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Box 1, A83412063298 – Contains Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station communications and news releases from 1998.
Box 2, A83412045745 – Contains 4 binders. The first one is labeled “Kathleen Ward- 1986-News Releases,” and it contains news reports from the Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station. The second one is labeled Ward- News Stories- 1985, and it contains more news releases from Kathleen Ward. The last two binders are labeled “Kathleen Ward- News Releases- 1987,” and has more Extension news reports.
Box 3, A83412045737 – Contains four binders labeled “Kathleen Ward- News Releases,” and they are dated from 1988-1991. The contents are news reports from the Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station
Box 4, A83412165545 – Contains Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station communications and news releases and “News and Features,” and the files are dated 1995-1996.
Box 5, A83412062713 – Contains 3 binders. The first contains notes on the Cooperative Extension service- Diagnosis, plant disease, “Questions and Answers Regarding Weed Control in Conservation Tillage Systems,” and some correspondence from the Fort Hays branch of the Agricultural Experiment Station. The second binder contains correspondence from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Memos from the Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, Forum members names and addresses, and reports from the Experiment Station. And the third binder contains reports on media visits to the Extension Station, and “Trip Reports” to various other locations. The dates for the reports in the box are from 1986-1994.
Box 6, A83412049325 – Has file folders that contain news releases on the Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station from 2001-2007. There are also newspaper clippings and a source guide book that is “A guide to news sources in K-State Research and Extension.”
Box 7, A83412045795 – Contains 6 binders. The first two are labeled “Kathleen Ward- News Releases- 1980,” and contains news releases, updates from the extension service, and event reports from Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Station. The third one also contains new releases, but they are dated for 1978. The fourth one contains Extension News and Features- Youth News Service, and have copies of a segment called “Dear Kay SUe- Answers for teens,” and another segment called “Wild Talk- Kid Stuff,” and the segments are question and answer style articles, and the binder is dated for 1979. The fifth one contains more copies of Extension News and Features- Youth News Service news reports, and they are dated for 1981. The sixth and final binder contains “4-H Stories,” from the Extension News and Features, and the articles are from 1979.
Box 8, A83412071021 – Contains Kansas State Cooperative Extension Service official rosters that include the state, area, county of the personnel and it contains their office location and phone numbers. The reports are organized by month and year. The rosters date from 1969-1996.

Box 1, A83412050677- Contains file folders labeled: EFNEP Material Developed by Specialists, Homemaking Helps- Spanish, Living with Change #1, Living with Change #2, Young Families- Living Resourcefully- Healthy Lifestyles, Newsletter- Sunflower Express, and EFNEP- Homemaking Helps. There is also a pamphlet called “Make Your Food Dollars Count- Cooperative Extension Service Kansas State University.”
Box 2, A83412052865- Contains photo slides for a slideshow, along with the scripts for two presentations and extra slides. The presentations are titled “Extension Home Economics- Yesterdays Foundation Todays Challenge,” and “the New Math for Kansas Extension Homemakers Council.” There are 2 bingers on food preservation as well as some pamphlets on pickling and one on the “Kansas Garden Guide.”
Box 3, A83412058497- Contains files labeled: Family Studies and Human Services- Couple Talk, Family Studies and Human Services- Family Change- Separation and divorce 2002, Family Studies and Human Services- HD/Creating a Comprehensive Response Team, HD/Once Upon a Mind, FACS Annual Conference/ Lesson Series for years 1995-2003, Food and Nutrition- FSCI-Meal Time Family Time, FSM-Overheads, Grants- Path, and then a home economics packet. There are also 2 folders over bullying, one is labeled Emily Mark, and the other one is “Bullying for Topeka,” and the folders contain anti-bullying tactics and regulations. Additionally, there is a packet titled “Why are we Whispering? Kansas Rural Mental Health,” and it was distributed by the KSU Cooperative Extension Service.
Box 4, A83412030130 – Contains File folders, and booklets labeled: Extension work- Kansas, “When to buy- When to Sew,” Young Families Newsletter, Annual Report 1973-1974- Extension Quality of Living Programs, Kansas Home Economics Agents, and Job Analyses 1964.Then there are copies of “the Homemaker- the National Extension Homemakers Council,” 1979-1983. There is also a folder with photo slides from counties in Kansas and a paper explaining the project, dated for 1974.
Box 5, A83412040494- Contains folders from the Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University- Manhattan and they are labeled: Making Accessories, Fabrics and Their Care, Food Patterns and Folklore of the Pennsylvania Dutch, Winter Warm up, Breakfast for a Brighter Day, Having your Protein and Lower Cost Too, Specialty Breads, Cheese-A Plus in Meal Planning, Mexican-American Heritage, Inside India, Facts and Myths- Fat and Cholesterol, Simple Household Repairs, The Good Egg, and Fat Soluble Vitamins. There are also loose papers that have most of the same information as well as pamphlets for various home help tutorials.

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 includes information relevant to the Farrell expansion of the library such as budgets, programming, memos, and research.

This 1925 charter is for the Alpha Upsilon chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at Kansas State University.

These materials comprise the files of Roman J. Verhaalen, who served as department head or acting head of continuing education from 1956 to 1964. The materials cover from 1951 to 1964 and topics include department activities and records, Abilene-Chapman college experiment, Advisory Council for General Extension, Continental Classroom movement, Faculty Senate activities, graduate and home study programs, instructional records, television and radio class publicity, and the 50th anniversary of the department.

The Department of Music records were generated and collected by the Music Department at Kansas State University and pertains to the files of former department head Robert A. Steinbauer, the Tau Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, and Kansas Music Teacher Association Collegiate Chapter. The records document correspondence, courses, rosters, ledgers, and meeting minutes. Significant information includes organizational fundraising, piano pedagogy and music history courses, ceremony instructions, recital programs, and personal notes. Approximate years covered in the records are 1958-1994.

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work records were generated and collected by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Kansas State University and pertains to the files of former faculty member Dr. Martin Ottenheimer. The collection contains faculty meeting minutes, state directories, post-graduation statistic reports, and faculty workshop agendas. Significant information includes outlines for graduate programs, anticipated student learning outcomes, and plans for the department to adopt guidelines from the Kansas Board of Regents. Approximate years covered in the records are 1974-2004.

These materials include correspondence and reports of the the Department of Zoology, as well as sheet music of and tributes to faculty member James E. Ackert, namely Ackert correspondence, 1913–1918; reports from faculty about extending a Ph.D. program in zoology, 1958; faculty proposals regarding a 20-year plan for zoology, circa 1934; faculty comments about uniting zoology and entomology, circa 1945; "Aggie Loyalty" sheet music with words by Florence T. Ackert and music by James E. Ackert, circa 1915; and tributes to Ackert in Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 1969.

Materials include information, planning, and training related to Kansas State University's Afghanistan World Bank Grants projects that K-State Libraries' faculty member Diana Farmer participated in from 2008 to 2009. Elements included selecting and providing textbooks to Kabul University and Balkh University, travel and training components for the Kansas Agribusiness Development Team, counterinsurgency training, and other materials between 2005 and 2009.