The Lilly Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. Its collections represent a diversity of subjects, including literature; children’s literature; history; folklore; science; radio, film and television; book collecting and bookselling; journalism; and translation.

Subcollections (45)

List of items in this collection
  Title
 

Cumback mss., 1835-1904

The Cumback mss., 1835-1904, consist chiefly of correspondence with prominent political figures, army officers, la...

 

Latin American mss.--Guatemala Music, 1570-1635

The Latin American mss. Guatemala music manuscripts, late 16th-early 17th centuries (ca. 1570-1635), consists of 13 bound volumes and t...

 

Thorp & Dickson mss., 1831, LMC 2703

Consists of materials relating to organizing anti-reform petitions in the County of Northumberland.

 

English literature mss., 1630-1800, LMC 1334

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to English literature. ...

 

Gt. Brit. Navy mss. 1812, LMC 1428

Consists of the logs for twelve ships of the British Navy destined for Newfoundland.

 

Lincoln mss. 1798-1959, LMC 1664

The Lincoln mss., ca. 1798-1959, consist of letters, documents, and facsimile copies of documents by and about Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, his ancestors, imm...

 

Cycling mss., ca. 1879-1978

The Cycling mss., ca. 1879-1978, consist of materials pertaining to the growth of bicycling and the bicycling industry in the late-19th and early-20th century.

 

Whitman mss., 1846-1878

The Whitman mss., 1846-1878, consist of correspondence of Mrs. Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman, 1803-1878.

 

Bingham, W. mss., 1752-1891

Consists of the papers of William Bingham, of Philadelphia. The collection includes correspondence, personal papers and ...

 

English literature mss., 1851-1900, LMC 1334

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift, purchase, transfer, or removal from a variety of sources, relating to English literature. ...