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

The Frederick, Robert A. mss., 1880-1993, consist of photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, and research materials gathered and written by historian Robert A. Frederick about conservationist Richard Lieber.

Lockridge mss. III, circa 1837-2000, consists of the correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, photos, papers, and audio tapes pertaining to the life and work of author Ross Lockridge, Jr., 1914-1948, and the Lockridge family.

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 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.

This is a collection of several hundred ridiculous rhymes in imitation of known authors and their works. It includes parodies of Thomas Moore, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson and William Shakespeare, among others.

The Wensinger, Arthur S. mss., 1798-2007, consists of the papers of translator and academic Arthur S. Wensinger, 1926- .

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources, relating to or by French literary figures. Additions continue to be made.

The Lindenbaum, Peter mss., ca. 1590-2008, consist of the papers of Dr. Peter Lindenbaum (1938-2010), a former English Professor at Indiana University.

The collection consists of a group of 28 hornbooks. Also included are two auction catalogs for sales where some of the hornbooks were sold and a description of a hornbook in brass from dealer Patrick King's list no. 11, 1986.

The Gottfried mss. consists of Latin manuscripts and a working translation of Giovanni Della Casa's Rime by Rudolf B. Gottfried, 1909-1986, professor emeritus of English, Indiana University.

The Allen mss., 800-1972, consists of manuscript pieces collected by William Edward David Allen, 1901-1973, foreign service officer, businessman, and author, and his own writings about Georgian history.

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 Ricketts mss., 9th-19th cent., are illuminated medieval and renaissance manuscripts assembled by Coella Lindsay Ricketts, 1859-1941, calligrapher, of Chicago, Illinois. Most of the material relates to religious matters.

The Near Eastern mss., 700-1915, consist of a collection of individually acquired manuscripts pertaining to the region formerly known as the Near East, now referred to as the Middle East.

The History of the Written Word: Pages from the Past, 2400 BCE-1920 CE, consist of a collection of original leaves from rare books and manuscripts in limited portfolio sets.

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

The Adomeit mss., 2000 BCE - 1995 CE, consists of miniature manuscripts collected by Ruth Elizabeth Adomeit, 1910-1996.

The Starr mss., 19th century, are holograph copies and originals of vocal and instrumental music and one letter collected by Saul Starr, 1907-1964, physician of Eastchester, New York.

The Maugham mss. II, 1899-1970, consists of the correspondence and writings by and about novelist William Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, collected by Grenville Cook of Watford, Herts, England.

The Wirt mss., 1899-1957, consist of correspondence and papers of William Albert Wirt, 1874-1938, educator, and of his wife, Mildred (Harter) Wirt, teacher.

Consists of the papers of Paul Vories McNutt, 1891-1955, lawyer, governor of Indiana and federal official.

The Beerbohm mss., 1899-1944, consists of the drawings and correspondence of Sir Max Beerbohm, 1872-1956, caricaturist and essayist.

The McNutt, J.C. mss., 1899-1934, are three financial ledgers relating to the work of John Crittenden McNutt, 1863-1950.

The Ehrmann mss., 1899-1926, consists of letters to Max Ehrmann, 1872-1945, author, from Eugene Victor Debs, Frank Harris and Upton Beall Sinclair, and Mrs. A. Schember.

The Cole mss. consists of letters, notes, and ephemera, ca. 1899-1926, of bookseller and bibliographer Theodore Lee Cole, relating to Connecticut Laws.

The Rihm mss., 1899-1916, consist of correspondence from violinist Henry Schradieck to pianist Alexander Rihm.

Riley mss. II, 1899-1914, consist of letters from Meredith Nicholson, 1886-1947, written to James Whitcomb Riley, 1849-1916.

The Davis, J. mss., 1899-1910, consists of correspondence between author and lawyer John McCan Davis, 1866-1916, and various officials of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

The Denslow mss., 1899-1907, consists of letters written to illustrator William Wallace Denslow, 1856-1915.

The Charpentier mss., circa 1899-1901, consist of letters removed from Louise: roman musical en quatre actes et cinq tableaux, by Gustave Charpentier. Paris: Heugel & Cie, 1900.

The Robinson mss., 1930-1960, consist of materials relating to the firm of W.H. Robinson and to the careers of the Robinson brothers, Lionel (1897-1983) and Philip (1902-1991).

The Masaryk mss., 1898-1966, consists of the correspondence and papers of sociologist Alice Garrigue Masaryk, 1879-1966.

The Bemelmans mss., 1898-1962, consists of the drawings and sketches of author and illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962.

The Volwiler mss., 1898-1958, consists of material collected by historian Albert Tangeman Volwiler, 1888-1957, for a biography of Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States from 1889-1893.

The Ludlow mss., 1898-1948, consists of the papers of Louis Leon Ludlow, 1873-1950, journalist and congressman from Indiana.

The Watkins mss., 1898-1943, consists of the correspondence and and papers of Oscar L. Watkins, 1861-1945, representative of Ginn & Co., publishers.

The Bullen mss., circa 1898-1935, consist of the autograph manuscripts of six works by English author Frank Thomas Bullen, 1857-1915.

The Gourmont mss., 1898-1905, consists of the letters and writings of French Symbolist poet and critic Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915.

The Wood, S. mss., 1898, consist of seven of the eight black and white watercolor illustrations by Stanley Llewellyn Wood, 1866-1928, for the book Convict 99. A True Story of Penal Servitude by Marie C. and Robert Leighton, published by Grant Richards, London, 1898.

Consists of the papers of William Graham Everson, 1879-1954, minister, writer, military officer and college president.

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

The Dresser mss., 1897-1904, consists of letters of song writer Paul Dresser, 1858-1906, to Mary Ellis South, 1880-1968.

The Atkins mss., 1896-1980, consists largely of movie stills acquired by Thomas Radcliffe Atkins, 1939-2008, founder and editor of The Film Journal.

The Perry mss., 1896-1961, consists of the writings, correspondence, and memorabilia of Harvard philosophy professor Ralph Barton Perry.

​The Eastman, A.F. mss., 1896-1956, consists of the correspondence of Anstice Ford Eastman, 1878-1937, surgeon, with his mother, Annis Bertha (Ford) Eastman, 1852-1910, minister; his father, Samuel Elijah Eastman, 1846-1925, clergyman; his sister, Crystal Eastman, 1881-1928, lawyer; and his brother, Max Eastman, 1882-1969, author.

The McClure mss. III, 1896-1947, consists of the papers of editor S. S. (Samuel Sidney) McClure, 1857-1949.

The Pearson mss. II, 1896, 1922-1940, consist of the correspondence and papers of Edmund Lester Pearson, 1880-1937, librarian.

The Davray mss., 1896-1936, consists primarily of letters from British author Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1849-1928, to the French writer and translator, Henry-Durand Davray, 1873-1944.

The Quinn mss., 1896-1930, contains the correspondence of dramatist John Millington Synge, 1871-1909; the final draft of his play, The Playboy of the Western World; and the writings of other authors, chiefly Amory Hare, 1885-1964.