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The Kenneth S. Davis Papers (1886; 1912-2000) documents Davis’s career as a prominent historian and writer. Davis’s Estate holds the copyright to his literary works. The majority of the collection is related to his writings.
The Writings/Journals Series (1919; 1935-1967) consist of one box and includes some of Davis’s early writing efforts when he was seven years old. Davis kept journals for the years 1935, 1937, 1941, 1953 through 1955, 1961, and 1966 through 1967. In 1958, Davis began keeping a journal with is his wife Florence (Flo) Olenhouse Davis and they continued writing in the same journal through 1959. This series also includes some of Flo’s writing efforts. While she was never published, Flo was a highly skilled and diverse writer who wrote about topics that interested her such as trains, souvenirs from Chicago, and relatives.

Contained in 12 boxes the Correspondence Series (1934-1999) includes letters between Davis and his agents and publishers and editors and other correspondence. The agent's letters are arranged chronologically in one box while the publishers/editors are arranged alphabetically and stored in three boxes. Other correspondence is arranged alphabetically, consists of eight boxes, and includes letters from historians David McCullough, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and William Shirer. Some other correspondence of interest includes letters from Kansas individuals such as Dave Kendall host of the PBS show Sunflower Journeys, Bill Koch, Karl Menninger of the Menninger Foundation, and Richard Seaton of The Manhattan Mercury newspaper. Davis received letters from K-State individuals such as Betty Bailey, Earle, and Kay Davis, George Kren, Don Mrozek, Homer Socolofsky, Ralph Titus, President Jon Wefald, and Dent Wilcoxon.

The Awards/Certificates Series (1935-2000) is housed in one box and includes the Friends of American Writers Award that Davis won in 1943 for his fiction novel In the Forests of the Night, the 1960 Thormod Monsen Award for The Hero, Charles A. Lindbergh, and the American Dream, and the 1973 Francis Parkman Prize for FDR: The Beckoning of Destiny, 1882-1928. In 1963 Davis received the Centennial Award for Distinguished Service at K-State, he received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1968, and in 1975 he became a member of Phi Beta Kappa at K-State. Between 1967 and 2000, Davis was often listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in America.

Housed in one box, the Organizations/Clubs Series (1952-1999) includes Davis’s membership in the Society of American Historians, Bohemians, Inc., Century Club, and Dickens Fellowship and some other documents related to the organizations. Of interest in the Society of American Historians is correspondence from Kenneth T. Jackson announcing in 1973 that Davis won the Francis Parkman Prize and had been elected to membership in the society. Davis presented programs to the Bohemians including “What’s Wrong With The Press,” “The Problem of a Biographer,” and “Puritan Kansas: New England Influence” and gave a speech about remembering Clarence Daigneau. Adlai E. Stevenson proposed Davis as a member of the Century Club in New York City and William Shirer also played an instrumental role in Davis’s election into the club. Davis and his wife, Flo, were active in the Dickens Society in Worcester, Massachusetts and this section includes newspaper clippings about the Society’s Christmas dinners.

The Fellowship and Grants Series (1953-1982) is contained in one box that includes documents on Guggenheim Fellowships, National Endowment for the Humanities grants, the Stern Family Fund, and the Woodrow Wilson Scholar. In 1961, Davis applied for a Guggenheim Fellowship, however, it was not granted, and in 1974, he received a $12,000 grant. In 1980, Davis applied for a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, but he did not the grant.

Contained in four boxes, the Speeches Series (1942-1998), includes Davis’s 1943 acceptance speech for the Friends of Americans Writer Award he received for his novel In The Forests Of The Night. Other speeches of interest in this series include Davis’s 1947 speech for the Topeka Chapter of the League of Women Voters titled “UNESCO-Its Nature and Function,” his 1971 speech for Assumption College titled, “Thinking About FDR: Some Problems Of A Biographer,” his 1975 speech at the Kansas State Historical Society Dinner titled, “Portrait of a Changing Kansas,” and his 1994 Lou Douglas Lecture at K-State titled, “Mass Communication and the American Democracy.” Davis and his wife, Flo, were actively involved in the Dickens Society and speeches of interest to this group include the 1962 “Of Dickens and ‘Bleak House’” and the 1968 “Edwin Drood Concluded, Again,” speeches.

Literary Works (1934-2000) is comprised of 51 boxes containing Davis’s works of published and unpublished articles, manuscripts, book reviews, essays, poems, and short stories. The series is chronological within each section, except for the published books, which are in alphabetical order. The most notable of the literary works is Davis’s Franklin D. Roosevelt manuscripts, which includes his research for the series of books, working drafts, and manuscript chapters. A sub-category of the FDR manuscripts is the 1997 FDR Symposium at K-State that includes the book from the symposium, correspondence, invitation, programs, and the speech Davis gave at the Symposium. Those who participated in the symposium with Davis were Nancy Kassebaum Baker, James MacGregor Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, William E. Leuchténburg, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Other subjects Davis wrote about that are of interest include Kansas history, Clarence Darrow, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert H. Goddard, James Lane, Charles A. Lindbergh, Adlai E. Stevenson, Eli Thayer and topics such as the birth control pill, fire departments, Kansas history, social security, stone walls, and UNESCO.

The Subjects Series (1942-1971) is housed in five (5) boxes and consist of information pertaining to Milton Stover Eisenhower (K-State President and his work with UNESCO, Alexander Meiklejohn who was a professor of Davis’s at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Adlai E. Stevenson, who lost by landslides in two races for president against Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1962. The files contain correspondence between Davis and each of the individuals, speeches that Davis wrote for Eisenhower and Stevenson, other correspondence, newspaper clippings, and programs.

Death and Memorial Series (1999) is stored in two boxes and consists of Davis’s death certificate, eulogies, funeral papers, memorial service, obituaries, and sympathy cards.

Davis Family Series (1907-1999) is comprised of nine (9) boxes. Two (2) boxes are made up of family documents, three (3) boxes contain French souvenir postcards that Charles Davis collected during World War I, and four (4) boxes contain family correspondence. Correspondence of interest is the letters between Charles and Lydia Davis while Charles was stationed in France during World War I.

The Photographs Series (circa 1912-1999) is stored in two (2) boxes and arranged alphabetically. The majority of photographs are of family members.

The Media Series (circa 1972-1999) is comprised of three (3) boxes. Included are 3 ½ inch disks and 5 ¼ inch disks, and the files that were able to be retrieved from these disks. Documents retrieved from the disk include correspondence and manuscripts that are not found anywhere else in the collection. Items of interest are correspondence between Davis and his last editor Robert Loomis of Random House and some drafts of Davis’ first FDR books.

There are three (3) Scrapbooks in the collection: In The Forests Of The Night, 1942, Soldier of Democracy, 1945, and A Prophet In His Own Country, 1957. Because of their fragile conditions, the scrapbooks were taken apart and photocopied. Each scrapbook includes book reviews and correspondence.

The Oversize Items (1927-1997) are stored in one box. The Oversize Items include Davis’s 1927 Junior High School Diploma, his 1930 High School Diploma, and his 1934 Kansas Agricultural College Diploma. It also includes the 1973 Francis Parkman Prize certificate, the 1994 Lou Douglas Lecture Poster (Davis was the speaker), 1996 Presidential prints of President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore, and two posters from the 1997 FDR symposium.

The Map Series (1919-1985) is stored with the Oversize Items and includes National Geographic Society magazine maps and a few maps from France dated 1919.

The Artifact and Art Series (1955-1997) is housed in (1) box and includes two caricatures of Davis, one by his first wife, Flo, and one by F. Mason, and a watercolor sketch. Other items include award plaques, badges, a guest book, and jewelry.

Printed Material is made up of four (4) boxes, one being a flat box for oversize documents, and consists of journals, leaflets, newspapers, pamphlets, and the Davis Family Bible dated 188 that is in the Swedish language.

