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ART-RELATED COLLECTIONS

The collections are located in the manuscripts department, Lilly Library, Indiana University.

This list gives the collection name, date range and number of items in a collection followed by a very brief description of the contents of the collection. All of these collections are related to art.

ACKROYD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1959-1967
• ITEM COUNT: 13 items
• The Ackroyd mss. are letters written to artist Graham Ackroyd by author Philip Callow. The letters comment on painting and fellow writers and artists.

ALLEN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 9th century-1972
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 150 items
• The Allen mss. consist of manuscript pieces collected by William Edward David Allen, foreign service officer, businessman and author. Of interest are fourteen watercolor caricature portraits; colored drawings on rice paper of Chinese punishments and three watercolors of military uniforms.

ALTENBURG MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1946-1960
• ITEM COUNT: 72 items
• The Altenburg mss. are the papers of geneticist Edgar Altenburg, included are drawings pertaining to genetics.

AMERICAN LITERATURE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1806-1969
• The American literature mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of particular interest: 1887 series of illustrated letters by Eugene Field; a 1946 pencil sketch of Theodore Dreiser; colored pencil drawings by Maud and Miska Petersham and a pen and ink drawing by James Whitcomb Riley.

APPLETON-CENTURY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1846-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 6,249 items
• The Appleton-Century mss. are office files of Appleton Century, its two predecessors, D. Appleton & Co., and the Century Co., and to a small extent its successor, Appleton- Century-Crofts, Inc. Included is artwork for books in production.

ARDIZZONE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 20th century
• The Ardizzone mss. are pen and ink, wash and watercolor drawings by illustrator Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone.

ART MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1750-1982
• The Art mss. consist of both art and manuscripts of various artists. Included are several framed oil paintings, book illustrations and prints. Contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

ASHTON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1818-1876
• ITEM COUNT: 566 items
• The Ashton mss. are the papers of textile designer William Adolphus Ashton. Included are sketches and patterns of designs for oil cloth and window shades; a sample of oil cloth and two painted window shades; medical drawings; buildings plans and a drawing of Masonic symbols.

BANTA, R.E. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1938-1977
• ITEM COUNT: 26 items
• The R.E. Banta mss. consist of the writings and research notes of Richard Elwell Banta, bookman and raconteur. Included are original drawings for Rake's Progress: The Story of Edward Allen Hannegan.

BEERBOHM MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1899-1944
• ITEM COUNT: 64 items
• The Beerbohm mss. are drawings and correspondence of caricaturist and essayist Sir Max Beerbohm.

BEMELMANS MSS.

• The Bemelmans mss. are drawings and sketches made by Ludwig Bemelmans, author and illustrator who became well-known for his "Madeline" books.

BERRY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1925-1982
• ITEM COUNT: 7,521 items
• The Berry mss. are the papers of diplomat Burton Yost Berry. Included are letters and articles which deal with the patterns, stitching, decorations, and embroidery work of old Turkish towels; Turkish gardens; oriental rugs; gems; coins; Turkish door furnishings and old Turkish silver snuff boxes. Material pertaining to numismatics and Turkish fountains is also included.

BOBBS-MERRILL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1885-1957
• ITEM COUNT: 131,056 item
• The Bobbs-Merrill mss. are the papers of The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana. Included is artwork for books in production.

BORREGAARD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1961-1965
• ITEM COUNT: 44 items
• The Borregaard mss. consist of the papers of Ebbe Borregaard, publisher of Oannes Press in San Francisco, California. Included is a file of drawings and sketches by Borregaard for the Oannes Press logos.

BRADBURY MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1949-1976
• ITEM COUNT: 123 items
• The Bradbury mss. II consist of letters from science fiction writer Ray Bradbury to his editors at Doubleday & Company. Topics discussed include illustrations and book dustjackets for various Bradbury books.

BRETON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1961-1975
• ITEM COUNT: 34 items
• The Breton mss. are works written by poet Jean Breton. Other materials are works prepared by poets under the auspice of Breton's press, Editions Saint-Germain-des-Pres in Paris, with the art work related to those writings, especially the Le Livre Unique series, "Temps et desir", and Les manuscrits de Saint-Germain-des Pres, Exemplaire No. 6.

