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The Vogt mss., 1930-1981, consists of the correspondence, writings, and miscellaneous materials of Gertrude Leinhard Bronson Vogt, 1896-1981.

The Vlček Mss., 1915-1937, consists of drawings, paintings, reproductions, and stamp designs of Czech artist Jindra Vlček, 1885-1968.

The Vishniak mss., 1921-1940, consists of the correspondence of former Russian Socialist leader and author Mark Veniaminovich Vishniak, 1883-1977.

The Vint mss., ca. 1960, consists of the manuscript and proof-copy material for China Court by Rumer Godden, published by Viking Press in 1961.

The Viereck mss., 1943-1953, consists of typescripts of letters from novelist Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, to Peter Robert Edwin Viereck, 1916-2006, author and professor of history at Mount Holyoke College.

The Vidocq mss., 1833-1847, consists of the correspondence of French police officer Eugène François Vidocq, 1775-1857.

Martha Jeannette Vicinus was a faculty member of the Indiana University English Department from 1968-1982. Her papers comprise 1 cubic foot and span the period of 1971-1980. Consists largely of newsletters, flyers, pamphlets, minutes, form letters, mass mailings, interdepartmental memos, and a small amount of personal correspondence relating to the activities of American Federation of Teachers Bloomington local, women's movement in Bloomington, the creation of Women's Studies program at Indiana University, and the Modern Language Association Radical Caucus. Items are arranged chronologically within each series.

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

The Vernon mss., 1737-1740, consists of contemporary copies and extracts of the correspondence between Admiral Edward Vernon, 1684-1757, and the Great Britain Navy Board.

The Verlaine mss., 1895, consists of the letters and writings of author Paul Marie Verlaine, 1844-1896.

The Vennewitz, Leila mss., 1964–2007, consists of the papers of translator Leila Vennewitz, 1912–2007.

Henry B. Veatch, Jr. was a Professor of Philosophy at IU from 1937-1965. Collection consists of his personal papers and writings on such topics as Aristotle, natural law, metaphysics, and ethics. There are five series: Correspondence, 1941-1997, containing correspondence to and from colleagues; Speaking engagements, 1971-1988, containing copies of his public lectures and addresses; Class notes, 1966-1984, containing class lectures, handouts, reading lists, and exams; St. Meinrad group, 1985-1996, containing notes, correspondence, and papers of discussion group formed by Veatch and colleagues; and Writings by or about Veatch, 1941-1993, containing typescripts and publications by Veatch and also reviews of three of Veatch's books.

The Vawter mss., 1919-1922, consists of those paintings prepared by John William "Will" Vawter, 1871-1941, Indiana artist, for illustrating The Youth of James Whitcomb Riley and The Maturity of James Whitcomb Riley by John Marcus Dickey.

The Vasquez, Richard E. mss., 1960-1990, consists of the papers of Chicano author and journalist Richard E. Vasquez, 1928-1990.

Leon Varjian (1951-2015) was a graduate student at Indiana University from 1972-1975, known primarily for his comedic news publications such as Fun City and his organized antics on the IU campus. He ran for mayor of Bloomington in 1975 and IU Trustee in 1976, though his campaign platforms were humorous and satirical. After his time in Bloomington, Varjian attended University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he continued similar political theatre antics and produced a successful local access cable television show called Vern & Evelyn through 1984. This collection contains his personal papers, including documents and memorabilia from his mayoral campaign, flyers from his social events, notes and drafts, newspapers and clippings, and correspondence, and materials from Vern & Evelyn.

The Von Tress mss., 1916-1993, consists of photocopies of manuscripts, pictures, records, letters, and published articles drawn from a memory book of Edward Campbell Von Tress, 1899-1976, an alumnus of Indiana University who helped head the university's Memorial Fund as Alumni Secretary.

The Loughridge mss., 1864-1895, consists of the medical diaries and papers of Dr. James H. Loughridge, 1828-1895, of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana.

The Jennett mss., 1886-1979, consists of miscellaneous letters and manuscripts collected by rare book curator Matthew Jennett.

The James, J. mss., ca. 1835-1852, consists of letters, land inventories, and financial papers relating to Indiana land investments.

The Indiana University Library mss., 1937-1981, consists of the files of Bernard Campbell Gavit, 1893-1954, relating to his tenure as chairman of the Indiana University Library Committee, 1937-1942; the administrative files of former IU Bloomington Librarian Cecil Kash Byrd, 1913-1997; the administrative files of former IU Libraries Librarian Robert Alexander Miller, 1907-1989; and the administrative files, 1969-1981, of former assistant director for collection development, Wilmer Baatz, 1915-1991.

The Forgue mss. consists of letters and documents, ca. 1933-1945, relating to The Book Collector's Packet.

The Eliasberg mss. consists of the letters of Vladimir Eliasberg, a doctor for the German army during World War I, and two French documents he found while stationed in France in 1918.

The Medical mss., ca. 1720-1890, consists of manuscripts regarding medical procedures, treatises, records, etc. in French and Latin.

The Cammack mss. consists of letters and documents, 1823-1894, of the Cammack and Robinson families, Quakers in Indiana.

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 Palafox mss., 1639-1658, consist of documents and correspondence signed by and related to Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, a major figure of the Mexican Colonial era.

The Payen-Payne mss. consists of cards, letters, etc., 1926-1932, to Vinchelés Payen-Payne from or relating to Charles Scott-Moncrieff.

