The Collections: Manuscripts
Manuscript holdings of the Lilly Library include more than 7.5 million items in more than 1,500 discrete collections. A collection level description has been prepared for each collection, including collection name, inclusive dates, type of material present (correspondence, reports, minutes, diaries, photographs, etc.); full name, date(s) and profession of the individual or organization around which the collection is formed; number of items, either counted or estimated, and the collection's cataloging status. Descriptions for fully processed collections will include lists of major correspondents, occasional descriptions of special or notable items present, and the availability of more detailed guides, inventories, or lists for the collection.
- Manuscript collection descriptions
Search descriptions of all Lilly Library manuscript collections, including those listed in the IU Finding Aids site.
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- Indiana University Finding Aids
Browse or search descriptions and inventories of selected Lilly Library manuscript collections. These finding aids are encoded according to the Encoded Archival Description (EAD) format and are contributed to RLG's Archival Resources database.
- Subject guides to manuscript collections
Brief descriptions of collections relevant to more than 30 different subjects such as music, the Civil War, and religion.
- Collection guides
Detailed guides to selected manuscript collections. Some guides also include information on relevant printed materials. Some guides are not online and must be purchased in print format or viewed at the Library. See Publications for ordering information.
- Frank M. Hohenberger Photograph Collection (IU Digital Library Program)
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Search the index of 9,400 negatives, as well as more than 400 digital images.
