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The Charles L. Marshall Sr. papers primarily document his involvement in promoting art in Kansas through his association with several art organizations in the state and at Kansas State University. Materials in this portion of the collection include correspondence, newsletters, reports, meeting information, printed materials, and newspaper clippings. Additional portions of the papers document examples of his artwork and touch on his time as an architect in the state.
he predominant correspondence deals with his involvement in the KSFA and includes originals, carbon copies, and photocopies. Marshall corresponded with John F. Helm, Jr., Mildred E. Hunter, Francis David Farrell, Russell Thackrey, James McCain, Birger Sandzen (photocopies only), Charles Stroh, Don Louthian, Herschel C. Logan (photocopies only), Ward Lockwood, Charles B. Rogers, Bernard (Poco) Frazier (photocopies only), Zona Wheeler, Oscar Larmer, Bruce Reed, J. Cranston Heintzelman, Dorothy Barfoot, Mrs. Charles Sanderson, Priscilla Pastrick, Joy Jacobs, and Peggy Greene. A 1963 biographical sketch of Marshall is included, as are personal notes, receipts for paintings, newspaper clippings, and exhibition booklets.
The KSU Friends of Art series primarily covers the time period of 1982–1990. Correspondents include Mandy Doolittle, Jessica Reichman, and Charles Stroh. Also included are Friends of Art newsletters and an Executive Committee Report (1985–1986). The printed material (1950–1990) contains flyers, an invitation, and biographies of Evan Lindquist and Edward Starr.
The Kansas State Art Center series deals with the campaign for an art museum at KSU covering the years 1963 to 1991. It consists primarily of correspondence with Charles Stroh, Jon Wefald, Jerome Frieman, Gilbert E. Johnson, Mrs. John F. Helm, Russell Thackrey, John F. Helm, John E. Brink, Raymond Spilman, Kenneth M. Heywood, and Larry Weigel. It contains notes, a proposal for the art museum, minutes from the board of directors with a worksheet to augment the brochure A New Resource, art center foundation and committee meetings, an executive report, and art center fund report. Printed materials include newspaper clippings, a page from the K-Stater printer's copy of the flyer for KSU art center and foundation contributions, a copy of the flyer never mailed, and a suggested program for the proposed art center are contained in the printed material section. Several booklets were also included: Summary of Fund Raising Survey Report for Washburn, The Need for an Art Center at Kansas State University, and A New Resource at One of the Cultural Crossroads of Kansas.
The Kansas State Federation of Art series is the largest in the collection and covers the years 1940–1985. It deals with Marshall's time as trustee, president, and board member and extends up to the disbanding of the KSFA. It contains correspondence with J. Cranston Heintzelman, Robert W. Cooke, Winston A. Schmidt, Ronald L. Reid, Margaret Pelham Greenough, Oscar Larmer, Gordon Zahradnik, Sue Jean Boys, Dan F. Howard, Margaret Hammel, Don Smischny, Margo Kren, Mary Wing, Donna Foster, Zona Wheeler, and Daniel E. Bernard. This series also contains general information about the organization, by-laws, and two bank statements (1973 and 1976). Meetings, membership lists, bulletin of exhibits, and other exhibition information make up the rest of this series.
The Kansas Society of Artists series covers the time period of 1957 to 1960. It deals with the Society and Marshall's involvement. It contains membership lists, minutes, and correspondence with J. Cranston Heintzelman, John F. Helm, Jr., and William Dickerson.
The Zona Wheeler series is made up of photocopies of her files covering the years 1943 to 1978. It contains correspondence from Ronald L. Reid, Judy Reid, Evelyn A. De Graw, J. Cranston Heintzelman, and John F. Helm, Jr. It also contains exhibition lists.
Additionally, there is one envelope of negatives documenting some of Marshall's time as a K-State student in the 1920s. Included are social situations and Roughneck Days.
Three folders include materials mostly from Charles L. Marshall, Sr., including copies and original sketches and artwork, clippings, exhibit publications, property deed, 1987 booklet Let’s Start from Scratch and 1979 booklet Thumbnail’s by Marshall, death certificate, funeral services program, KSC engineers’ open house button, KSC Air Force ROTC patch, 1954 Royal Purple, and photos. The latter three items are from when Charles L. Marshall, Jr., attended K-State. Photos include the elder in a 1923 ROTC uniform, as child and adult, Ahearn Field House construction, 1951 basketball game, and on project sites.

The College of Engineering records contains information from specific departments within the college along with information for specific programs and curriculums from Engineering as well. The collection contains ten series all pertaining to different aspects within the College of Engineering, the series are College of Engineering materials, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Concrete Canoe race, War Training Program, invoices for repairs and supplies, Accreditation Commission, and Historic Student Records. The series that pertain to departments within the College of Engineering and the educational aspects of the department as well. The series such as College of Engineering Materials and Invoices for repairs and supplies are generalized materials that pertain to the function and foundation of the College of Engineering.

The College of Health and Human Science Records cover the history of the college spanning from 1863-2011. The collection includes documents, pictures, and other materials from Hospitality Days, departmental restructuring, name changes, various conference presentations and information from research and extension services. In 1912, Home Economics become a division within in the college and eventually in 1985, changed its' name to Human Ecology and later in 2019 the college changed its' name to the College of Health and Human Sciences. There were programs that moved to the College of Arts & Sciences, but the College of Health and Human Sciences retained the Interior Design and Fashion Studies programs in 1965. Likewise, programs were added to the College of Health of Human Sciences, such as Communication Sciences and Disorders and Social Work in 1994. There are correspondence and planning materials from these mergers and changes, along with other program moves. The collection contains notes and programs from conferences such as Lake Placid and the White House Conference on Families. Included in the collection is also personal and business related correspondence from Deans and other faculty members.

This collection comprises material related to the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine between 1855-2014. This collection contains administrative records from this college, including handbooks and manuals, proposals and applications, various records, reports, publications, presentation materials, records related to international programs, material pertaining to campus and its buildings, and a film catalogue which describes some of the collection’s video material. It also contains recordings and transcripts of interviews, most of which featured alumni from the College of Veterinary Medicine for the history book “A Century of Excellence: Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine” by Howard H. Erickson and Ronnie G. Elmore. Drafts of this book are also present in this collection. Moreover, this collection contains yearbooks and scrapbooks, including auxiliaries and photo albums, from the college spanning nearly a century. There are also audio and video materials related to the College of Veterinary Medicine on cassette tapes, microcassette tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, and DVDs, and film reels which record college events, interviews, teaching aids, and virtual tours of the college. This collection includes class and faculty composites for the College of Veterinary Medicine spanning the majority of the 20th century, and even features a composite from the St. Joseph Veterinary College. These composites are either photographic negatives or oversize photographs.

Other photographs that can be found in this collection depict people, including faculty, staff, students, and other notable individuals. Photos of buildings, including diagrams and photos of buildings on the Kansas State campus and the Veterinary Medicine campus, as well. There are also photos of animals, which were either pets, farm animals, or lab animals, as well as the labs performed on these animals. Additionally, photographs of college events, miscellaneous photos, and oversize photos also contribute to this collection’s material.

Lastly, this collection features photographic negatives and photographic slides which depict people, like faculty, staff, students, exchange students, and Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association members. Also pictured are labs, lab equipment, and associated animals, which were often pets, farm animals, or wildlife/exotic animals. Locations within the Manhattan area (especially within the Kansas State University campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine Complex/Campus specifically) are also an important subject to this collection. Negatives of these locations feature buildings, layouts, maps, construction, maintenance, renovations, and damage to buildings. Formal, casual, recreational, donation-based, food-based, and sporting events related to the college can be found in this collection as well. Miscellaneous photo negatives and slides make up the remainder of the undeveloped photographic material in this collection.

Files, records, contracts and agreements associated with buildings, donors, companies, finances, etc (1910-1986).

Box 1, A83412042569 – Contains 22 Annual Report of Cornbelt Experiment Field- Kansas State University books from 1955-1983. Additionally, there are papers that are preliminary reports from the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and a notebook that has lists of crops and the years they were planted.
Box 2, A83412161397- Contains file folders labeled: Extension Publications from the Cornbelt Experiment Station, Field Day Material 1972-1988, Purchase Requests 1962-1991, Charles F. Bredahl 1972-1985, Grain Sales 1997-1998, Cornbelt Field Committee 1954-1984, Field Days Correspondence Material 1974-1991, and Annual Progress Report.
Box 3, A83412043298 – Contains a binder of Field Day Programs from 1975-1990, A binder with the Doane Agricultural Digest reports from 1912-1953, and Temperature reports 1983-1991. There is also a page that says what is in the box, however there are a few discrepancies with the list and box’s contents.
Box 4, A83412043379 – Contains files labeled: Soybean Performance-1989, Valent-1989, G.S. Performance- 1990, Performance Tests- 1990, Corn Hybrid Trial- 1990, Soy Population Study-1990, Wheat Performance- 1990, Soybean Performance- 1990, DuPont- 1989, DOW Chem-1989, Jardine-G’s Soy- 1989, Don Devlin Soybean EPP- 1989, Corn Hybrid Performance- 1989, Performance Tests- 1989, Spring Grains- 1989, Herbicide Trials- 1989, American Cyanmid- 1989, Grain Sorghum Performance- 1989, Forage Sorghum Performance- 1989, Wheat Performance- 1989, Reduced Herbicide Rates- 1989, Corn-N Sources- 1986-1988, Sorghum N Sources- 1986-1988, Corn Hybrid Performance- 1968-1988, Doug Jardine Soybean 1986-1988, Soybean Performance- 1986-1988, Wheat and Winter Barley Performance- 1985-1988, Performance Testing- 1986-1988, BASF- 1986-1989, ELANCO- 1986-1988, Corn Hybrids-1986-1988, Soy Herbicide- 1986-1988, Corn Herbicide-1986-1988, Grain Sorghum Herbicides- 1988-1986, Narrow Row Soybeans, Wheat Fungus Study- 1986, Corn Top Ten-1986, Shell and Oat Varity- 1986.
Box 5, A83412043280 – Contains eleven folders with files. The first folder is labeled Date- Variety, the file within is Sorghum Variety + Date of Planting (1961-1966). Second: Variety Perf. - G.S. Perf Test. Third: Perf. Test- Soghrum Performance Test (1974-1977). Fourth: Top Ten- Top Ten Grain Sorghums (1968-1970 and 1984). Fifth: Weed Control- Grain Sorghum Herbicide Performance (1984), Weed Control/ Sorghum (1962-1968), and Oil + Water +Wettable Powders (1967). Sixth: Soybeans- Soybean Seed Quality (1984), Harvest efficiency- Semi dwarf (1977-1978), and Soybean Fertility (1965-1968). Seventh: Variety Perf- Oat Date of Planting (1983) and Oat Variety Tests- Spring Oat (1970’s-1980’s). Eighth: Kin Nursery- Kin Oat Nursery (1962-1975) and Wheat Kin and Varieties (1970-1980). Ninth: Variety Demo- Oat Variety (1961-1967). Tenth: G. Sorghum- Milo Top Ten (1970-1985), No-till Milo after SC, Sorghum Performance (1978-1985), Sorghum/CHINCH Bog (1980’s), Sorghum Weed Control (1970-1980), Super Thick Sorghum, Sorghum/ Nematode Control (1979), Foliar Fert, Yield Test- Greenburg Control in Sorghum (1970’s), Grain Sorghum Fertility/Starter Fertilizer (1960’s), Greenbugs Test (1975-1978), Sorghum Till Effect Herb (1980), Whitney’s Fertilizer/ Study on Sorghum (1975-1977), Sorghum Seed Protect (1977-1980), and Chem Fallow Fert- G.S. Eleventh: Fertility- N- Demo Grain (1984) and Ammonium Nitrate Rate Comparison (1984). Then at the back of the box there are magazines on farming, weather and weed control.
Box 6, A83412043311 – Contains books and a sheet detailing the contents of the box. The books within are: Composting- A study of the process and it’s principles, The New Food Chain- an organic link between farm and city, Organically Grown Foods- what they are and why you need them, Organic Farming: Methods and Markets- an introduction to ecological architecture, Getting the Bugs out of Gardening, Yearbook of Agriculture-1937, Water- The Yearbook of Agriculture-1955, Climate and Man- Yearbook of Agriculture-1941, Field Bindweed- Getting to the root of the problem, K-State Agricultural Experiment Station-Kansas Fertilizer Research with dates ranging from 1986-1997, and 5 copies of Organic Gardening and Farming magazine 1975-1976.
Box 7, A83412042161- Contains 3 binders, and 10 spiral bound notebooks. The first binder has field day bulletins from 1962-1974, second binder holds the “Physical Land Conditions Affecting Use, Conservations, and Management of Land Resources,” and the third one contains photo slides of farm machinery, buildings and barns, and crops. The spiral bound notebooks contain notes on the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and are dated from 1976- 1981 and 1983-1985 and the last one is dated 1987.
Box 9, A83412161389- Contains file folders labeled: Weather Station Data 1985-1986, Field Book Data 1988-1989, Cropping Plan 1970-1985, Bredahl Building Maintenance Record 1969-1989, Cornbelt Experiment Field Plot Plans 1982-1983.
Box 10, A83412042200 – Contains books with meeting minutes from the station conferences from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and are dated 1958-1964, 1972-1975, and 1977. There are also copies of the “Fall Cereal Conference Reports,” from 1961-1968- 1980, 1983- 1984, 1989, and 1990. Then there are several file folders labeled Field Day, Field Plans-1980, Weather Computer- 1984, Current Plot Maps- 1977, Chemical Weed Control: Corn- Milo- Soybeans- 1971, There are also spiral bound notebooks containing notes on the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and are dated from 1964-1975, and a book labeled: Mission Orientated Research: Planning for it- 1976.
Box 11, A83412042399 – Daily Touchtone Weather Reports 1982-1983, Fertilizer 1962-1966, Zinc, Publication info 1986, Hypocotyl Growth and Seedling Emergence of White Lupine Under Compacted Soil Conditions- 1982, Hybrid Wheat 1960-1972, Barley 1959-1968, Sorghum, Soybean Information, Soil Temperature 1959, Oats, Solar Radiation 1982-1984, Air Temperature Charts 1960-1994, Brush and Tree Spraying In Pastures, Liming Rate- Depth of Flowing Study 1967-1976, Alfalfa Cuttings- 1959, Rainfall Records 1960-1999, Touchtone Weather Data and State Summaries- 1980, Barley Variety (Winter) 1962, White Corn- 1979, Corn Insecticides and Nematicide Study 1975-1978, Insect Control 1964, Phosphorus Fertilizer, Time of Fertilizer Application on Corn 1967-1968, Fertility Starter Placement 1967-1968, Murphy’s Corn and Milo Fertility 1974-1976, Seedbeds for Corn-Plow-Chisel-Disk- No Till, Corn Date of Planting/ Fertility Level, Date of Planting Nitrogen Level, Corn Variety- Date of Planting 1963-1965, Corn Population- Variety- Fertility, Corn Row Spacing, Corn Maturity Groups and Population Studies, Corn Population 1960-1961, Top Ten Corn, Top Ten Corn Hybrids, Corn Performance, 1979 Powhattan “Top Ten” Corn Test, Velvetleaf Control, Corn Tillage, Corn Res- Essect On Herb, Corn- Weed Control, Oil- Water and Wettable Powders, and Regional Sweetclover Nursery/ Flame Cultivation.
Box 12, A83412042381 – Has folders labeled: Alfalfa Diseases, Sudangrass in Kansas, Solar, Soil Test Blank Sheets, Herbicide plot Data Forms, Horizontal Red Lined Data, Weed Control Summary Sheets, White Paper Ruled Lengthwise, Paper- Horizontal Data Tables, Soil Fertility Investigation Papers, Variety Summary Sheets, Developmental Business, Standard Data Sheets, Graph Paper- Tracing, Vertical Data Paper, Misc. Forms, Study of Lateral Rooting in Lupines, and there are more with extra office supplies such as extra paper and sheet protectors. There are a couple of books called “A Personal Guide to Professional Business Graphics,” and “HP ColorPro Graphics Plotter- Operating Manual.” There are some large Manila Style Envelopes. The first envelope contains titles and dates of some of the Cornbelt Experiments, dated 1915-1960. Two large envelopes with papers on corn production and sales, as well as more papers on using the HP ColorPro. Last envelope is labeled: Mr. Robert F. Sloan- Cornbelt Experiment Field- Powhattan KS 66527, and contains papers on crop planting dates. There are also folders that contain Receipts and Quarterly Statements from 1976- 1991.
Box 13, A83412042179 – Contains three small books labeled “Brown- Chinch Bug- GS Test- Powhattan- 1979,”” Brown- Greenbug- GS Test- Powhattan- 1979,” and “Winter Wheat- Performance Tests- Powhattan- 1976,” and a book with the Cornbelt Experiment Field Annual Report for 1983. There are also file folders labeled: ALF Proposed+ Fert on G.S.-Study 1984, Prelim Report- 1979, Field Day Bulletin- 1978, Crop Equipment Plan- 1978, Prelim Report- 1977, Corn Weed Control, Sorghum Weed Control, Soybean Weed Control, Corn Top Ten, Greenbug Control, Conservation Tillage, Statistical Analysis- 1963-1975, Yield Data- 1977, Experiment Field Research Plans, Cornbelt Data 1962 Season, and Test Data- 1976.
Box 14, A83412042420- Contains file folders labeled Soil Test Results Pre-1980, Soil Tests and Rec, Soybean Weed Control, Soil Map and Land Use of Farm, Soybean Inoculation Studies, Tillage, Alfalfa Rotation- 1964, Wheat Rotation- 1959-1962, Wheat/ Alfalfa Rotation- 1958, Corn Rotation Study 1958-1964, Conservation Tillage, 1984- Red T, Wheat Varieties, Weed Control- Wheat, Wheat Variety Print Oats, Wheat Variety Test, Wheat Rate of Planting, Wheat Date of Planting 1958-1960, Dual N-P on Wheat, Wheat Fertility, Wheat Top Dress, Spring Wheat, Sunflowers, Weed Control- Soybeans, Herb-83, Velvet Leaf, Soybean Herb, Rydex Soy, Soybean Performance Test, No Fill Planting in Wheat Stubble and Soybean Fertility, Soybeans in Wheat, Soybean Date of Planting and Row Spacing, Tiba on Soybeans, Soybean Clipping- Growth Regulations- and Plant T-4, Regim 8, Sol- Ez, H- Plus, Plen-T-4, and Plen- T-4 on Corn and Beans.
Box 8, A83412043468- Has 6 books of meeting minutes from the “Station Conference- Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station,” for years 1965-1969 and 1971. There are also folders labeled: Soil Tests- 1985, Annual Lespedeza- Paul Buselinck, Paper- 2 Copy, Grass Varieties- Frank Barnett, Small Grains- 1985, Soybean Performance- 1985, Grain Sorghum Performance Test- 1985, Brown Co Data- 1984, BASF, Corn- N Balance, Conservation Tillage Study, 1985 Soybean, Corn- 1985, Rohm & HAAS- 1985-1986, Take All KCI- Info, Wheat Herbicide Study- 1985, Grain- Sorg- 1985, N Balance- F3, Data Sheets- Soil tests- 1983, Herbicide- 1983, N- Demo, Annual Report- Cornbelt- 1983, Reduced Tillage, Prelim Report- 1981, Fert Progress, Residual N, Sunflowers, and Soybeans- PT. There are also 2 small booklets, the first has phone numbers and business cards and the other contains “Wheat Performance Tests- 1984.”

This collection documents the writings, photographs, and published material in regards to Dan D. Casement (1868-1953), a cattleman and horseman, from 1858-1953. The materials included in this collection are a wide range of documentation, including a large amount of correspondence from 1858-1953 chronologically and notable alphabetical correspondence with individuals in addition to the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Journals and diaries belonging to Casement give insight into his family, time at Princeton, and to his life in Costa Rica from 1897-1903. Specific information from the time he spent laying railroad track in Costa Rica and other life events during that time can be found in B4/F16 - B5/F25 and B22/F6-7. Casement wrote extensively for the American Hereford Association and many other livestock associations and organizations. Several articles, letters, speeches, resolutions, and fragments of other writings (poetry, quotations, letters to editors, etc.) are included within this collection. Supplementing these writings are press releases and various printed materials, including scrapbooks, letters, and newspaper clippings. Legal and financial documents from 1884-1941, including army vouchers, can be found in boxes 22 and 23. Other items in the collection are artwork, including pencil sketches, water colors, and awards/certificates, some oversized documentation and printed materials, and several photographs spread throughout the collection (boxes 1, 2, 7, 8, 14, 26).

The Daniel M. Braum Papers document the professional career of Braum from 1940-1965. They also include information about his personal activities and family during that time as well as after his death in 1981 when the information was added to the collection by the family covering the years 1982-1998.

The bulk of the collection consists of information regarding his involvement with the advancement of farm work simplification, scientific management, and public administration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, General Services Administration, University of the Philippines, and Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. The papers contain both personal and business correspondence received from numerous people throughout Braum’s life. Braum is the author of A Thousand Questions on Supervision in the Philippines, and a typescript of the book is preserved in the collection.

The Braum Papers are divided into eight series: 1) Correspondence, 1935-1991; 2) Subjects, 1943-1998; 3) Literary Works; 4) Organizations and Conferences, 1948-1958; 5) Certificates, Awards, Diplomas 1924-1978; 6) Printed Material, 1938-1957; 7) Photographs; and 8) Over Size.

The first series, Correspondence (1935-1991), is divided into two subseries. The first includes both business and personal correspondence received from numerous people throughout Braum’s life. The letters are organized alphabetically and include correspondence from Roberta Braum and John H. and Mary Ann (Loughridge) Braum. The series contains numerous letters with Dr. Lillian Gilbreth that involves their work with farm work simplification, as well as personal matters after Daniel and Roberta Braum became close friends with Gilbreth. Gilbreth became known as the “mother of modern management” and, with her husband, Frank pioneered industrial management techniques that are still practiced. Correspondence with Dan Copell, E.C Young, Lowell Hardin, the farm work simplification project director and a number of other individuals also address Braum’s involvement with farm work simplification. White House correspondence includes a small number of invitations and personal notes sent to Braum by Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. The second subseries contains general correspondence and is organized chronologically from 1935-1975. The majority of these letters are related to Braum’s professional career and his involvement with farm work simplification, public administration, and scientific management. The letters also address a number of committees and conferences Braum was involved with throughout his career including the Executive Committee, Agricultural Committee, and the Agricultural Management Conference at Purdue.

Subjects (1943-1998) is divided into 10 subseries: 1) The Braum Family contains newspaper clippings and articles concerning Bill Braum and other Braum family members; 2) Denison, Kansas History includes information about the history of the town; 3) Farm Work Simplification involves reports, literary works, and other information including course outlines and material, charts/graphs, and printed material outlining Braum’s involvement in the development of farm work simplification; 4) Lillian Gilbreth contains biographical information and printed material about Dr. Gilbreth and her work with time and motion study analysis; 5) Lectures consists of a class orientation lecture and a lecture series given in 1949; 6) Open Door Policy (1946) includes the policy and contract used when this program was established; 7) Philippines contains documents and other papers including Braum’s literary works from his time spent teaching in that country; 8) Semantics (1948-1949) includes course material and information on semantics taught at Purdue University; 9) Scientific Management and Christianity consists of 3 papers written by Braum on the subject and also his notes and Christian publications; and 10) Management involves literary works by Braum on management applied to the home, management development, and labor management, also includes Braum’s notes on the topic and charts/graphs.

The third series, Literary Works, contains two important works written by Braum. The first is entitled “A Peaceful Approach to Work.” A number of abstracts, critiques, and drafts are included. Also, a complete typescript of Braum’s book A Thousand Questions on Supervision in the Philippines is retained in this series.

The series Organizations and Conferences consists of seven subseries. The first is the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that includes information about the Farm Management Committee set up by Braum in 1948. The second, Bureau of Ships, contains papers on leadership and communication. The third sub-series is the International Committee of Scientific Management (CIOS) and contains a day book written by Braum while attending one of its conferences in Paris in 1957. The fourth is the International Management Conference. It contains papers written by Braum to be presented at the 8th and 9th Conferences. The fifth subseries contains the Purdue Farm Cardiac Project (1958). The sixth, The Society for the Advancement of Management, houses information and papers on the advancement of management. The final subseries includes miscellaneous papers and documents from unidentified organizations and/or conferences.

The Certificates, Awards, and Diplomas series contains eleven certificates, awards, and diplomas Braum received throughout his lifetime. The series includes certificates of merit from the USDA, ten and twenty-year service awards from the USDA, and a certificate of recognition from Ronald Reagan and the National Republican Party for Braum’s service to the Republican Party.

Printed Material, the sixth series, contains various items that are related to most of the other series or subseries. These include Farm Work Simplification, the Philippines, International Committee of Scientific Management, the International Management Conference, Scientific Management, and a copy of Braum’s book A Thousand Questions on Supervision in the Philippines.

The Photographs series contains several hundred images including those of the Braum family, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, USDA, International Management Conference, International Committee on Scientific Management, and miscellaneous. They provide excellent pictorial documentation of family members and the locations where Braum worked.

The final series, Over Size, contains photographs, certificates, awards, diplomas, posters, photo albums, and memorabilia from Braum’s life including an audiotape of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth and a photograph album that includes photographs from Braum’s service in World War I and other personal and family photographs.

Included with the papers were nineteen books from Daniel and Roberta Braum, many of which were signed and presented to them by the authors. They have been cataloged and added to the library of the University Archives.

David Dary donated his collection of personal papers to the Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections in 2011. The papers span the years 1856 to 2017 and are housed in 123 boxes. The collection spans a total of 16 series: Family, Education, Short Wave Radio, Broadcast Journalism Career, Higher Education Career, Correspondence, Dary Files, Business Records, Speeches, Publication Files, Certificates/Awards, Ephemera, Printed Material, Photographs, Audio/Visual, and Oversize. Processing was originally completed in 2014, resulting in 103 boxes. New material was received by the Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections in 2024 and was processed afterward. The extent now totals 123 boxes. The dates covered by the collection are approximately 1833-2017.

This collection features records from David Schafer who was a faculty member of the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry as well as the Faculty Senate at Kansas State University. Many of the materials from the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry contain records from seminars, short courses, and instructional materials about proper food safety, processing, and meat handling. Some of the seminars include Midwest Meat Processing, Angus Beef Round Up, and Kansas-Nebraska Processed Meats short course. Almost all of these contain agendas and outlines for papers presented. Other records included are articles, recipes, and course notes. Many of the seminars contain information about food safety and meat handling, as well as tests, pamphlets, and coursework containing information and notes. This information generally covers processing, packaging, and preparation of meat. Courses contain diagrams of cuts and articles. Food safety contains proper handling of meat, storage, and hand washing techniques. The Angus Beef Round Up does contain photographs of a cow being butchered that some people might find objectionable.
Other materials in this collection are publications that cover a range of topics focused on meat, such as economic, production, health issues, and ethics. Publications in the collection include newsletters, articles, magazines, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and several draft versions of articles. The publications contain items from the Animal Science and Industry Facts newsletter that was published by the cooperative extension service of Kansas State University; this newsletter contains news and information about livestock. Also included are articles about various kinds of food-borne illnesses, food preservation, and food poisoning. Magazines include Animal Science and Industry trade publications, catalogs, and publications about food products and equipment.
David Schafer served on the Faculty Senate, including one year as the Faculty Senate President. Materials from his leadership role are featured alongside his professional documentation in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. His Faculty Senate materials include records from the Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO), Board of Regents (BOR), and Faculty Senate committee records.
There are cooperative extension video tapes and film along with continuing education about food and animal safety. Finally, there is a recording of a Primetime Live broadcast that includes notes about how meat inspection is portrayed in the segment.