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This collection belonging to Dr. Arthur D. Weber, vice president emeritus and former dean of the college of agriculture at Kansas State University, encompasses a diverse array of materials that provide insight into the life, achievements, and interests of Dr. Weber. The collection is organized into multiple boxes, each containing a variety of personal and professional items spanning his lifetime.

Personal Belongings: This portion of the collection includes personal items such as clothing, accessories, and other artifacts that offer a glimpse into Arthur D. Weber's daily life and personal style.

Personal Notes: These handwritten and typed notes encompass a range of topics, including diaries, journals, and personal reflections, shedding light on Arthur D. Weber's thoughts and experiences throughout his life.

News clippings: The collection includes a substantial number of news clippings, offering a record of significant events, interests, and issues that Arthur D. Weber followed or was involved in over the years.

Awards: This section showcases the various awards and honors received by Arthur D. Weber for his contributions to his field, community, or other notable achievements.

Photographs: A diverse assortment of photographs captures moments from Arthur D. Weber's life, including family, friends, professional activities, and travel experiences.

Books and Articles: This segment consists of published works related to Arthur D. Weber, as well as, content used for his research.

Travel Memorabilia: The collection features an array of souvenirs, travel documents, and mementos from Arthur D. Weber's travels, offering insights into his work abroad in cattle judging and agricultural developments, during his stays in India, Mexico, and Europe.

Letters and Cards: These materials encompass personal and professional correspondence, providing a window into Arthur D. Weber's relationships, both personal and business-related.

Addresses: Arthur D. Weber's address books and contact lists document his social and professional networks, offering valuable information about the people and organizations with whom he maintained connections.

Club Activities: The collection contains records related to various club and organizational memberships, shedding light on Arthur D. Weber's participation in and contributions to these groups.

Arts and Sciences Dean's Office Records contain documents noting course and curriculum changes, budgets for the 1988-1989 academic year, and tenure evaluations for professors within the departments. Correspondence from President Jon Wefald, and Vice-President Bob Krause, to the Arts and Sciences department are also included, which discuss enrollment numbers for the 1987-1988 school year.

Disaster recovery appraised 2023
Box A83412054215- Contains 3 binders and a file folder. The first binder contains the Association of Operative Millers catalogues from 1920 to1959, and the second one has the catalogues from 1959 to 1968. The folder contains some pages from the first binder that are too old/ fragile to be in there, dated 1920-1923. The third and final binder is labeled “Association of Operative Miller’s Bulletin 1989,” and the binder contains the bulletin/ catalogues for “A.O.M’s 93rd Annual Conference & Trade Show.” Dated 1920- 1989.

Disaster recovery appraised 2023
Box A83412054215- Contains 3 binders and a file folder. The first binder contains the Association of Operative Millers catalogues from 1920 to1959, and the second one has the catalogues from 1959 to 1968. The folder contains some pages from the first binder that are too old/ fragile to be in there, dated 1920-1923. The third and final binder is labeled “Association of Operative Miller’s Bulletin 1989,” and the binder contains the bulletin/ catalogues for “A.O.M’s 93rd Annual Conference & Trade Show.” Dated 1920- 1989.

This collection maintains the paper materials associated with Baum Oziana. A large selection of cateloged materials relate to this collection, but are not held within the collection.

These items include the following types of materials from the Beta Theta Pi, Gamma Epsilon chapter, fraternity at Kansas State University: photo of house mother and date (Amy DeLauro and Ray Crubel) in 1986, group photos of pledges in 1986 and 1988, composite photos from 1986 to 1988, and chapter publication, The Sphinx, from 1985 to 1988.

Significant contributions by Katy Greene and Dr. Myra Gordon. Documents include, constitutions, financial records, meeting minutes, collaborations with Alianza (organization) and correspondence alongside letters and request to administrative authorities.

The Board on Human Sciences, Inc. (BoHS) is the premier advocacy group representing higher education disciplines that focus on the health, well-being, and quality of living for individuals, families, and communities. The Board on Human Sciences, Inc. (BoHS) is affiliated with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (A¨P¨L¨U).

Founded in 1966, the BoHS is an association of higher education administrators who are responsible for research, teaching, and extension outreach programs in Human Sciences disciplines at state and land-grant universities. Human Sciences use integrative approaches to study relationships among humans and their environments to achieve a healthy and sustainable world. The Board on Human Sciences, Inc. mission is to strengthen the intellectual integrity, stature, and centrality of the Human Sciences in member institutions, in the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and in government and industry. Archives of the Board on Human Sciences, Inc. include records from 1966 to 2016. The archives include annual directories of institutional membership and administrators representing each member unit. The archives include conference proceedings, Board of Directors meetings, financial records, organizational documents, and Rules of Operation. Federal relations advocacy initiatives are included in archives documents.

The Board on Human Sciences began presenting national awards in 2008, and the archives include recipients for each year from 2008 through 2015.

Five boxes containing the papers of Bonnie Baringer Coryell Hatch, an educator, and homemaker in Kansas and Oklahoma between the early 1920s and 2010. Papers include letters, photographs, diaries, daybooks, ephemera, oral history cassette tapes, and other items.

Letters and related materials reflect life in Depression-era Kansas and Oklahoma, and touch on education, politics, farming practices and home-making activities undertaken by Bonnie, her husband, Allen, her three sons, her sister, Donis, and her parents, Sylvester and Minnie Baringer. Among the correspondence files is a large collection of Bonnie’s letters to her parents and smaller groups of letters between Bonnie and Allen, Bonnie and her second husband, Homer Hatch, and Sylvester and Minnie. Included in Sylvester’s correspondence, some dating to the late 1890s, are letters related to his activities as a Kansas Master Farmer and Kansas legislator from Coffey County from 1943-1951. Also in the collection is a printed copy and PDF file of "Letters from the Heartland," a compilation of Bonnie’s letters to her parents transcribed and edited by Janet L. Coryell.

Bruce A. Adams Family Papers include genealogical and biographical information, educational records, military records, personal correspondence, and numerous photographs of Kansas natives Bruce A. Adams (KSU Class of 1969), George Earl Adams Jr. (KSU Class of 1948), George Earl Adams Sr., and their families. Of particular interest are World War II documents and photographs of George E. Adams Jr. who served as a reconnaissance pilot in Europe in 1944-45. The 31-year distinguished military career of K-State ROTC graduate Brigadier General Bruce Adams is well represented in the collection by a wide range of documents including three large photo albums that reflect in detail General Adams’ education, military training, military service, and personal life. The collection can be of interest to researchers whose scholarship focuses on twentieth-century American history, Kansans in the military, descendants of Seneca County, New York, and Atchison County, Kansas.