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Eddie Gilreath was one of the first African American music industry professionals to hold executive level marketing and sales positions with major record labels including Motown, Warner Bros., Elektra Entertainment, Geffen, and MCA/Universal Distribution, promoting major artists across multiple genres. Included are personal papers and correspondence, marketing reports, press clippings, photographs, certified gold and platinum album plaques, clothing, and time-based media in both published and unpublished audio and video formats.

This project is a compilation of interviews of subjects with strong ties to and memories of Indiana University, primarily at the Bloomington campus. The interviewees include former students, faculty, and staff, among others. The information contained in the interviews generally spans a little more than the first half of the twentieth century and often deals with the administrations under presidents William Lowe Bryan and Herman B Wells. The project is a survey of Indiana University's history as a whole including information about various academic departments, athletics, student organizations, campus growth, university development, living conditions, segregation and the treatment of African-Americans, the administration, and the importance of jazz at Indiana University. In addition, the impact of specific events, such as the Great Depression, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and water shortages, is detailed in many of the interviews in this project.

Published from 1923 until 1931, primarily as a bi-monthly publication with some interruption, The vagabond featured the poetry, visual art, essays, criticism, short stories and humor which targeted not only Indiana University's undergraduates, but also its alumni and prominent members of the faculty.

The Date was an Indiana University student-published editorial circulated in late 1940s that documented campus culture in a light and humorous way. This small collection consists of issues spanning 1946-1947.

Dorith Minna Ofri-Scheps (1930-2015), known as "Jɛbɛ" to the Vai people, was a linguist and scholar of the Vai language and culture. Her dissertation, "On the Object of ethnology: a propos of the Vai culture of Liberia 1963-88" was submitted and defended in 1991, at the University of Bern, after the outbreak of the First Liberian Civil War had interrupted her field research.Her correspondence covers many aspects of Vai language and culture, touching on the cumulative work of August Klingenheben, Bai Tamia Moore, Gail Stewart, Jangaba Johnson, C. K. Kandakai, and many others. Her research drew on interviews with Mɔmɔlu Cole, and her assistants included Morris Davies, who died in the war, Fatu Kiazolu, and in later life Poppy Willard.

The Black Student Voice was a newsletter published by the "Office of Afro-American Affairs" at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. This group was established by Black student activists in the spring of 1968 as a means of advocating for the creation of a formal university office to oversee the academic, social, and financial wellbeing of Black students, faculty, and staff, as well as an academic program in Black Studies. The collection contains four issues of The Black Student Voice newsletter, which the Office published weekly throughout the month of July 1968.

The I Association (formerly I-Men Association (1913-2006) and I-Women Association (1982-2006)) honors exceptional athletes at Indiana University Bloomington. This collection contains files about I Association alumni events and event planning, Board of Directors meeting information, I Association membership, and email, letter, and memo correspondence between I Association staff and alumni.

Edmund Battersby was an internationally renowned concert virtuoso pianist and professor at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. This collection contains materials from his professional career as a touring musician including: posters, programs, sheet music, and correspondence, the bulk of which stems from the 1970s to the 1990s.

The Wendell L. Willkie Quadrangle opened in the fall of 1964 as a residence hall for men and women, and was rededicated as the Willkie Residence Center in 2000. This collection contains four scrapbooks that were compiled by staff of the Willkie Quadrangle residence hall between 1968 and 1981. The scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, event pamphlets, and other materials that document staff and resident events during their respective time periods. In addition, the collection contains loose photographs of Willkie staff and leadership teams from 2004-2007, as well as loose newspaper clippings and other materials documenting Willkie residents and staff from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.

Class scraps at Indiana University were a series of violent events in which the students of opposing classes competed in physical challenges such as capture the flag or general brawls or fist fights. This collection includes broadsides, often mocking and vulgar, printed in advance of the competitions.

The Cookery mss., circa 1660–circa 1918, consists of bound and individual writings, often on the topic of cookery, of persons involved with cooking by practice or trade.

