Manuscript Collections recently added or updated in the Manuscript Collection Database (click the title to view the database entry) include:
June 2018:
- Butterfield, Justin. Letter, 1849
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Records, 1828-2017 (new accessions incorporated)
- Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan. Papers, 1757-1799
- Reed, Joseph F. Letters, 1829-1843
- Owen Family. Letters, 1840-1906
- Flinn, John J., Collection, 1892-1893
- Heffelfinger, Andrew W. Papers, 1865, 1928
- Saulnier, Rev. Edmund. Memorandum, 1850
- Atwater, Elizabeth Emerson. Record Book, 1847-1876
- Applebee, Benjamin. Journal, Letters, and Notes, 1857-1895
- Turner, Jonathan Baldwin (1805-1899). Papers, 1823-1924
- McNitt Family. Papers, 1840-1938 (revised detailed inventory)
- Osman, William. Letters, Letterbook, and Diary, 1826-1946, 1993-1994, 2003
- Crabbs, Clarence Lincoln. Letters, 1886-1935
- Grow, David T. Letters, 1864-1865
- Elston, Daniel. Papers, 1833-1852
May 2018:
April 2018:
- Pope, Nathaniel (1784-1850). Land Transaction, 1836
- Winter, A. E. Letter, 1847
- Withrow, James Edgar. Diary, 1863-1864
- Currie, Mrs H. S., Kaskaskia Sketches, 1865
- Cramer-Roughton. Photographs, 1890s-1910s, 1950s
- Red Herring Poets. Papers, 1975-1986
- Menard, Pierre (1766-1844). Papers, 1741-1910
- Teillard, Dorothy Lamon (1858-1953). Collection, 1946-1953
- Johnson, Sir William (1715-1774). Papers, 1763-1774
- Ijams, Ethel W. Collection, 1601-1988
- Iroquois County School Districts. Records, 1896-1936
- Institute Of Government And Public Affairs, University Of Illinois. Clippings, 1946-1981
- Randolph County, Ill. Papers, 1692-1905
March 2018:
- Turner, Jonathan Baldwin (1805-1899). Papers, 1823-1924
- Gulick, Louise Elizabeth. Collection, 1935-1960
- Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919). Letters, 1915-1917
- Golden, Dorothy. Postcard Collection, mid-to-late twentieth century
- Lindsey, Martha M. Journal, 1837-1890
February 2018:
- Grow, David T. Letters, 1864-1865
- Norviel, Jesse B. Notebooks, 1915-1916
- Old Settlers’ Society of Logan County, Ill. Record Book, 1873-1911
- Fortnightly Club Of Urbana, Illinois, Records, 1895-2003
- Harper, James. Letters, 1848
- Berdahl, Clarence A. Papers, 1943-1971
- Nelson, John N. Papers, 1857
- Boston Union Of Associationists. Record Book, 1846-1848
- Ellet, Charles, Jr. (1810-1862), 1839-1929
- Wild, Frederick S., Papers and Correspondence, 1878-1905
- Osman, William. Letters, Letterbook, and Diary, 1836-1847
- Bestor, Arthur E. Research Collection on Communitarianism, 1935-1962
- Champaign County, Ill., Council of Defense. Reports, 1917-1919
- Randall, Ruth Painter. Papers, 1954-1965
- Currey, Josiah Seymour. Letter And Clipping, 1908
- Curtis, Lathrop W. Letter, 1835
- Robinson, Harry F. Architectural Materials, 1907-1953
January 2018:
- Harris, W.C. Letter, 1860
- Neir, David Conrad. Letter, 1855
- Cullom, Shelby Moore. Correspondence and Other Materials, 1859-1912
- Bates, Emily C. Album, 1833-1837
- Boyle, John. Letter, 1848
- Adams, Jacob. Diary, 1862-1865, 1927
- Raum, John. Letters, 1832-1856
- Hannon-Phalen Family Collection, 1874-2003
- Owen, Robert Dale. Papers, 1831-1873
- Hatch, John Porter. Letters, 1861-1863
- Kaskaskia Collection of Miscellaneous Documents, 1741-1782
- Pease, Theodore Calvin. Papers, 1903-1948
- Toy, Thomas D. Papers, 1864-1926
- Washburne, Elihu B. Papers, 1856-1866
For collections added or updated in previous years, please see: