The Edwin Arlington Robinson Memorial Room, named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maine poet, contains his books, manuscripts, letters, and memorabilia. Colby's Thomas Hardy Collection is one of the most extensive in the country. Other authors represented in the Robinson Room include A. E. Housman, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kenneth Roberts, Henry James, Pulitzer Prize winning author Willa Cather, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom John Masefield, William Dean Howells, and Thomas Mann. In 2006, the college acquired the personal papers of Wesley McNair, which extends over 200 linear feet, and includes his writings from elementary school, high school, and graduate school, drafts, manuscripts, and teaching notes.