The Ramsay mss. 1917–1919, consists of the postcard correspondence, diary, and military papers of David H. Ramsay (1896–) during his enlistment in the army and service in Europe during World War I, 1917-1919.

The Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1970, consist of individual items acquired individually either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources.

The Custer mss., 1876-1933, consists of a copy of the Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry, January 13, 1879, in the case of Major Marcus A. Reno concerning his conduct at the Battle of the Little Big Horn River, 1876.

The Cycling mss., ca. 1879-1978, consists of materials pertaining to the growth of bicycling and the bicycling industry in the late-19th and early-20th century.

The Yanez mss. collection consists of historical documents pertaining to Colonial Ecuador.

Betty van der Smissen was an alumna of the University of Kansas and Indiana University and an educator, writer, and consultant in the field of outdoor recreation and risk management. Contents of this collection date from 1954 through 2008 and consist mainly of teaching material such as course syllabi, correspondence, readings, and exams; research and drafts of publications; handbooks and self-assesment material for park and recreation agency accreditations; and material related to van der Smissen's participation in professional organizations and conferences.

The Van der Post, L. mss., 1977-1984, consists of correspondence between author Laurens Van der Post, 1906-1996, and John Ferrone, his American paperback publisher at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

The Vandenbroucke mss., 1950-1997, consists of the papers, writings, correspondence, audio-visual material, and clippings of Athol Fugard and Russell Vandenbroucke collected during the making of Vandenbroucke's biography of Fugard.

The Valentine-Masters mss., 1915-1944, consists of the correspondence of businessman, bookseller, and collector, John Valentine, 1895-1955, with poet Edgar Lee Masters, 1868-1950.

The Valentine mss., 1917-1947, consists of the letters and papers of John Valentine, 1895-1955, businessman, bookseller, and book collector.

The Uslan, Michael mss., 1973-2007, consists of the files, typescripts, emails, memorabilia, original artwork, recordings, periodicals, realia, photos, production boards and ephemera of Michael E. Uslan, 1951- , the originator of the Batman movies.

The Uriarte mss., 1729-1790, consists primarily of the correspondence of Manuel Joaquín Uriarte, 1720-1802, and his diary of missionary life in the province of Mainas.

The Urbánek mss., 1887-1914, consists of letters from composers Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893, and Giacomo Puccini, 1858-1924, to Velebín Urbánek, 1853-1902, of Prague.

The Unthank mss., 1867-1924, consists of copies of papers of Oliver N. Unthank, 1842-1928, a telegraph operator at Fort Laramie, Wyoming.

The Untermeyer mss. II, 1919-1935, consists of a roll of negative microfilm of letters from author Louis Untermeyer, 1885- 1977, to author John Gould Fletcher, 1886-1950, from the originals in the University of Arkansas Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Untermeyer mss. IV, 1936-1942, consists of poems collected in an album by author Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977.

The Untermeyer mss. III, 1917-1977, consists of the papers and correspondence of author Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977.

The Untermeyer mss., 1901-1970, consists chiefly of the correspondence of author Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977.

The University Women's Club was established at Indiana University on April 24, 1913, under the name of the Faculty Women's Club. The goal of the club was to hold social gatherings for members. In 1959 the group changed its name to the University Women's Club to avoid further confusion with the Women's Faculty Club. The collection consists of meeting minutes and reports, subject files and scrapbooks.

The University School was a K-12 laboratory school that was founded in 1938 by Indiana University and the School City of Bloomington (later Monroe County Community School Corporation). This collection contains volumes of the Jordannus, a yearbook produced by the middle and high schools, dating from 1939-1979.

Collection consists of records generated between 1954 and 1993 by University Computing Services. The Research Computing Center was established in 1954 and evolved into the Marshal H. Wrubel Center in 1973 and after 1981 University Computing Services. The collection is organized in three series. The Director's correspondence series consists almost entirely of outgoing correspondence from the director's office, arranged chronologically. Directors represented in the collection include the Center's first directors, Lynne Merritt and Marshal H. Wrubel as well as subsequent directors. The Minutes series, arranged chronologically, consists of minutes of the senior staff meetings and the final series, Reports, contains UCS's annual reports from 1958-59 through 1992-93. Also included in the series are the proceedings of an annual conference on instructional and academic computer applications which UCS helped organize, reports from the Research Computing Center Committee, reports submitted to the National Science Foundation in support of grant applications, and study reports on instructional computing. The series is arranged alphabetically.

The University Club was established at Indiana University in 1959 by combining four older Indiana University clubs: the Men's Faculty Club (established in 1912), the University Women's Club (originally titled the Faculty Women's Club when established in 1913, renamed in 1959), the Women's Faculty Club (established in 1923), and the Newcomer's Club (originally part of the University Women's Club). From 1959 until 1988, the University Club acted as an umbrella organization for the four separate clubs it contained. In this structure each individual club pursued its own programs and also participated in University Club programs. Starting in 1989, however, all programs developed by the four separate clubs have been listed under the rubric of the University Club and have been open to all members of the University Club. The goals of the University Club are to organize and implement social and cultural events.

The United World Federalists mss. IV, 1927-2011, consists of books, pamphlets, and research related to the United Nations, the environment, and generalized politics, as well as copies of World Federalist Association annual reports, the World Federalist News magazine, and miscellaneous related awards and conferences materials.