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Minute book, 1926-1931, of the Cycle Literary Club of Bloomington, Indiana. Meetings typically include dinner, roll call, discussions of various topics, bible study, and report of the amount of money of the club. There are also lists of members from each of the years included in the minute book, which includes the attendence of members at each individual meeting.

21 diaries, chronicling the daily life of Esther E. Zak (1914-2007) of Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, for the years 1973-1994. Author recorded daily chores, weather, health, activities such as letter writing, phone calls made and received, as well as outings like church visits, social visits, or shopping trips. There are also occasional comments on political events.

Diary, 1922-1923, of Geraldine Toepp, an 18 year old Catholic girl from an affluent family from South Bend, Indiana. Geraldine begins each entry with the weather for the day. She regularly mentions going to church and visiting with friends. Her daily activities include sewing, shopping, reading, swimming, writing letters, attending movies, listening to records, and playing cards and other games. Geraldine spends most of her days and nights socializing. During the spring of 1922, Geraldine mentions feeling sick, suffering from headaches, stomach pains, and weight loss. She describes her stay at a local hospital, where she received X-rays, blood tests, and other metabolic tests. Her doctor diagnosed her as anemic, prescribing medicine "tablets," a cup of milk three times a day, exercise, and more time outdoors. Thereafter, Geraldine seems to recover, attending a junior prom and a senior ball. Later, Geraldine starts taking iodine. During the summer of 1922, Geraldine travels to Le Mars, Iowa, where she spends much of her time swimming, writing letters, attending movies, visiting local parks, and meeting with friends. After Geraldine returns home in the fall, she begins having relationship problems with her boyfriend, Worth ("W"). In the meantime, she travels throughout the area, taking trips to Mishawaka, Terre Haute, and Chicago. She also mentions attending events at Notre Dame. In 1923, Geraldine continues to spend most of her time socializing with her friends and family. She increasingly spends time at the movies, attending shows on almost a daily basis. Geraldine also continues to stay in touch with her friends by regularly exchanging letters. Every few months, she seems to have a new love interest. Throughout the year, Geraldine provides updates on her brother, Burton. In late January, Burton gets sick, requiring hospitalization. He requires a doctor to "lance" an abscess in his ear. Later, in July, Burton visits the hospital again to have his tonsils removed. Geraldine also mentions that she herself had to take a number of trips to the dentist that year. In April, she has 4 teeth pulled, requiring some form of gas for anesthesia. After the operation, she gets iodine rubbed on her gums to help her with the pain. In the late summer of 1923, the Toepp family takes a road trip across the Northeast. They travel to Cleveland, Buffalo, Oneida, and finally, New York City. Along the way, the family stops at Niagara Falls, spending time on the Canadian side. In New York, Geraldine twice mentions that she gets some candy called "nigger babies." After visiting New York City, the family returns home by way of Detroit, taking a ferry. After returning home, Geraldine writes how "a nigger shot + killed a policeman." At the end of the diary, Geraldine lists all the presents she received for Christmas in both 1922 and 1923. The diary also includes a number of newspaper clippings, some of which provide updates on the family's travels. One loose-leaf sheet of paper includes Geraldine's handwritten lyrics to the song, "Who's Sorry Now?"

Diary, 1933, of Glenna Blosser of Indiana. Topics include Franklin D. Roosevelt's election and inauguration, the Long Beach Earthquake in March, and the crash of the Akron, a US navy airship. She also mentions topics such as birthdays, her Christmas presents, school, and family illnesses, among others.

Diary, 1914-1918, of Harriet M. Shultz of Logansport, Indiana. Primarily focuses on her pregnancy, the birth of her daughter Jane, and her life after her daughter is born. Also includes information about her husband, Harry Shultz. There is also a negative of a man holding a baby, presumably Harry Shultz and Jane Shultz.

The collection consists of incoming correspondence for Helen Rodgers Weber, with the bulk written over a few months in 1943. The letters are mostly authored by Helen's mother Lettie, father Clarence, and sister Jean. The content reflects on daily life in Indiana during WWII.

This collection contains the diaries, correspondence, and biographic material of Maude M. (Mathas) Presslor (1898-1972) of Montezuma, Indiana from 1913-1970. Earlier papers and material relate to Presslor's life as a teenager and young adult during the World War I period. Letters from friends serving in France and a baby book detailing the early years of her three children, Betty Jean (Presslor) Montgomery, Frank Richard Presslor, and David Lowell Presslor, date from this period. Later papers and material from the World War II period include letters from her sons serving in the armed services as well as diary entries and newspaper clippings concerning major events of the conflict, such as the first use of atomic weapons. Post-war papers and material focus more on her family life and the activities of her children and grandchildren. Presslor's diaries from this era include references to and newspaper clippings concerning major events of the Cold War period, such as political assassinations and military engagements in southeast Asia. The collection also includes ephemera, such as bills, brochures, and tickets from Presslor's travels with her husband, John Dee Presslor.

Diaries, 1937-1941, of Peter Isaac East, a railroad worker from Terre Haute, Indiana. Primarily includes entries related to his work for the New York Central Railroad Company. For more detailed description provided by the seller, click on the Finding Aid link below.

Diaries, scrapbooks, and letters, circa 1905-1919, of Ruth Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana. Includes scrapbooks and diaries of Thompson's time at the Bradford Academy, a women's boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There are also diaries from after Thompson's graduation, when she returned to Indianapolis. These include entries about World War I, including newspaper clippings of people from her area who were drafted. Finally, there are letters written to Thompson by various people.