BROCK, C.E. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1932-1936
• ITEM COUNT: 20 items
• The C.E. Brock mss. are pen and ink drawings by illustrator Charles Edmund Brock used for editions of Pride and Prejudice and Vicar of Wakefield.

BROWNE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1878-1949
• ITEM COUNT: 4,786 items
• The Browne mss. are the papers of Lewis Browne, author, radio commentator, lecturer, and world traveler. Included are pencil sketches and pen and ink drawings by Lewis and his wife Myna for Browne's writings.

BRYAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1849-1863
• ITEM COUNT: 14 items
• The Bryan mss. are primarily the letters of physician George Washington Bryan written by him to his wife Alice Bryan during the Civil War. Of particular interest is an 1849 autograph album, entitled "Flowers in Frolic", decorated with several drawings and watercolors which belonged to Alice Bryan. Several mementoes were laid in the album including a piece of petitpoint and a cornucopia in watercolor.

BYRON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1816-1858
• ITEM COUNT: 62 items
• The Byron mss. consist of letters, documents, drawings and prints of and related to poet Lord George Gordon Noel Byron.

CAINE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1891-1931
• ITEM COUNT: 24 items
• The Caine mss. consist of papers of Sir Hall Caine, novelist and playwright. Of interest are letters in 1882, 1888, and 1890 addressed to poet William Cosmo Monkhouse with whom Caine corresponded on matters of literature and art.

CALDER & BOYARS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1937-1980
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 250,000 items
• The Calder and Boyars mss. consist primarily of the files of the British publishing firm of Calder and Boyars. Included are illustrations and book dustjackets for various works.

CAPRA PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1955-
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 12,300 items
• The Capra Press mss. contain the correspondence, book production materials and papers of printer/publisher Noel Young of Santa Barbara, California. Included are illustrations, engravers proofs, art work, pen and ink drawings and book design material for various works.

CARROLL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1867-1896
• ITEM COUNT: 59 items
• The Carroll mss. are the letters and writings of author and mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pseud. of Lewis Carroll) and the drawings of artist Harry Furniss for Dodgson's Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded.

CHAMPNEY SKETCHES

• DATE RANGE: 1873-1874
• ITEM COUNT: 239 items
• The Champney sketches are drawings of the post Civil War American South by James Wells Champney, painter and illustrator. Champney accompanied Edward Smith King on a trip of more than 25,000 miles through the South in 1873-1874 to make drawings for a series of articles for which King was collecting material.

CLADEL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1869-1967
• ITEM COUNT: 1,589 items
• The Cladel mss. are the literary papers and correspondence of French writer Judith Jeanne Cladel. She was an early admirer of Auguste Rodin and wrote about him and was a major figure in the drive to establish a national museum for Rodin's work. Included are writings on Rodin by Cladel and copies of letters and documents of Auguste Rodin. Also there are numerous photographs of Rodin and his studio.

COMIC ART MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1906-1967
• The Comic Art mss. consist of original illustrations for comic books, newspaper comic sections, pulp magazines and film animations. Contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

CONRAD MSS

• DATE RANGE: 1886-1935
• The Conrad mss. are the papers of author Joseph Conrad. Of interest are two pen and ink sketches by Conrad; a printing of a caricature of Conrad from þviat and a crayon caricature of Joseph Conrad by Sir David Low.

CRANSTONE SKETCHES

• DATE RANGE: 1859-1860
• ITEM COUNT: 312 items
• The Cranstone sketches are a series of 312 pen and ink and wash sketches by Lefevre J. Cranstone illustrating a visit to the United States in 1859-1860. Some of the sketches are in full color, others tinted.

CURRY, J.S. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1941
• The J.S. Curry mss. are watercolors by illustrator John Steuart Curry which he prepared for illustrating The Literary Works of Abraham Lincoln.

DAVIS, M. MSS

• DATE RANGE: 1950-1985
• ITEM COUNT: 220 items
• The M. Davis mss. consist of blueprints and plans for an addition to the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Davis, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950.

DELANY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1728-1760
• ITEM COUNT: 3 items
• The Delany mss. of interest in the collection is a group of 51 drawings by friends for Mary Delany. The drawings are mounted in a bound scrapbook which is dated 1732-1760.

DERRICK MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 20th century
• The Derrick mss. consist of four watercolors by Thomas Derrick. The watercolors were created for dustjackets of three novels by Compton Mackenzie.

DERWOOD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1937-1956
• ITEM COUNT: 100 items
• The Derwood mss. consist of the papers and drawings of poet and painter Gene Derwood. The drawings include two sketch books, three abstract colored paintings and pictures of sculptured works by Derwood.

DILLON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1912-1931
• ITEM COUNT: 19 items
• The Dillon mss. are the correspondence, drawings and writings of Alice Dillon, primary teacher in the New York City public schools and author.

DOYLE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1942-1947
• ITEM COUNT: 18 items
• The Doyle mss. consist of the papers of David Anton Randall relating to his "Bibliographical notes" on the Sherlock Holmes books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Included is a 1943 drawing of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett and two drawings illustrating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Etienne Gerard.

DREISER MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1896-1910
• ITEM COUNT: 196 items
• The Dreiser mss. II consist of the papers of novelist Theodore Dreiser. Of interest are pen and pencil sketches of Dreiser; a pen sketch of Edmund Clarence Stedman by James Edward Kelly and two self-portrait pencil sketches of William Louis Sonntag.

ENGEL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1862-1941
• ITEM COUNT: 15 items
• The Engel mss. consist of letters to Harry Engel, artist and professor dealing primarily with the murals in the Indiana University Auditorium. There are seven letters from Thomas Hart Benton, painter of the murals, to Engel.

ENGLISH LITERATURE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1630-1971
• The English literature mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of particular interest: 1849 pen and ink sketch by William Makepeace Thackeray; extra- illustrations in an 1868 edition of Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; 1897 engraving of Rudyard Kipling; Of Gardens, an Essay designed, written and illuminated in 1905 by Alberto Sangorski and a 1922 autographed photograph of James Joyce taken by Man Ray. Also included is the following undated material: watercolor illustrations for The Merry Old Man... by Charlotte Adams; drawings and text for Funny Figures for Fun-Loving Little Folks by Edward Bradley; Sherlock Holmes drawings in black and colored crayon by Gilbert Kieth Chesterton; watercolor and pen and ink drawings by Edward Henry Corbould for Faerie Tales... by Maria Corbould; watercolor drawings for The dis-astrous ride; drawings for The Good Prenctice at work at the Loom... and paper doll books: Frank Fainwell's Attempts to Amuse His Friends, The History and adventures of Little Henry and The History of little Fanny.... Contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

EVANS, HENRY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1958
• ITEM COUNT: 3 items
• The Henry Evans mss. are original linoleum blocks cut by Rick Barton. All of them were later printed by Henry Evans at the Perigrine Press, a hand press operated by Evans and devoted to contemporary graphic art and published by the Porpoise Bookshop in San Francisco.

FELLINI MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1968-1983
• ITEM COUNT: 11 items
• The Fellini mss. consist of drawings, film scripts and other writings by Italian film-maker Federico Fellini.

FINLAY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1953-1972
• ITEM COUNT: 4,011 items
• The Finlay mss. consist of the correspondence and writings of concrete poet Ian Hamilton Finlay. Letters exchanged with woodcarvers, stone carvers, photographers, typographers, printers, and artists give the instructions for the creation of many of his works. Also included are drawings of a garden setting for a Finlay poem.

FITZGERALD MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1923-1926
• ITEM COUNT: 11 items
• The Fitzgerald mss. II consist of writings and correspondence of author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. Included are pen and ink drawings by "M.F."

FORD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1892-1929
• The Ford mss. consist of pastel and pen and ink drawings by Henry Justice Ford for works by Andrew Lang.

FORM MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1915-1920
• ITEM COUNT: 7 items
• The Form mss. consist of drawings, etchings, and one letter related to the periodical Form: a quarterly of the Arts, and Form: a monthly magazine of the Arts.

FORMAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1885-1887
• ITEM COUNT: 11 items
• The Forman mss. are papers sent to editor Harry Buxton Forman. Letters written by painter Ford Madox Brown and art critic John Pollard Seddon are concerned with settling the accounts for the placement of the bronze bust of poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, which was sculpted by Brown, for a memorial fountain placed opposite Rossetti's home.

FOX MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1931-1969
• ITEM COUNT: 2,574 items
• The Fox mss. consist of the papers of Fontaine Talbot Fox, newspaper cartoonist of the Toonerville Trolley, including correspondence, original drawings of the cartoons and scripts of books and series. Printed material includes the prints of the syndicated Toonerville Trolley comic strip. Illustrating the fifty-three characters connected with the Toonerville Trolley, the cartoons are mostly in pencil, pen and ink, and are dated 1939-1955.

FRENCH LITERATURE MSS.

• The French Lit. mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of particular interest: 1917 L'Homme et Son Desir: poeme plastique by Paul Claudel with a collage by Audrey Parr; two drawings by Jean Cocteau from 1920 and 1929 and two drawings in blue pencil by Genevieve Asse.

GRAMATKY MSS.

• The Gramatky mss. are the manuscripts and artwork for children's books by illustrator and writer Hardie Gramatky who became well-known for his Little Toot books.

GRIMALDI MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1802-1840
• ITEM COUNT: 29 items
• The Grimaldi mss. consist of the extra illustrations for The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi edited by Charles Dickens.

HALL, B. MSS

• DATE RANGE: 1815-1838
• ITEM COUNT: 178 items
• The B. Hall mss. consist of 169 sketches made in North America with the camera lucida in 1827-1828, by Basil Hall, naval officer and author. The sketches are of scenes, buildings, and persons in Canada and the United States.

HALL, T. MSS

• DATE RANGE: 1944-1952
• ITEM COUNT: 54 items
• The Hall, T., mss. consist of letters from artist and newspaperman Tom Hall to children's book collector Elisabeth Ball.

HENTY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1868-1952
• ITEM COUNT: 134 items
• The Henty mss. are materials collected by Peter Martin of the editorial staff of the Saturday Evening Post for a projected life of George Henty, journalist and writer of stories for boys. Of particular interest are ten original pen and ink drawings by Gordon Frederick Browne for books written by Henty.

HERFORD MSS.

• The Herford mss. are pen and ink drawings by poet and illustrator Oliver Herford.

HOFFMAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1864-1949
• ITEM COUNT: 285 items
• The Hoffman mss. consist of the records of the Hoffman Bros. Company, manufacturers of the Hoffman patent band saw mill and of black walnut lumber and chairstuff. Of interest are oversize drawings of machinery.

HOHENBERGER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1917-1960
• ITEM COUNT: 15,133 items
• The Hohenberger mss. consists of photographs and papers of Frank Michael Hohenberger, photographer and newspaperman. There are photographs of artists and their artworks. Also included are an etching by Beatrice Levy; a pen and ink sketch by Carl C. Graf; a pencil sketch by Louis Oscar Griffith and a print of an etching by John Moranz.

HOWARD SHIPYARDS & DOCK CO. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1834-1942
• ITEM COUNT: 266,739 items
• The Howard Ship Yards & Dock Company mss. are papers of the company, builders of steamboats, barges and other kinds of boats. Of interest are the many blueprints and drawings of boats in the collection.

HUBBARD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1903-1968
• ITEM COUNT: 112 items
• The Hubbard mss. consist of Abe Martin cartoons in pen and ink, some of which are tinted, created by humorist Frank McKinney Hubbard. Also included are three scrapbooks of Abe Martin cartoons clipped from newspapers.

HUNTINGTON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1841-1862
• ITEM COUNT: 166 items
• The Huntington mss. are papers of Elisha Mills Huntington, lawyer and judge. Included in the collection is a portrait of Elisha Mills Huntington.

ILLINGWORTH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1816-1880
• ITEM COUNT: 226 items
• The Illingworth mss. are the papers of businessman Richard Stonhewer Illingworth. Of interest are Illingworth's diaries which include small sketches and positions of mines in Colombia. Also included are forty-two watercolor drawings, one pencil sketch, and one pen and ink sketch by Stonhewer E. Illingworth, son of Richard Illingworth; and a pen and ink drawing and description of a plan for the use of a distilling furnace.

JACKSON, C.B. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1912-1931
• ITEM COUNT: 31 items
• The C.B. Jackson mss. consist of pen and ink and watercolor drawings by cartoonist Chic Bacon Jackson.

JAMES MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1911?-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 8 items
• The James mss. are chiefly letters of musician Lesley Payne to artist Louis James, concerning a copy of a life mask of the poet John Keats.

JOHNSON, W.S. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1846-1894
• ITEM COUNT: 129 items
• The W.S. Johnson mss. are letters to printer William Spencer Johnson from actors, actresses, artists, musicians, authors and statesmen.

KEENE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1880-1890
• ITEM COUNT: 45 items
• The Keene mss. are letters from Charles Samuel Keene, humorous artist for Punch and other periodicals including the Illustrated London News and Once a Week and for various books.

LAURENT MSS.

• The Laurent mss. consist of 12 sketches by Robert Laurent, professor of sculpture at Indiana University. The sketches are for the Showalter Fountain entitled "The Birth of Venus" located in the Auditorium Plaza of the Bloomington campus of Indiana University.

LAWRENCE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1911-1930
• ITEM COUNT: 200 items
• The Lawrence mss. consist of letters and postcards from novelist David Herbert Lawrence to publisher Martin Secker. Of interest: a drawing by Lawrence of "The Boy in the Bush" and a drawing of the phoenix which Lawrence used as a device.

LESUEUR MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1819-1830
• ITEM COUNT: 13 items
• The Lesueur mss. consist of letters to Charles Alexandre Lesueur, artist and naturalist.

LINCOLN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1798-1959
• ITEM COUNT: 352 items
• The Lincoln mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of particular interest are the following: Dec. 1861 cartoon in pen and ink of Lincoln by Mason & Slidell; 1861 cartoon in pencil of Lincoln; Jan. 14, 1863 cartoon of Lincoln as a monkey; a June 1864 cartoon of Lincoln and Senator Van Winkle; an undated pencil drawing of the early home of Lincoln and several undated cartoons of Lincoln with others.

LOUJON PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1962-1969
• ITEM COUNT: 133 items
• The Loujon Press mss. consist of correspondence to Jon and Louise Webb of the Loujon Press, an independent fine printing business. Of interest are color separations of Henry Miller's drawings published in his Insomnia or the Devil at Large.

MCCLURE MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1883-1947
• ITEM COUNT: 1,750 items
• The McClure mss. II consists mainly of McClure family correspondence. Of interest are fifteen drawings by Frederic Dorr Steele for McClure's Autobiography.

MCCUTCHEON, J.T. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1904-1937
• ITEM COUNT: 40 items
• The J.T. McCutcheon mss. are forty original pen and ink drawings by cartoonist John Tinney McCutcheon. Most of the cartoons were created for the Chicago Tribune.

MCNUTT MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1899-1955
• ITEM COUNT: 31,922 items
• The McNutt mss. are papers of Paul Vories McNutt, lawyer, governor of Indiana and federal official. Of interest is an oil painting of McNutt, and original and printed political cartoons of McNutt by a number of cartoonists.

MARTIN, JOHN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1817-1848
• ITEM COUNT: 4 items
• The J. Martin mss. consist of a drawing of an oak tree and a drawing of an ash tree by illustrator John Martin and some other documents.

MELLETT MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1920-1973
• ITEM COUNT: 18 items
• The Mellett mss. are the correspondence and writings of John Calvin Mellett, author and journalist. Of interest is a Gaar Williams drawing for one of Mellett's stories.

MELTZER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1954-1974
• ITEM COUNT: 3,052 items
• The Meltzer mss. consist of the papers of poet Lionel David Meltzer. Of particular interest are several letters which have ink drawings appended and notebooks with drawings included as well as other drawings and art work for Meltzer's poetry.

