Originally established as the Center for Literary Studies in 1984, the Center was renamed the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies in 1988, and then became the Humanities Center in 1999. It was later renamed the Mahindra Humanities Center in 2011. The Center sponsors seminars, conferences, lectures, and workshops for interdisciplinary studies in the humanities. This collection contains printed materials from 1993 to 2005, including annual reports, brochures, programs, and posters.