Collections

The Bernays mss., 1890-1955, consists of manuscripts collected by Louise (Lee) Bernays, 1888-1974, librarian of The Indianapolis News for twenty-three years.

The Bentley, C.F., mss., 1893-1905, consists of papers on banking and currency reform by banker Charles Frederick Bentley, 1843-1908.

The Latin American mss. --Colombia, 1558-1890, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Colombia. Additions continue to be made.

The Latin American mss. --Ecuador, 1546-1866, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to Ecuador. Additions continue to be made.

The Baker, K. mss., 1958-1978, consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials of modern authors collected by businessman Keith Baker, 1906-1986.

The Ballantyne mss., 1934-1972, consists of letters written to Scottish collector Charles Ballantyne, 1903-1985, about novelist William Beckford, 1760-1844.

The Baltic mss., 1539-1710, consists primarily of Russian and Slavic legal documents.

The Barnard mss., 1940-1966, consists of the research materials gathered by scholar of English literature Ellsworth Barnard, 1907-2003, for his biography Wendell Willkie: Fighter for Freedom (1966).

The Bartholomew mss., 1838-1886, consists of the papers of American businessman, pioneer, and judicial officer Jacob Bartholomew, 1818-1863, and his wife, Emily Ebersole Bartholomew, 1825-1913.

The Baumgarten mss., 1957-1971, consist of the correspondence of literary agent Bernice Baumgarten, 1902-1978, with four women authors she represented over the years, as well as a file of general correspondence.