Collections

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 collection consists of historical documents pertaining to Colonial Ecuador.

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

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

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

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