Box 1, A83412080630 – Contains file folders related to extension and annual reports. The folders are labeled with “Reports and Statistics 3,” and the folders have descriptions labels of: Statistical Report- 1965- State and County Extension Workers- Kansas Extension Service, Statistical Report- 4-H and Youth Development July 1968- June 1969, Enrollment Report- 4-H and Youth Development July 1969- June 1972, Annual Statistical Report 1967, Water in Kansas- Water Resources Board, Water Land & People Forums- KSU 1954-1956, Watershed Workshop 1958, Watershed Work Plans- Elk River, Watershed Work Plans- Lyons Creek, Watershed Work Plans- Salt Creek, Watershed Work Plans- Middle Walnut, What’s Ahead in Farming 1967, World Food Budget 1962-1966, General, Admin Workshop 1956 (Wisconsin,) County Extension Advisory Council 1953-1956, Evaluation in Extension, Extension Specialists Workshop 1947(North Carolina,) Extension Specialists Workshop 1947(Washington,) Extension Training Conference 1958, Farm and Home Planning 1948 (Illinois,) Image of the College of Agriculture by Herbert F. Lionberger- University of Missouri, Public Affairs Education, Public Relations Inventory 1951 & 1959, Public Relations Report 1952, Radio Survey KSAC-1959, Supervision in the Cooperative Extension Service, Supervising Conference 1957, and Survey of Utilization of Extension resources.
Box 2, A83412048248 – Contains file folders labeled: Extension Salary Equity, Extension Salary, Extension District Tax LID, 47D Computer Systems Office, Agent Reduction, 47J Energy Programs, 47G Home Economics Programs, Budget-General, Extension Youth & Families, Extension Home Economics, Extension Department- Personal & Recruitment, Extension 4-H Department, Budget- Federal, Extension Department- Community Development, Extension- KSU, Extension Area & County Offices, Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources, Extension Admin, 47k Area & County Extension Offices, and Budget Department in Agriculture.
Box 3, A83412079930 – Contains file folders that are related to Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Forestry, Plant Pathology, Historical Records, Administrative, Board Chair Materials, Budget Analyses, Handbook- Laws and Legislation, Farm Production Efficiency, and Strategic Planning. The files are dated1988-1995, but there are some dated as far back as 1946. There is also a book titled “report of Administrative Workshop 1946.”
Box 4, A83412080795 – Contains file folders labeled County Budgets: Allen-Ellsworth 1965-1979, County Budgets: Finney- Meade 1965-1979, County Budgets: Miami- Wyandotte 1965-1979, County Receipts and Expenditures 1986-1996, Emergency Operations Handbook, Environmental Thrust Program/Handbook, Extension Delivery Review (Focus Groups & Public Forums 1995-1996), and Evaluation- National Extension Project 1978.
Box 5, A83412080745 – Contains files on the Evaluation of the National Extension Project. The files are labeled: Kansas Report 1978, Support Materials, Funding of Extension Programs, Historical Overview of Extension, Extension Service USDA Interaction 1914-1977, and 4-H. There are also folders over the Faculty Handbook,4-H Youth Enrollment Report, “Great Days of Opportunity,” Job Descriptions, KSU Accreditation Report, Land Use Planning Data, Letter of Credit, Library Contents, and there is a box containing a CD and Floppy Disks over Extension History. Dates on records in the box range from 1940-1981.
Box 6, A83412068484 – Contains file folders labeled “Programs of Work 1- County Program,” and we have the Extension Program records for: Allen County, Anderson County, Bourbon County, Chase County, Chautauqua County, Cherokee County, Clark County, Coffey County, Comanche County, Crawford County, Edwards County, Elk County, Finney County, Ford County, Franklin County, Grant County, Gray County, Greely County, Haskell County, Hodgeman County, Kearny County, Kiowa County, Labette County, Lane County, Linn County, Lyon County, Miami County, Montgomery County, Morris County, Morton County, Neosho County, Osage County, Pawnee County, and Scott County. The box also has folders on: Water Plan- Kansas, Uniform Filing, Strategic Plan- KSU and “Think it- Then do it.” The files are dated 1983 and 1987.
Box 7, A83412080818 – Contains file folders labeled: Agricultural Extension Council Members 1966-1973, Membership and Function of the Council and its Committees, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1992-1993, County Extension Councils 1974-1980, Seward County Extension Program, Wichita County Extension Program, and Wilson County Extension Program.
Box 8, A83412081660 – Contains records of the “Proceedings of the Great Plains Agricultural Council,” from 1956-1971. The files are sub-labeled “Associations and Agencies 1- Commercial and Private.”
Box 9, A83412081791 – Has records of the Great Plains Agricultural Council from 1972-1986. The box also contains files on “Plans of Work- Admin- 1950’s.”
Box 10, A83412081220 – Contains Plans of Work Reports from 1960- 1996, and EMIS Reports, organized by Area Hours: Hours of Emphasis, Area Hours: Area and components, and Area Contacts: Emphasis Area and component.
Box 11, A83412080850 - Contains Annual Reports for the Farm Management divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects. There are files labeled: Annual Reports-Farm Management, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #1, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #2, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #3, and Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #4. The reports range from 1948-1960.
Box 12, A83412081694 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including Predator & Rodent Control Extension Projects, Poultry Husbandry Extension Projects, Balanced Farming Extension Projects, Farm Management Assn. #5, and Farm Management Assn. #6. The annual reports are dated from 1949-1960.
Box 13, A83412081602 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Veterinary Extension Project, Recreation Extension Projects, Radio and Television Extension Projects, Program Planning Extension Projects, and Extension Training annual reports. The reports date from 1930-1960.
Box 14, A83412080779 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Information Extension Projects and Marketing Extension Projects. The report date from 1948-1968.
