Mainly Mark Turbyfill’s writings, together with a few letters, photographs, dance programs, reviews and a voice recording.

There are three copies of his unpublished autobiography and two copies of a collection of his poetry entitled A Marriage With Space, published in 1974. Since Turbyfill was famously active in Chicago artistic and creative circles in the early part of the twentieth century, the autobiography / memoir is particularly interesting. Besides many poems, some in manuscript form and some in issues of Poetry and The Little Review, there is an adaptation of material from The Words Beneath Us, set to music by Lionel Sayers, a few articles and letters, a short play Turbyfill wrote with Sam Putnam entitled “See Life First,” and an article by Putnam on Turbyfill’s work, a tape of him reading “Chicago Alive,” reproductions of several of his paintings, dance programs and a collection of photographs. Also, articles and reviews about him and his work. Included is a list of the correspondence to Turbyfill which is located at Southern Illinois University and a file box of cards with quotations from each letter.