The MacDowell Collection (formerly MacDowell Colony Collection) was purchased from the artist residency and workshop and is housed in LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC Miller Nichols Library. Broken down into four series, the collection consists of compositions and arrangements by a variety of musical artists. The first series contains manuscript music material arranged by composer/arranger last name. The second series contains material by arranger P. Hans Flath. The third series contains material by Carl G. Kelly, further divided by compositions, arrangements and miscellaneous work. Rounding out the collection, a fourth series contains miscellaneous music items.