The Bissonette mss., 1855-1862, consist of letters and documents primarily of Joseph Bissonette, trader and frontiersman, from Nebraska Territory, relating to claims for losses incurred from depredations committed by the Indians.
The Blackwood mss., 1852-1887, consists of letters to Sir Stevenson Arthur Blackwood, 1832-1893, postal official and reformer, and to his mother, Cecilia Georgiana Byng Blackwood, 1802-1881.
The Blair, E. mss., 1935-1945, consists of letters of novelist Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950, better known by the pseudonym "George Orwell," to his literary agent, Leonard Parker Moore, 1876-1959.
The Blair, M.A.I. mss., 1684-1897, consists of letters and documents collected by art collector and benefactor Mary Anne Italia Mitchell Blair, 1855-1940.
The Blair mss., 1843-1881, consists of letters and papers of Montgomery Blair, 1813-1883, lawyer and postmaster general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865.
The Blam mss., 1944-1992, consists of the notebook and interview transcripts kept by court reporter George Blam, 1917-1996, during the 1944 investigation into the World War II activities of author Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961.
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 Blish mss., 1966-1972, consists of letters from science fiction and fantasy writer James Benjamin Blish, 1921-1975, to editors at Doubleday and Company in New York.
The Böll mss., 1955-1956, consists primarily of letters and cards from German author and Nobel Prize winner, Heinrich Böll, 1917-1985, to his American agent, Joan Daves, 1919-1997.
The Bloomington Garden Club mss., 1938-2016, consists of the papers, minutes of meetings, scrapbooks, and photograph albums relating to the activities of the Bloomington Garden Club, especially the annual Garden Walk.
The Blouet mss., 1887-1896, consists of letters and postcards from author Paul Blouet, 1848-1903, to author and publisher Andrew White Tuer, 1838-1900, and the publishing firm Field and Tuer.
The Boehm mss., 1992-2008, consists of translation drafts, page proofs, and correspondence relating to literary translations from German and Polish by noted American translator Philip Boehm, 1958-.
The Boerner mss., 1779-1828, consist of manuscripts, journals, and correspondence by and relating to German writers Caroline von Wolzogen, Oskar Seidlin, and Friedrich von Schiller, along with related research material from German literary scholar and Goethe researcher Peter Boerner.
The Bogdanovich mss., 1885-1994, consists of the papers, scripts, correspondence, business records, production materials, and films of director, actor, screenwriter, producer, critic and author Peter Bogdanovich, 1939-.
The Bonacio, Bennie mss., 1945-1946, consist of clippings, correspondence, scrapbooks, and programs relating to jazz saxophonist Bennie Bonacio, as well as several recording discs of Bonacio's performances and compositions.
The Boni mss., 1926-1939, consists of the correspondence of author Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, with publishers Albert Boni, 1892-1981, and Charles Boni, 1894-1969.
The Boone mss., 1791-1868, consists of the letters and papers of lawyer, teacher, merchant, and politician Benjamin Pennebaker Douglass, 1820-1904, and his second wife, Queen Victoria Boone, 1837-1885.
The Booth mss., 1916-1940, consist of the correspondence and writings of Alice Bryan Booth, 1887-1963, short story writer and associate editor of Good Housekeeping.
The Booth, W. mss., 1960-1996, consists primarily of correspondence between literary critic Wayne Clayson Booth, 1921-2005, and author and photographer Wright Marion Morris, 1910-1998.
The Bottsford mss., 1877-1885, consists chiefly of letters from poet James Whitcomb Riley, 1849-1916, to fellow poet Clara Louise Bottsford, 1852-1910.
The Bouchercon mss., 1970-2019, consist of program books, badges, tote bags, and other materials associated with The Anthony Boucher Memorial Mystery Convention (Bouchercon).
The Bouslog mss., 1906-1919, consists primarily of letters from Wes Lee Bouslog, 1892-1959, to his girlfriend and future wife, Opal Valentine Baker, 1901-1966, of Sulphur Springs, Indiana.
The Bowen mss., 1932-1938, consists of the correspondence of research worker Kathleen Bowen with businessman George Alexander Ball, 1862-1955, and naval historian Sir Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender, 1875-1946.
The Bowers mss. III, 1868-1972, consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating to Claude Gernade Bowers. The correspondence, dating from 1902-1972, is chiefly between members of the Bowers family, with almost five hundred letters from Sybil (McCaslin) Bowers to Claude Bowers before their marriage. Of particular interest are the letters of the 1930's written by Bowers to his daughter Patricia, giving information about personalities and events in Spain. There are also a number of letters from Holman Hamilton to Patricia Bowers.
The Bowman mss., 1922-1952, consists of correspondence, estate and tax reports, and historical notes of Lewis Smith Bowman, 1867-1960, auditor and government researcher.
The Boxer mss., 1923-1999, consists of the book and article drafts, reviews, lecture notes, teaching materials, and biographical materials of colonial historian Charles Ralph Boxer, 1904-2000.