Box 15, A83412080698 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Plant Pathology Extension Project, Home Economics Extension Projects, and Home Furnishings Extension Projects. The reports date from 1948-1976.
Box 16, A83412080711 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Home Management Extension Project, Home Study Extension Project, Horticulture Extension Project, and the Information Extension Project. The dates for the Annual reports date from 1940-1958.
Box 17, A83412068133 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Farm Forestry Extension Projects, Farm Labor Extension Projects, Flood Emergency Extension Projects, Foods & Nutrition Extension Projects, Great Plains Extension Projects, and Health Extension Projects. The annual reports date from 1943-1960.
Box 18, A83412069260 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including Home Demonstration Extension Project, Home Demonstration Agent Extension Project, and the Engineering Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1922-1985.
Box 19, A83412069147 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Engineering Extension Project, Entomology Extension Project, Extension Information Extension Project, and the Family Life Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1948-1960.
Box 20, A83412068858 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the 4-H Extension Project, Consumer Information Extension Project, Continuing Education Extension Project, and the County Agent Work Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1943-1967.
Box 21, A83412081725 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the County Agent Work Extension Project, Crops and Soils Extension Project, and the Dairy Husbandry Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1950-1968.
Box 22, A83412081262 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including administrative project reports, Annual and Title IX Reports, Agricultural Planning reports, and Agricultural Production Annual reports. The reports date from the 1943-1968.
Box 23, A83412066084 – Contains 25 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and they were labeled: Program Evaluation in adult Education and Training 1995, Instructional Goals and Objectives, and Evaluating Teaching. There are also 24 Cassette tapes in the box, and then there is another box that is a 10 pack of cassette tapes.
Box 24, A83412069317 - Contains 35 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Methods in Teaching Agriculture, Effective Undergraduate Student Advising, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Distance Education, Assessing Student Learning, ETEA Teaching- Learning Forum, Capstone Courses- Foundations and Applications, ETEA, Faculty Development Workshop- Working Effectively with Support Staff, Turing TA’s into Professors, Time Management, Teaching with Technology, Leadership Development in Teaching Advising, and Mentoring in Higher Education. Most of the tapes are dated for 1995.
Box 25, A83412081212 - Contains 31 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Distance Education, Assessing Student Learning, Testing Your Tomorrow, Think of Your Future, Getting Ahead by Letting Go, Many Faces One People- Multi-cultural training, Journey to Personal Power, Turing TA’s into Professors, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness in Agriculture- Advising Graduates for a Changing Workplace, The Power of Vision, Four Seasons of Grazing, Moving Forward- Keeping Pace with Change, Building Group Skills using Networks, FEEA- 1996, ETEA Teaching- Learning Forum, ETEA- Enhancing Communications and Listening Skills, and then there is a large VCR box labeled “The Power of Vision- Discovering the Future Series,” by Joel Arthur Barker. Most tapes dated for 1996.
Box 26, A83412068379 – Contains approximately 98 boxes of microfilm that are labeled “Extension Service Annual Reports,” and the boxes are labeled from 1910’s-1960’s.
Box 27, A83412080800 – Contains 113 boxes of microfilm that are labeled “Extension Service Annual Reports,” and the boxes are labeled from the 1920’s-1940’s.
Box 28, A83412074142 – Contains 56 boxes of microfilm records on annual reports for various branches of the extension services and operations. Boxes are dated from 1941-1967.
Box 29, A83412081555 – Contains 4 binders and 4 folders that contain copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports. The dates of the reports range from 2008-2015.
Box 30, A13411851394 – Contains files over the Extension budget, and the “Extension Budget Issue,” for Kansas and the folders are dated for year 1996. There are also folders labeled “Flood of 1993,” and “Interim Legislative Study- 1990.”
Box 31, A83412165650- Contains copies of the Communicator Newspaper. It is labeled Kansas State University- Cooperative Extension Service, and the newspapers are dated 1993- 1998.
Box 32, A83412068549 – Contains 24 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Evaluating Student Learning, Critical Thinking- Higher Order Learning, Education and Job Training- Perspectives from Employers and Graduates, Evaluating Teaching, Dealing with Diverse Learning Styles and Responding to the Adult Learner in the Classroom, Computer Technologies for Enhanced Learning, Building Effective Communication into Classroom Lectures, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness in Agriculture- Advising Graduates for a Changing Workplace, Enhancing Student Learning through Academic Honesty, Creating a More Inclusive Classroom, Critical Thinking- Higher Order Learning, First Day of Class, Active Learning in the Classroom, and Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. The box also contains a slideshow reel labeled “Great Days of Opportunity- Commemorating Extension’s 75th Anniversary,” and it has a script and the reel with the slides.
Box 33, A83412068395 – Has 6 binders that contains copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports. The dates of the reports range from 2001-2007.
Box 34, A83412068874 – Contains file folders labeled: Managing Extension Today, Office Layouts, Orientation 1985, Organization Plan and Duties- 1960, Penalty Mail, Area Position Announcements 1972-1985, County Position Announcements 1972-1985, EFNEP Position Announcements 1972-1985, State Position Announcements 1972-1985, Project Agreements 1931-1972, Project Agreements 1914-1953, and Program Development Area.
Box 35, A83412068989 - Contains file folders labeled “Reports and Statistics 3- Special Reports,” and the files are titled: Title IX Report 1971-1972- Committee for Rural Development, Agency Rural Development Report 1971-1972, Agricultural Adjustment, Canning Center and Garden Demonstration Progress Reports 1-4, Canning Center Final Report, ECOP Report- Community Resource Development, ECOP Report- Natural Resources, Educational Television Seminar- 1958, Eurich Report to Kansas Board of Regents, Extension Research Review of 1962-1963, Farm Resources Needed- 1957, Farmers Institute- Hackney, 4-H Member and Staff Attendance and Racial Makeup of Clubs 1970-1971, Ford Foundation Status Report, Government of Soil Conservation- Districts in Kansas, Image of the College of Agriculture, Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, Kansas State University Biennial Report, Mined Land Research- Demonstration, and Organizing Grower IPM Organizations-1980.
Box 36, A83412081961 – Contains files related to the Cooperative Extension Service and Reporting, Orientation, Professional Development, Revenue Generation Plan, Local Extension Delivery Task Force- 1999, KCEE plan, and the Safety Advisory Committee.
Box 37, A83412066220 – Contains folders labeled Unit Contacts by Area of Emphasis, and Unit Contacts by Area of Emphasis and Component. Then books containing the “Annual Report of Kansas Cooperative Extension Service,” and the reports are dated from 1979-1991. There is also a file containing the “Annual Report- Farm Management Project,” from1948-1952.
Box 38, A83412068866- Contains file folders labeled: Extension Salary Equity, CD Rural Development Forum, Extension Retirement Equity Proposal, Early Extension Retirement, Extension County Agents Allocations, Extension- Program Planning Statements, Extension- Reorganization, Extension Job Expectations, Extension Administrative Structure Proposal, Extension County University Agreement, Extension EPA, Pro Series Agreement Extension Software, Epsilon Sigma Phi, FMHA Training Project, Extension Administrative Meeting, Extension Advisory Council, CD Specialists, and then an additional section labeled Randy Higgins Materials. The Randy Higgins section has more files labeled: 4-H Leaders Info, Farm Bauru Membership, CO Grants, and Grant Costs.
Box 39, A83412068939 - Has 5 binders that contains copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports, and 2 binders with copies of EXTra (the original name of The Tuesday Letter, and it dates up to 1996 before the name change.) The dates of the reports range from 1994-2001.
Box 40, A83412068963-Contains file folders labeled: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Extension Administrators, Rural Development Program Conference- Tennessee 1958, Rural Development Workshop- Jacksons Mill 1959, Soil by Marvin Meade, Strengthening American Agriculture Through Research and Education, Strengthening American Agriculture Through Resource Conservation, Training in Administrative Management, “You and the USDA,” Operations, Geary County Agent Issue, County Election Issues, Extension Secretary Issues, Graduate Degrees for Agents, Agent Evaluation, Staffing Plan, Retirement, Financial Package, Extension, Extension- Elections, Extension- Districts, 4 folders labeled 4-H, and 4-H Impact Study.
Box 41, A83412066204 – Contains file folders labeled: Associations and Agencies 4-1 Great Plains Agricultural Council- General, GPE-9 Extension Beef Cattle Committee, Water Quality Task Force, Forestry Committee, GPE-10Transportation of Agricultural Products, GPE-11 Ogallala Aquifer Committee, GPE-12 Range Managements, High Plains Ogallala Aquifer Study Task Force, Research Committee, Resource Economics Committee #1, GPE-2 Conservation Tillage, GPE-1 Agric Problems and Policies- Film and Leaflet Production, GPE-1 Agricultural Problems and Policy Alternatives, GPC-1 Evapotranspiration, Wildlife Resources Committee, Wildlife Biology and Habitat Management Advisory Committee, Water Resources Committee, Conservation Tillage GPAC Publication 77, Shelterbelts on the Great Plains, The Future of the Great Plains- 1936, Economic Problems in Great Plains Ranching, Reports of the Regional Agricultural Council- Southern Great Plains States, Reports on Conditions in the Great Plains (By Committee on Conditions) 1946-1956, Volume 1 Modifying the Soil and Water Environment for Approaching the Agricultural Potential of the great Plains, Stabilizing Agriculture of the Great Plains, GPAC Committee on Land Use Adjustment and Livestock Feed Balance, Health Resources in the Northern Great Plains, Land Classification Conference 1950, Meeting Weather Risks in Kansas Wheat Farming, Cattle Feeding Industry in Oklahoma, June 1959, Conference on State and Local Tax Systems 1957, Conference on Intermediate Credit for Agriculture 1954, Proposed Irrigation in the Plains States 1944, GPAC Educational Program Workshop 1958, Achievements and Activities-GPAC 1935-1953, Drought Inspection Tour-1957, and Miscellaneous Reports- Southern Great Plains.
Box 42, A83412082006 – Contains file folders labeled: Re-Districting, Organizing Districting, EPC- February, Hills, Extension Facilities, Economic Development, Original MCS Amendment Requirements, Colorado State-2002, 319 Projects-2004, Master Homemaker/Farmer, Kansas State Western Office, 4-H Programming Districts, Marketing, Master Info for 2012, and FNP Engineering Conference.
Box 43, A83412081717 – Contains file folders labeled “Associations and Agencies 1- Commercial and Private,” and the files are titled: Great Plains Agricultural Council 1945, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1951-1955, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1962, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Southern Great Plains, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Tenure- Credit- Land Values Committee, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Irrigation- Research- Farming Problems, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Land use Committee, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Soil Survey Division, Area Planning and Development in the Great Plains, Attaining Economic Development- How the Great Plains can Contribute to the US Economy, Role of Water Resources in the Economic Development of the Great Plains, Land use- Great Plains, and Erosion and Its Control on the Southern Great Plains.
Box 44, A83412045402- Contains 2 binders that contain copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports. The dates of the reports range from 2008-2015.

