"seek material" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are looking for information or resources related to a particular topic or purpose. For example, "I am seeking material to help me plan an effective marketing campaign for my business."
Small wonder, then, that writers seek material in the White House mess or the Senate cloakroom.
Asked about the Mourides' travels, the grand caliph said, "Some go to seek knowledge; others go to seek material wealth".
In this debut novel, two Jewish families seek material success and social acceptance across the decades of the 20th century.
The editor must seek material by regular visits, either personally or by an assistant, to schools or colleges to find the teachers who have the makings of authorship.
It was impossible, he noted, for people who had come from such poverty not to seek material wealth for themselves and their families.
That was the forerunner of his book attacking General Motors Corvairr, "Unsafe at Any Speed," which made him famous, especially after G.M. admitted sending out gumshoes to seek material to smear him with.
Under the revised policy, the government would seek materials under the Privacy Protection Act exception "only when the member of the news media is the focus of a criminal investigation for conduct not connected to ordinary newsgathering activities".
B. Powell, 347 Fifth Ave . seeking material to go into book.
Aurora says she embarked on the space journey because she was seeking material for her writing.
Ms. Nardini is unapologetic about seeking material rewards for her spiritual endeavors.
To Mrs. Leggett, who was then seeking material suitable for a true-crime book, the events were irresistible.
