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The William H. Gass Papers consist largely of his own manuscript material: manuscripts and proof material toward his books, drafts of various stories, essays, and reviews, interviews, and a miscellaneous assortment of notes and other materials. Also present is a substantial amount of professional correspondence, primarily with universities, magazines, and publishers, as well as with his colleagues in academia and in the literary community.

This collection includes administrative papers, memos, reports, and studies for Washington University’s Instruction Center, dating from 1968-1973.

This collection focuses on Jane Loevinger's time in St. Louis, as a professor at Washington University and her work in the field of ego development. Loevinger's earlier professorship at UC Berkeley is also represented in the collection, to a lesser extent. Jane served as a founder of a new form of study in the field of ego development, a figure for women in the field of psychology and is recognized in her papers, and the documents in the collection.

The Wilhelm Ornstein Papers consists of various certificates and awards including the Medal of Freedom and Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service Overseas, photographs, passports and other biographical information, and correspondence including with the Royal Air Force and the U.S. War Department.

Rudner’s papers, which reveal his passions for the philosophy of science and aesthetics as well as social consciousness, are comprised of four series housed in three boxes as detailed below.