Records contained in this accession include early agriculture experiment station press reports and bulletins.
- Folder 1: Agriculture Experiment Station: Press Reports 1898-1900
- Folder 2: Press Bulletins 159-178
- Folder 3: Press Bulletins 1-115
- Folder 4: Press Bulletins 1-34
- Folder 5: Press Bulletins 35-70
- Folder 6: Press Bulletins 71-124
- Folder 7: Press Reports 125-158

Box 1, A83412045054- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports from 1957-1971. The folders are labeled: A- Thermal Comfort, Historical Incidents of Extreme Overcrowding, KSU Bulletin- Heat Losses from Horizontal Ducts Carrying High Velocity Air, KSU Bulletin- Heat Loss for Deep-Diving Oceanauts, Reports and Special Reports Lists, Air Cleaner Evaluation, Institute for Environmental Research KSU, Human Physiological Responses to Shelter Environmental- Report 1, Proceedings of the Symposium on Individual Cooling, A Cooling Hood in Hot-Humid Environments, Performance and Life Support in Altered Environments, Report on Chimpanzee’s Performance on a Problem Involving the Concept of Middleness, Operant Behavior and Psychology, The Effect of Restraint Stress and Fasting on Organ Size in Domestic Fowl, Performance by a Rhesus Monkey on Three Randomly Presented Skill Sequences, Temporal Characteristics of Body Temperature During High Thermal Stress, The Impact of Robert Yerkes on Chimpanzee Research, Seasonal Variation in Comfort Conditions for Collage-Age Persons in the Middle West, Room Air Distribution with on Air Distributing Ceiling, Physiological Effect of a Water Cooled Hood in a Heat Stress Environment, Practical Thermal Environmental Limits for Young Adult Males Working in Hot- Humid Environments, 69-01/ Reflections in Recent Experiments in Simulated Fallout Shelter, Urinary 17-Hydroxcorticosteroids in Humans Subjected to Prolonged Confinement, Circadian Rhythms in Non-Human Primates, General Instrumentation for the Operant Conditioning Experiment, A Radiometer for Environmental Applications, Unsteady-State Simulation of the Human Thermal System, Steady-State Simulation of the Human Thermal System, Human Thermal System, Room Air Distribution: D15-19, and Discomfort Glare as a Function of Viewing Technique and Source Size: Observer Adjustment and Fixed Presentation.
Box 2, A83412045321- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports from 1972-1974. The file folders are labeled: Psychrometric Tables for Human Factors Research, Response of Human Subjects to Reduced Levels of Water Consumption under Simulated Civil Defense Shelter Conditions, Observations of Ammonia Generation in Laboratory Animal Quarters, Simulation of a Study-State Integrated Human Thermal System, Effects of Temperature and Population Density on Aggression in Two Inbred Strains of Mice, Effects of Acute Hypoxia on the body Fluids of Domestic Fowl, Thermal Insulating Values for Typical Indoor Clothing Ensembles, A-Thermal Comfort- Part 2, Computer Simulation of Optimal Control of an Integrated Human Thermal System by Response Surface Technology, Transient Environmental Response of Laboratory Animal Storage Facilities to Cleaning Water Loads, Proceedings of the Governors Workshop on Energy Conservation in State Buildings, Supplementary Psychometric Tables for Human Factors Research (in International Metric Units), The Chimpanzee “A Total Bibliography,” Work Environments- Noise Abatement and Control, Reducing Fuel Consumption with Night Setback, Human Cooling B22-24, Thermal Insulation of Clothing C2-3, Room Air Distribution Systems- D20-22, Heat Dissipation from Animals in a Controlled Environment- E22-27, Man-Environment Relationship F7-12, Drive and Performance Modification Following Multiple (Dark-Dark) Shifts in the Photoperiod, and Project Themis Performance and Life Support in Altered Environments.
Box 3, A13411852992- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports in folders labeled: Temperature Fluctuations and the Human Being- A 52-79, Heat Stress Standards and Thermal Sensations on Humans- B25-37, Clothing and the Physiology of Human Comfort- C 4-9, The Environment and Laboratory Animals- E 28-29, Climate- F 13-14, Problems of Habitability of the Elderly in Public Housing, Variability of Human Physiological and Behavioral Responses on High Thermal Stress, The Effect of Cyclical Temperature Fluctuations on Thermal Comfort, The KSU Environmental Testing Instrument, Proceedings Annual Scientific Meeting Aerospace Medical Association, The Effects of Age Sex and Estimated VO2MAX on Tolerance to High Thermal Stress, The Preferred Comfort Temperatures, Showering Behavior- Implications for Water and Energy Conservation, Ceiling Fans as Extenders of the Summer Comfort Envelope, Ceiling Fan Performance- 3 Parts, and Effect of Garment Design and Fabric Thickness and Weight on Thermal Insulation Values of Clothing.
Box 4, A83412045096- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports from 1983-1989. The folders within are labeled: Man and the Indoor Environment Acceptability- A103-105, Garment Cooling- B40-42, Assessing Air Velocities from Industrial Ceiling Fans- D28-29, Bicycle Toe Clips and Wrist Twisting Strengths- F15-25, Mechanism of Exercise-Induced Hypoxemia in Horses, A Historical Note on Skinner and the Chimpanzees in Space, Role of Material Properties in Reducing Heat Stress Associated with Fire Fighters Uniforms, Thermal Properties of Fire Fighters Composite Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Value of Sleeping Bags, Thermal Properties of Selected Knit Fabrics, Thermal Characteristics of Experimental Insulating Materials, Thermal Resistance Values for Selected Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Values for Vacuum- Packed Sleeping Bags Measured on a Manikin, Determination of the Thermal Properties of the Composite Heated Suit Panels, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Jackers Before and After Laundering, Evaluation of the Thermal Properties of Fabrics for use in Clothing Worn by People Applying Pesticides, Insulation Data Base for Military Clothing, Evaluation of the Comfort Properties of Selected Mattresses, Evaluation of the Thermal Insulation Characteristics of Selected Filling Materials, An Evaluation of Two Personal Cooling Garments, Verification of the Accuracy of an Enthalpy Controller, Transient Effects of Relative Humidity on the Thermal Comfort of People Dressed in Different Types of Clothing, Engineering Research 1987-1989 KSU, KSU College of Engineering Research Activities 1985-1986, Temperature Retention Qualities- a Comparison Between the Coleman and Igloo Ice Chests, 84-01, Opening Jars- an Anthropometric Study of the Wrist- Twisting Strength of Children and the Elderly, and The Effect of Garment Design and Fabric Thickness and Weight on Thermal Insulation Values of Clothing.
