taught French and later Italian from 1917 to her retirement in 1956. She also served as Assistant Dean of Women from 1920 to 1926 and Acting Dean of Women the summer of 1919 and the fall semester of 1923 and 1924. Their papers include diplomas and certificates recognizing Bert's degrees and various academic achievements; Bert's geometry notebook and Grace's class lecture notes on French literature; and personal papers, including photographs and correspondence between Grace and her family.

The Gramatky mss., 1947-1948, consists of artwork and manuscripts by writer and illustrator Hardie Gramatky, 1907-1979.

The Graves mss., 1914-1994, consist of correspondence and research materials collected by Richard Perceval Graves, 1945- , in preparation for writing his biography of Welsh author, Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, 1900-1976.

The Graves mss., 1914-1994, consists of correspondence and research materials collected by Richard Perceval Graves, 1945-, in preparation for writing his biography of Welsh author Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, 1900-1976.

Collection consists of 3 cubic feet of records created by Charles F. Voegelin and Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin for their Great Lakes - Ohio Valley Ethnohistorical Research Project. Prominently featured in the collection are correspondence and reports prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

The Great Lakes-Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection, 1953-1966, is a unique assemblage of primary and secondary resources pertaining to the Native American occupancy of the region. These items were assembled to support the Great Lakes-Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Project. This U.S. Department of Justice funded research activity was responsible for the preparation of in-depth reports concerning American Indian land use and tenure. These reports were intended to be used in the government's defense against cases involving alleged treaty inequities and which were brought before the Indian Claims Commission, a body and a process authorized by federal legislation signed into law on August 13, 1946.

The Greenbie mss., 1950-1953, consists of correspondence and copies of correspondence of Marjorie Latta (Barstow) Greenbie, 1891-1976, and Sydney Greenbie, 1889-1960, authors, with multiple receivers.

The Greene, E. mss., 1925-1964, consists of the correspondence of Ernest S. Greene, 1890-1979, secretary to novelist Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968.

The Grenier, A. mss. consists of poetry manuscripts, personal correspondence, journals, photo albums, and other miscellaneous realia relating to the creative work of Armenian-American poet Arpine Konyalian Grenier, 1943-.

The historical narrative of Walam Olum has multiple spellings and translations. For the purposes of this finding aid, the narrative will be spelled Walam Olum. The collection consists of manuscripts, records, and correspondence compiled by archeologist James B. Griffin concerning the Delaware project, a series of archeological sites based in the Delaware River Valley in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. The project was an effort by the Indiana Historical Society to identify the material culture of the Delaware Indians located in the Delaware River Valley in order to see if Indiana had traces of the same material culture.

The Grisell mss., 1942-1990, consists of letters from and clippings relating to author Ross Franklin Lockridge, 1914-1948, gathered by his friend, surgeon Ted Grisell, 1916-2004.

The Gruelle mss., 1940-1942, consists of original Raggedy Ann watercolor drawings, pencil sketches, and pen-and-ink drawings by illustrators Johnny Gruelle, 1880-1938, Justin Carlyle Gruelle, 1889-1978, and Worth Gruelle, 1912-1997.

The Gumuchian mss., 1933-1940, consists of correspondence between bookseller Kirkor Gumuchian, 1887-1949, and businessman and philanthropist George Alexander Ball, 1862-1955.

The Hack mss., 1906-1959, consists of the papers of author Elizabeth Jane Miller Hack, 1878-1961.

The Hahn-Brandt mss., 1935-1983, consists of New York literary agency Brandt & Brandt office files concerning American author and journalist Emily Hahn, 1905-1997.

The Hahn mss., 1900-1991, consists of the correspondence and writings of author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997.

The Hahn mss. II, 1942-1943, consists of correspondence urging the U.S. Government to place the name of author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997, on the list of American correspondents in Japan and Japanese-held territories to be exchanged for Japanese journalists in the United States.

The Hahn mss. III, 1925-1998, consists of the papers of author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997.