MESSICK MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1945-1956
• The Messick mss. are original pen and ink drawings of the Brenda Starr newspaper comic strip by cartoonist Dale Messick.

MINER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1915-
• ITEM COUNT: 936 items
• The Miner mss. are the papers of poet Virginia (Scott) Miner. Included are correspondence, diaries, poems, notebooks, and scrapbooks. Drawings by illustrators Dorothy Bayley, Harold M. Sichel and Katherine Richardson Wireman for poems by Miner are also included.

MINNESOTA REVIEW MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1973-1981
• ITEM COUNT: 332 items
• The Minnesota Review mss. consist of the correspondence, printers manuscripts and proofs of the new series of the Minnesota Review. Of interest are a few pieces of art work including some original pen and ink drawings by Michael Crawford.

NAST MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1889
• ITEM COUNT: 5 items
• The Nast mss. are Christmas drawings by artist Thomas Nast.

NOLAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1914, 1926-1974
• ITEM COUNT: 6,536 items
• The Nolan mss. are the papers of author Jeannette Nolan. Included are four drawings for her books.

NORVELLE, D. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1911-1980
• ITEM COUNT: 117 items
• The D. Norvelle mss. are the papers of Deborah Starr Norvelle. The collection contains correspondence, journals and memorabilia relating to travel, included are pencil sketches.

PAPE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1924
• ITEM COUNT: 14 items
• The Pape mss. are original pen and ink illustrations heightened with Chinese white for Anatole France's The Revolt of the Angels drawn by illustrator Frank Cheyne Pape.

PAYNE, L. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1876-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 951 items
• The L. Payne mss. are the papers of musician Lesley Payne, niece of James Whitcomb Riley. Of interest is a set of humorous sketches in ink with verses appended to the drawings dated 1876, drawn and written by the poet James Whitcomb Riley.

PLATH MSS. II and III

• The Plath mss. II, consist of the correspondence, writings and memorabilia of poet Sylvia Plath. Included are four volumes of art scrapbooks prepared for art classes and hand- made cards, drawings, and paper dolls. Plath mss. III consists of drawings, paintings, pastel works and college art projects by Sylvia Plath.

POUND MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1900-1973
• ITEM COUNT: 11,486 items
• The Pound mss. II consist primarily of letters sent to poet Ezra Loomis Pound and to his wife Dorothy Shakespear Pound. Included are some pieces of art work.

RAGO MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1930-1967
• ITEM COUNT: 1,258 items
• The Rago mss. consist of the correspondence and writings of Henry Rago, poet and editor of Poetry. Included are drawings and collages by Raymond Edward Francis Larsson, Ann Lynch and Eve Triem.

RAINER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1948-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 145 items
• The Rainer mss. consist of the correspondence, writings and memorabilia of Dachine Rainer, author and poet and friends of e.e. cummings and his wife Marion. Of interest are two pencil drawings by e.e. cummings.

RAWSON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1801-1931
• ITEM COUNT: 282 items
• The Rawson mss. are papers of Mary Ann Rawson. Of interest in the collection is a album of water color sketches of Italian scenes by Mary Ann Rawson.

REVILLIOD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1919-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 2,380 items
• The Revilliod mss. are the papers of Olga (Masaryk) Revilliod, daughter of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, president of the Czechoslovak Republic, 1918-1935. Included are thirty- one volumes of sketches dated 1920-1956, by Henri Jules Revilliod (husband of Olga).

RILEY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1858-1944
• ITEM COUNT: 6,245 items
• The Riley mss. consist of the papers of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley. Of interest are original pen and pencil drawings by Riley and two Dr. McGrillus' patent medicine wooden signs painted by Riley about 1873.

ROGERS, A.J. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1926-1968
• ITEM COUNT: 1,988 items
• The A.J. Rogers mss. consist primarily of original drawings, sketches, blue-prints, photographs, and specifications for houses designed by Brown County, Indiana architect Alvah Judson Rogers.