Box 5, A83412045410- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports in folders labeled: The Thermal Properties of Selected Turnout Gear Fabric Systems, Thermal Resistance Values for Selected Fabrics Measured with a Sweating Hot Plate, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Fabrics, Simulation of Body Heat Loss during Transients, Comfort and the Japanese “Hot Carpet” a Case for Space Heating, The Comfort Effectiveness of Heated Carpets, Evaluation of the Comfort Properties of Selected Lingerie Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Values for Sleeping Bags, Thermal Properties of Fabric for Wild Lands Fire Fighter Clothing, Thermal Properties of Fabric Systems for Fire Fighter Turnout Clothing, Heat and Moisture Transfer in Textile Systems Subjected to Simulations Temperature and Humidity Gradients, Turnout Gear Fabric Systems- Insulative and Permeability Properties, The Insulation Value of Batting, Thermal Insulation of Vacuum-Packed Sleeping Bags, Thermal Properties of Surgical Gown Fabrics, Thermal Insulation of Quilted Samples, Thermal Comfort Properties of Textiles with Novel Heat-Retentive Coatings, The Effect of Laundering Stuffing and Heated Compression on the Thermal Insulation of Sleeping Bags, The Effectiveness of Cooling Vests Worn Under Impermeable Clothing, An Insulation Data Base for Military Clothing, A Comparison of the Heat Transfer Properties of Two Fabrics(NFPA), Insulation Properties of Battings, The Thermal Insulation Provided by Battings, Thermal Insulation Values of Selected Jackets, The Insulation Provided by Battings Before and After Wetting, Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags- A Comprehensive Study, The Resistance to Dry and Evaporative Heat Transfer Provided by Knitted Fabrics, The Insulated Value of Battings, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Sleeping Bags Including Polar Guard HV, Heat and Moisture Transfer in Textile Systems Subjected to Simultaneous Temperature and Humidity Gradients, Barrier and Comfort Properties of Surgical Gowns: a Comparison of Disposable and Reusable Gowns, and The Thermal Properties of Selected Materials Measured with a Hot Plate.
Box 6, A83412032051- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports in folders labeled: Thermal Insulating Values of Sleeping Bag Systems, Thermal Analysis of M15 Battings, Thermal Insulation Values of Selected Sleeping Bags, Thermal Insulation for Sleeping Bags, and Thermal Comfort Properties of Selected Surgical Gowns.
Box 7, A83412045397- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports from 1995-2001. The folders within are labeled: Insulation Properties of Comforters, Insulation Properties of Fabrics Measured with a Sweating Hot Plate, Insulation Properties of Battings, Insulation Properties of Blankets, Insulation Properties of Modular Sleeping Bags, Insulation Properties of an Electric Blanket and Mattress Pad, The Effects of Laundering and Sterilization on the Barrier Properties of ROTECNO Surgical Gowns, The Effect of Moisture Accumulation on the Insulation Value of Sleeping Bags, Insulation Properties of Sleeping Bags with Different Filling Materials, Turbine Building Exhaust Fan Test, Thermal Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags- Before vs After Wetting, Thermal Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags Constructed of Different Filling Materials, Thermal Insulation Values of Jackets, Thermal Insulation Properties of a Tychem 10000 Level a Chemical Suit, Insulation Properties of Pads, Turbine Building Exhaust Fan Test, Thermal Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags Constructed of Different Filling Materials, The Effect of Filling Material Type and Simulated Use on the Insulation Provided by Layered and Single Construction Sleeping Bags, Thermal Insulation Value of a Polaguard 3D Sleeping Bag, The Evaporative Resistance Provided by Air Crew Clothing, NFDA Total Heat Loss Test on Fire Fighter Fabric Assemblies, Thermal Insulation Values of Vacuum- Packed Sleeping Bags, Thermal Insulation Values of a Sleeping Bag- With and Without a Pad, The Thermal Properties of Selected Fabrics, Insulation Values for a Disposal Sheet and Life Suit for Burn Victims, The Insulation Provided by an Adjustable zBag, The Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags Tested with a Pad, Thermal Insulation Values of Sleeping Bags with Legs, Literature and Industry Search of Latest Technology Pertaining to Thermal Comfort Manikins, Experimental Determination of the Thermal and Evaporative Properties of Selected Fabrics and Foams, Thermal Insulation Values for Clean Room Apparel, Design Instrumentation and Evaluation of a Sweating Buttocks for Determination of Moisture Dissipation in Fabric, Thermal Insulation Values for Pallet Covers, and The Thermal Properties of Fabrics Used in Ballistic Views.
Box 8, A83412161541- Contains KSU Institute for Environmental Research (IER) reports in folders labeled: The Evaporative Resistance Provided by a Shell Fabric, Comparing the Insulating Properties of Transport Bags, Insulation Values for Prototype Fiberfill Batting, Evaluation of Super- Absorbent Fibers in Cooling Garments, Thermal Insulation Values for Clothing Ensembles, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Batting Systems, The Evaporative Resistance Provided by Gore-Tex Shell Fabrics, The Evaporative Resistance Provided by Shell Fabrics, The Evaporative Resistance Provided by Shell Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Fabrics, A Comparison of the Comfort and Hand Characteristics of Lining Fabrics, Thermal Insulation Provided by an Electric Sleeping Bag, Thermal Insulation Values for Selected Ground Pads, Thermal Insulation Values for Sleeping Bags, Thermal Insulation Values for Sleeping Bags, Establishing Thermal Comfort Conditions for Desiccant Dehumidification, Experimental Determination of the Burst Protection of Various Glycerin/Water Solution, Thermal Insulation Values of Jacket Ensembles, Insulation Properties of Fabric Systems, and Thermal Insulation Values of Clothing Ensembles.