The Hahn mss. IV, 1934-1998, consists primarily of contracts and publication agreements relating to works by author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997, from literary agencies Brandt & Brandt and Wylie, Aitken & Stone.

The Hahn mss. V, 1919-1996, consist of letters and documents by and about author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997, acquired at various times from various sources.

The Hakman mss., 1950-1958, consists of materials created and collected by political science professor Nathan Hakman, 1921-2001, concerning author and philosopher Arthur Fisher Bentley, 1870-1957.

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

The Haldeman mss., 1948-1960, consists of files from Haldeman-Julius Publications of Girard, Kansas, containing correspondence with and book sales records of writer Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968.

The Haldeman mss. II, 1908-1951, consists of correspondence of writers and editors, including Emanuel Haldeman-Julius, 1889-1951, who were connected to Haldeman-Julius Publications.

The Halleck mss., 1911-1968, consists of the papers of Indiana congressman Charles Abraham Halleck, 1900-1986.

The Halleck mss. II, 1924-2010, consist of documents, photographs, and materials by and about congressman Charles A. Halleck acquired individually from various sources.

The Halls mss., 1949-1987, consists of personal journals, correspondence, and photographs created and collected by Indiana University benefactor Ruth Athenais Norman Halls, 1898-1990.

The Hall, T., mss., 1944-1952, consists primarily of letters from advertising executive and artist Tom Hall, 1880-, to children's book collector Elisabeth Woodworth Ball, 1897-1982.

The Hall, T., mss. II, 1944-1961, consists of correspondence, writings, and drawings by advertising executive and artist Tom Hall, 1880-.

The Hambrecht mss., 1860-1940, consists of typewritten copies of correspondence of educator and Lincolniana collector George Philip Hambrecht, 1871-1943.

The Hammett, Dashiell mss., 1949–1952, consists of correspondence between author Dashiell Hammett, 1894–1961, and his secretary, Muriel Alexander Golden, 1918-2008.

The Hammond mss., 1812-1952, consists of a letter of marque and reprisal from King George III to privateer Thomas Hocquard and related materials created and collected by H. H. Hammond.

The Hansen, K. mss, 1950-1951, consists of letters from poet Wystan Hugh (W. H.) Auden, 1907-1973, to his German translator, Kurt Heinrich Hansen, 1913-1987.

The Hanson, D.P., mss., 1933-1983, consists of the papers of editor and publisher Donald Parker Hanson, 1901-1978.

The Hanson mss., 1947-1977, consists of letters from author Emily Hahn, 1905-1997, to journalist Muriel Ripperger Hanson, 1917-2000.

The Hapgood, M.D., mss., 1912-1975, consists of the correspondence and writings of Socialist leaders Mary Donovan Hapgood, 1886-1973, and Powers Hapgood, 1899-1949.

The Hapgood mss., 1915-1951, consists of the papers of labor leader Powers Hapgood, 1899-1949.

The Haringer mss., 1930-1963, consists of poems and related materials by German poet Jakob Haringer, 1898-1948.

Harold Pepinsky was Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University from 1976-2008. His writings focus on how the criminal justice system can be the cause or cure for crime and research interests include peacemaking criminology, restorative justice, violence against children, and ritual abuse. The collection consists of materials relating to his position at IU and professional interests, including correspondence, case files, publications, teaching files, awards and collected materials.

The Harris, L. mss. consists of materials related to the writing and publication of Upton Sinclair, American Rebel (Crowell, 1975), by author Leon A. Harris, 1926-2000.

The Harrison, B. mss., 1888-1965, consists of materials relating to 23rd President of the United States Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901, and to the projected biography of him by A. T. Volwiler, 1888-1957.

The Harris, S.M. mss., 1950-2004, consists of correspondence between businessman S. Miller Harris, 1921-2013, and author Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007.

This collection contains the personal papers of renowned IU professor and artist, Harry Engel.

The Hartley, Duncan mss., 1959-2001, consists of Heart's Needle, a series of photographs by Duncan Hartley, 1942-, in memory of poet W.D. Snodgrass, 1926-2009.