Manuscript Collections added or updated in the Manuscript Collection Database (click the title to view the database entry) during 2017 include:
January 2017:
- American Association of University Women, Champaign-Urbana Branch. Records, 1902-2013 (additional material incorporated)
- IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Newspapers, 1801-1967
- Hinrichs, Gustavus D. (1836-1923). Papers, 1842-1917 (inventory added)
February 2017:
- Williams-Woodbury Papers, 1819-1937 (inventory added)
- Carriel, Mary Turner and Henry Frost Papers, 1853-1927 (additional material incorporated)
- Hinman, O. Batson Papers, 1898-1899
March 2017:
- United States Post Office Department. Records, 1789-1930 (added inventory; revised description)
- Deming, Minor and Abigail. Correspondence, 1826-1849
- Bestor, Arthur E. Research Collection on Communitarianism, 1935-1962 (additional material incorporated)
- Cunningham Children’s Home Records, 1895-2005 (updated inventory)
- Shelburne, Papers and Letters, 1734-1783 (added inventory)
April 2017:
- Morton Smith Company. Record book, 1834-1835
- North American Land Agency. Tax receipts, 1832-1836
- Gibbs Family Papers, 1830-2012 (revised inventory and description)
- Wilson & William Law. Court finance ledger, 1842-1849
- Chase, Sophia May. Letter, 1840
- Goodrich, David. Letter, 1838
- Dennis, Stephen. Letter, 1850
- Hampshire Colony Church. Record book, 1847-1863
- Mather, Thomas. Letters, 1820, 1826
- Piatt County Schools. Records, 1858-1972
- Ryder, Simeon. Letter
May 2017:
- Blair, Leverett, and Stifler Family Papers, 1805-2006 (revised with extensive additions incorporated)
- Perkins Family. Papers, 1754-1997 (additional material incorporated)
- New Harmony, Indiana. Records, 1814-1880, 1950 (revised inventory and description)
June 2017:
- Pease-Anderson Family. Papers, 1836-1948 (revised inventory)
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Records, 1828-2016 — Northside Friends Monthly Meeting (additional material incorporated)
- Pease, Theodore Calvin (1887-1948). Collection, 1903-1948 (revised inventory and description)
July 2017:
- Mangan, Fr. Martin. Papers, 1930s-2010 (revised organizational structure and description; additional material incorporated)
- Baldridge, Henry W. Papers, 1875-1897 (added inventory)
- Coke, James G. Reports, Newspaper Clippings, Interview Summaries, 1961-1964 (added inventory)
- Busey, Samuel T. Papers, 1851-1898 (added inventory)
September 2017:
- Nettleton, Daniel M. Papers, 1861-1864
- Nortrup, Jack J. Manuscript, circa 1980s
- Jenison, Edward H. Papers, 1943-1945
- King, Margaret A. Correspondence, 1864
- Hays, Norris. Letter, 1844
- Clinton, DeWitt (1769-1828). Letters, 1823-1824
- Episcopal Diocese Of Springfield. Letters, 1919-1920
- Religious writing. Collection, 1916
- Phillips, J. W. Records, 1863-1876
- Griffin Family. Papers, 1877-1929
- Cruzat, Francisco. Letters, 1780
- Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council. Minutes, 1969-1988
October 2017:
- Illinois Secretary of State Office. Correspondence, 1809-1810, 1819-1820
- Illinois Secretary of State Office. Correspondence, 1809-1810, 1819-1820
- Illinois Secretary of State Office. Election Returns, 1860-1862
- Illinois Secretary of State Office. Records on Shaw-Hansen Election, 1822-1823
- Illinois Constitutional Convention. Records, 1967-1971
- Piatt County, Illinois Collection, 1880-1987 (added inventory)
- Tuxhorn, Albert. Papers, 1946-1950 (added inventory)
November 2017: