The Small Collections are a grouping of small archival acquisitions from many different sources. More detailed notes about the scope, contents, and history of each small collection may be found at the file level. The collections are housed and described together for administrative purposes.

This collection consists of letters, photographs and other materials related to the life of Booth Tarkington. The bulk of the collection is letters written by Booth Tarkington to his nephew and sister. It also contains magazine articles written by Booth Tarkington.