The Indiana University Audio-Visual Center (IU-AVC) was a service of the Indiana University Extension Division that produced, collected and distributed educational films and videos to institutions and organizations throughout the United States. The films, videos and all paper documentation that made up this century old film distribution unit of Indiana University was transferred to the IU Libraries in the early 2000's. As part of what is now the core holdings of the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive, in addition to the films and videos that made up the early years of the Archive, the paper teacher's guides that correspond to instructional films and videos spanning the late 1920's into the early 2000's are an important historical record of this history.

Wizard of Oz mss., 1938-1939, is composed principally of drafts and revisions of the screenplay for the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie starring Judy Garland.

The Dreiser mss. III, 1928-1945, consists of several photographs and one lithograph pertaining to author Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945.

The Aristotle mss., 1603-1704, consists of commentaries on the works of Aristotle. At least half of the volumes concentrate on logic, but other subjects are covered as well, including physics and general philosophy.

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 McDonald, A. H. mss., 1832-1907, consist of the papers of Archibald Henderson Spencer McDonald, 1836-1900, Civil War soldier and printer.

The Melcher mss., 1913-1957, consist of correspondence of Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, 1879-1931, poet, his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Conner) Lindsay, 1901-1954, and his sister, Mrs. Olive (Lindsay) Wakefield, with Frederic Gershom Melcher, 1879-1963, editor, and his wife, Mrs. Marguerite (Fellows) Melcher. A few other letters and papers relating to Nicholas Vachel Lindsay are included.

The Binkley, Raglind mss., ca. 1450-1842, consist of medieval fragments collected by Thomas and Raglind Binkley.

Ecuadorian Imprints, 1825-1849, consists of broadsides, periodicals, and pamphlets from the Mendel Collection.

The United World Federalists mss. II, 1954-1978 (bulk 1950s), consists of materials pertaining to the early United World Federalists movement.

This collection consists of clippings and articles concerning Lew Wallace as well as posters, programs, advertisements, photographs, and brochures concerning the 1959 motion picture Ben Hur.

The Lockhart, R. mss., 1906-1969, consist of the correspondence, writings and memorabilia of Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart, 1887-1970, diplomat and writer.

This collection includes essays, editorials, and fictional work by Algren as well as interviews with Algren, essays about Algren, and essays about his work.

The Hadley, E. mss., 1861-1888, consists of letters written during and after the Civil War to Indiana farmer Enos Hadley, 1825-1893.

The Hughes, R. mss. II consists of galleys and illustrations, ca. 1966, relating to Gertrude's Child by Richard Hughes.

The Scribner Family mss., 1813-1940, consists of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of the family of Abner Scribner, 1789-1827.

The Lieber mss., 1691-1945, are papers of Richard Lieber, 1869-1944, director of the Indiana State Department of Conservation from its creation in 1919 to 1933.

This collection includes issues of Colliers that contain short stories by Jonathan Brooks.

The Bleiler mss., 1965-1967, consists of reel-to-reel recordings of "Golden Voices," a Berkeley, California, radio program by William Anthony Parker White, a.k.a. Anthony Boucher, 1911-1968.

The Whitman, Walt mss., 1864-1960, consist of correspondence, publications, and material about and related to Walt Whitman.

This collection consists of broadsheets, ephemera, "fast literature," magazines, and newspapers chiefly from the Sadleir collection.

This collection consists of American song sheets without music from the mid-19th century.

Includes materials by Riley, materials about Riley, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia.

Consists of scientific articles from the laboratory of T.M. Sonneborn, excluding those written by Sonneborn alone.

Includes the library of Bernhard Schwenke, county parson in Eastern Thuringia.

This collection consists of 139 original reviews of Tennyson's writings and articles about Tennyson, published between 1831 and 1905.

This collection consists of t-shirts, lunchboxes, statues of comic book characters, a model car, and a jigsaw puzzle, all collected by Michael E. Uslan.

The Comic Art mss., 1906-1967, consists of original illustrations for comic books, newspaper comic sections, pulp magazines, and film animations.

The Colfax mss., 1853-1884, consists of the papers of South Bend, Indiana, newspaperman, speaker of the House of Representatives, and vice-president of the United States Schuyler Colfax, 1823-1885.

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.

Includes clippings and articles on the Sacco-Vanzetti case, other research materials for Boston, speeches, and interviews with Upton Sinclair.

The Brediman mss., 1626, consist of documents concerning Thomas Brediman, suspected of high treason and plotting against the King and the Duke of Buckingham.

A collection of patents from British, Continental, and American inventors.

The Monroe County Indiana History mss., 1812-1959, consist of materials which relate to the history of the county.

This collection consists of advertisements for Upton Sinclair's works and other ephemera, including theatre programs and tickets for Sinclair's plays.

The Carroll L. Lurding Library of College Fraternity and Sorority Materials mss., ca 1840-2014, consist of books, pamphlets, histories, yearbooks, and other bound volumes detailing the history of fraternities, sororities, colleges, and universities from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States as well as some colleges in Canada.

Includes various uncataloged scholarly articles and periodicals from the library of C. R. Boxer.

This collection consists of articles about Upton Sinclair and his works, from various periodicals.

Includes offprints of articles, including book reviews, written by C. R. Boxer.

This collection consists of comic book action figures from the collection of Michael E. Uslan.

This collection consists of items from the library of Vincent Starrett, including publisher's advertisements, book reviews, announcements of Caxton Club meetings, and reproduction of an article.

This collection consists of letters, including letters to the editor and open letters, written by Upton Sinclair and published in various periodicals.

This collection consists of articles written by Upton Sinclair between the years 1940 and 1961, published in various magazines, newspapers, and journals.

This collection consists of articles written by Upton Sinclair between the years 1930 and 1939, published in various magazines, newspapers, and journals.

This collection consists of articles written by Upton Sinclair between the years 1905 and 1929, published in various magazines, newspapers, and journals.

This collection consists of book reviews written by Upton Sinclair and published in various magazines, newspapers, and journals.

The Clemens mss., 1929-1956, consists of letters written to author Cyril Clemen, 1902-1999, cousin of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

The Cleland mss., 1911-1946, consists of the papers of botanist Ralph Erskine Cleland, 1892-1971. They consist chiefly of correspondence with prominent scientists on Oenothera, evening primrose.

The Cleverdon mss., 1953-1973, consists of the correspondence of British Broadcasting Corporation radio features producer Douglas Cleverdon, 1903-1987.

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 Crawford, H. mss., 1895-1978, consists primarily of the papers and memorabilia of businessman Hanford Crawford, 1854-1930, of St. Louis, Missouri.

The Crame mss., 1774-1819, consists of the papers of brigadier general in the Spanish corps of engineers Agustín Crame, -1780.

The Cordell mss., 1909-1963, consists of letters to university professor Richard Albert Cordell, 1896-1986, from prominent literary figures.

The Corbacho mss., 1912-1951, consists of correspondence and documents written by, sent to, and concerning historian and Peruvian diplomat,Jorge María Corbacho, 1881-1947, and his collection of Latin American manuscripts.

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 Crawford mss., 1849-1864, consists of letters and papers of captain, Quartermaster's department, United States volunteers, and member of the Oregon legislature Medorem Crawford, 1819-1891.

The Crist mss., 1861-1865, consists of letters to Barbara Ellen Crist, chiefly from her brother, Milton C. Crist, 1838-1864, and her future husband, John Erastus Lane, 1837-1893, both of whom were soldiers with the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

The Day mss., 1855-1906, consists of letters and papers of Silas J. Day, first lieutenant, Company G, 2nd regiment, Oregon mounted volunteers.

The Cooper mss. III, circa 1927-1980, consists of letters, photographs, and memorabilia such as plaques and resolutions, of and relating to journalist and Associated Press Director Kent Cooper, 1880-1965.

The Fox mss., 1931-1969, consist of the papers of Fontaine Talbot Fox, 1884-1964, newspaper cartoonist of "The Toonerville Trolley."

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

The Foster mss., 1943-1944, consist of correspondence, papers, and documents of Maxwell Evarts Foster, 1901-1983, relating to his work as director of research for Wendell Willkie in planning for Willkie's campaign for the Republican party nomination in 1944.

Four Men and a Prayer mss., 1928, consist of materials relating to the film of that title, directed by John Ford and released in 1938.

The Engel mss., 1862-1941, consists of letters to Harry Engel, 1901-1970, artist and professor dealing primarily with the murals in the Indiana University Auditorium, 1933-1941.