ROTHENSTEIN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1893-1937
• ITEM COUNT: 105 items
• The Rothenstein mss. are pen and ink, chalk, pastel, crayon, pencil, and charcoal drawings, and lithographs of prominent Englishmen by artist Sir William Rothenstein.

RUMELY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1838-1965
• ITEM COUNT: 95,355 items
• The Rumely mss. are the papers of physician and educator Edward Aloysius Rumely. Of interest is correspondence of sculptor John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum and sculptor Isaumu Noguchi. Also included is a bust of efficiency engineer Harrington Emerson by Noguchi.

SENDAK MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 20th century
• The Sendak mss. are the pen and ink, wash and pencil drawings of illustrator Maurice Sendak.

SHOCKLEY MSS.

• ITEM COUNT: 49 items
• The Shockley mss. consist of notes and papers of Ernest Shockley relating to Indiana history. Most of the material pertains to the electoral history of the state but Indiana artists are also discussed.

SIEVEKING MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1724-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 15,000 items
• The Sieveking mss. are the papers of author and playwright Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking, and of his ancestors. Included in the collection are many 19th century sketches and watercolors by George Giberne, Maria Giberne and others. There are also many 19th century photographs by George Giberne.

SMITH, H.W. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1817-1987
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 30,500 items
• The H.W. Smith mss. consist primarily of letters of Hannah (Whitall) Smith, her two daughters Mary (Smith) Berenson and Alys Whitall Pearsall (Smith) Russell, and Mary's two daughters. Of interest is material concerning the art critic Bernard Berenson and his wife, Mary (Smith) Berenson.

STARLING MSS.

• The Starling mss. are items collected by businessman Kenyon Law Starling. Of interest are watercolor and pencil drawings by George Cruikshank and William Makepeace Thackeray.

WARREN, V. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1800-1910
• ITEM COUNT: 52 items
• The V. Warren mss. are pencil, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink sketches, and ceramic tiles of street cries in the United States and Europe which were a gift from Virginia Warren.

WELLES MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1930-1959
• ITEM COUNT: 19,875 items
• The Welles mss. consists of the correspondence, papers, and memorabilia of actor, writer, producer, director Orson Welles. Of interest are set designs and costume sketches for various theatrical productions and photographs of the storyboards for Citizen Kane, a storyboard for The Magnificent Ambersons, a storyboard for Journey into Fear, and sketches of sets and scenes for The Stranger. For the 1947 Macbeth there are several blueprints and sketches of set designs.

JONATHAN WILLIAMS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1738-1869
• ITEM COUNT: 7,203 items
• The Jonathan Williams mss. consist of letters and papers of Jonathan Williams, merchant and soldier and first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. There are plans and drawings of fortifications, coast defenses and harbors of the Eastern United States.

WILLIAMS-KUHN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1921-1932
• ITEM COUNT: 9 items
• The Williams-Kuhn mss. are the pen and ink cartoons of Gaar Williams and Charles H. Kuhn, both cartoonists for The Indianapolis News. The drawings are largely concerned with the movement by Richard Lieber to establish state parks and recreational facilities in Indiana.

WILLKIE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1934-1945
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 500,000 items
• The Willkie mss. are the papers of Wendell Lewis Willkie, utilities company executive and Republican nominee for president in 1940. Of interest is a framed pencil portrait of Willkie by R.A. Thompson dated 1947, busts and political cartoons of Willkie.

WORDSWORTH MSS.

• The Wordsworth collections, 1806-1956, consist of papers of the poet William Wordsworth and his family. Of interest are ink sketches of cats on the verso of a letter dated August 6, 1872 in Wordsworth II and a photograph of a chalk drawing of Wordsworth in Wordsworth III.

WRAGE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1957
• ITEM COUNT: 10 items
• The Wrage mss., 1957, consist of sketches by illustrator Klaus Wrage upon which some of the block prints in his Dante Blockbuch are based.

WYETH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1908-1945
• ITEM COUNT: 41 items
• The Wyeth mss. are letters from painter Newell Convers Wyeth. All but two of the letters are photocopies made from the originals in the Princeton University Library.