John Champlin Gardner (1933 - 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, medieval English literary scholar, editor, critic, translator, poet, and Binghamton University college professor in medieval English literature and creative writing. The John Gardner papers contains writings and professional materials related to John Gardner.

The John K. McLaughlin collection contains materials relating to the history of film, television and radio. These materials include scripts, posters, lobby cards, photographs, star contracts, and correspondence. In addition, there is a small collection of materials relating to horror, science fiction, and crime fiction.