French Legal Documents mss. are those manuscripts concerned with French legal matters which have been acquired as individual pieces.

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.

The Hunter mss., 1862-1893, consists of the Civil War documents of Morton Craig Hunter, 1825-1896, brevet brigadier general and congressman from Indiana.

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 Hemenway mss., 1904-1921, consist of political letters and papers of Indiana politician and lawyer James Alexander Hemenway, 1860-1923.

The Eaton mss., 1959-1983, consist of letters written to Lady Cynthia Eaton.

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

The Hohenberger mss. II, 1918-1963, consists primarily of letters to Brown County photographer Frank Michael Hohenberger, 1876-1963, and printed materials relating to him.

The Philippine mss. II, 1594-1908, consists of accounts of the lives and deaths of various saints and other religious figures, copies of royal decrees, correspondence, government and military reports, historical accounts, maps, wills and inventories of estates, and a water-color painting.

The Pfetsch mss., circa 1997-1998, consist of papers relating to Helga Pfetsch's translation of Saul Bellow's The Actual into German (Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998).

The Piercy, J.W. mss., 1889-1940, consist of letters and papers of Joseph William Piercy, 1866-1943, writer and professor of journalism, and his family.

The Poole mss. are a collection of 137 ancient, medieval and renaissance manuscripts and single leaves ranging from the 3rd to the 16th century. The collection was formed by George Amos Poole, 1907- , printer, of Chicago, whose interest was in the development of scripts which have had a direct influence on the design of Western printing types, rather than in illumination and decoration. Most of this material relates to religious matters.

The Pliny mss., 9th cent.-1938, are photostats of Pliny manuscripts assembled by Selatie Edgar Stout, 1871-1969, professor of Latin and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University.

The Crone mss., 1897-1953, consists of letters and papers of Frank Linden Crone, 1875-1960.

The Dearborn County, Ind. mss., 1826-1871, consists of nine volumes of court dockets and miscellaneous papers related to the history of Dearborn County, Indiana.

​The Esarey mss., 1912-1914, consists of the reports of a survey of Indiana newspapers and the draft of a history of newspapers in Indiana based on the survey.

The Evans, Montgomery, mss., 1918-1952, are letters and papers of Montgomery Evans, 1898-1954, book collector. They consist principally of letters to Evans from literary figures. Some of them are mounted in books in the Lilly Library which came from Evans' library.

The Esarey mss. II, 1830-1865, consists of a commission to Jonathan Davis Esarey, 1783-1858, as associate judge of Perry county, Indiana, 1830; deed for the transfer of real estate in Crawford county, Indiana, by John Hughes to Tolbort T. Yates, 1840; land grants to Jonathan Davis Esarey, 1837, 1841, to John Hughes, 1840, 1841, and Jesse Clark Esarey, 1817-1869, soldier, 1858; a commission to Jesse Clark Esarey as an ensign in the 12th regiment, Indiana Militia, 1841; report by Jesse Clark Esarey of the Perry county Oil Rifles, 1865; certificate issued to Jesse Clark Esarey for study and drill at the school of instruction at Burnside Barracks, 1862; a bill for rations furnished for picket duty at Cross Roads near Hitt's blacksmith shop, July 13-18, 1863, at the time of Morgan's Raid by G.W. Hitt; and a diploma to Louisa E. Hight from the Monroe County Female Academy, 1856.

​The Evans mss., 1833-1873, consists of papers of Henry B. Evans, -1847?, physician and surgeon, of Marion County, Ind., and his heirs.

​The Fischer mss., ca. 1888-1975, consists of the correspondence and manuscripts from the files of German publisher Samuel Fischer, 1859-1934.

​The Empire Stone Co. mss., 1902-1920, consists of the papers of the Bloomington, Indiana, based firm, Quarrymen of Indiana Oolitic Limestone, with quarries located at Smithville and in Lawrence County.

​The Filbeck mss., 1861-1920, consists of letters and papers of Nicholas Filbeck, 1843-1915, hotelkeeper of Terre Haute, Indiana, and of his estate.

The Fitzgerald, E. mss., 1870-1920, consist of correspondence, art, writings, and translations of various artists, assembled by Edward Fitzgerald, 1809-1883, poet.