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.
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 Sinclair mss. VI, 1907-1977, consists of correspondence, writings, and miscellaneous papers by and relating to author Upton Beall Sinclair, 1878-1968, his wife Mary Craig (Kimbrough) Sinclair, 1882-1961, and his son David Sinclair, 1901-1987.
The Soupart mss., 1916-1940, consists primarily of letters to Sylvia Soupart, 1884-1959, an English teacher at Bloomington High School, 1912-1920, from members of the armed forces in World War I.
The Latin American mss. Bolivia, 1606-1927, are illustrative chiefly of the colonial life of Alto Peru and of Bolivia's long struggle for independence from Spain.
The collection consists of typescripts of films written by, directed by, or starring African Americans. The typescripts are in various states of revision and various formats.
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 Dubin mss., 1923-1953, consists of manuscript, mimeographed, and printed materials collected by Martin Dubin in connection with the preparation of his Ph.D. dissertation in the Department of Government, Indiana University.