This series includes writings by Mestrovic, those about him by others, andworks he collected. The writings by Mestrovic include unpublishedmansuscripts, drafts, and translations of poetry, a play, a novel, twobooks on Michelangelo, accounts of his travels, articles on his own work,interviews with him, and miscellaneous works on art and politics.

The writings about Mestrovic by others include short accounts of his lifeand art, bibliographies of works about him, and short biographies.Newsclippings, articles on art and politics, and clippings on the case ofCardinal Stepinac collected by Mestrovic are also filed with this series.An extensive collection of articles by and about Mestrovic, his art, andYugoslav politics was assembled by the Snite Museum and is now housed inthe Archives with other records from the Snite (see Snite Museum of Art -UART).

The personal documents include copies of agreements, circa 1951, betweenMestrovic and the Yugoslav government on the disposition of the houses andartworks Mestrovic left behind in Yugoslavia, inventories of the artworksand other possessions left behind, inventories of his artworks at variouslocations, faculty contracts from Syracuse University and Notre Dame, bookcontracts, affidavits of support for immigrants seeking citizenship, hisacademic records, and passports. Oversize documents, including awards anddiplomas, are stored in box 21.