Box 1, A83412042909- Contains 19 books of legislative requests from Kansas State University, both for the college in general (dated from 1979-1983) and for the Veterinary Medical Center (dated 1979-1985.) Some of the books have page markers with descriptions of what is in the books, and most of the books have the name Daniel D. Beatly on the front cover.
Box 2, A83412029359- Contains 11 books of legislative requests from Kansas State University, for the college in general (books dated from 1979-1980) as well as for Agriculture and Applied Science (books dated from 1970- 1978.) The books have the name Daniel D. Beatly on the front cover.
Box 3, A83412033968- Contains 48 books of legislative requests from Kansas State University, for the college in general (dated from 1951,1957-1959,1966, and 1984-1985), for the Veterinary Medical Center (dated 1979-1981), and also for the college of Agriculture and Applied Science (1961-1985). Many of the books have the name Daniel D. Beatly on the front cover.
Box 4, A83412034207- Contains 10 books of legislative requests from Kansas State University, both for the college in general and for the Veterinary Medical Center. The books are dated 1984, 1985, and 1987. The last two books are labeled “Margin of Excellence: Program and Financial Plan and Budget Request FY 1990” and there are copies for the college in general as well as the veterinary medical center.
Box 5, A83412041717- Contains 18 books of legislative requests and Program Planning Documentation from Kansas State University, both for the college in general (dated from 1980-1987) and for the Veterinary Medical Center (dated 1983-1988.)

The Loren W. Elliott papers consist of documents pertaining to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, and Phi Kappa Phi, during the time Elliott was a student at Kansas State Agricultural College in the late 1920s and 1930s. Included are Laboratory Outlines and Elliott's class notes for General Botany I, General Botany II, and Laboratory Experiments of Elementary Organic Chemistry. Elliott was also a member of the President's Club (1981-1982 and 1987). A vinyl record (33 1/2 rpm) titled "Purple Pride 1971-72" is included in the collection.

Records relating to the history of Cooperative Extension work in Sedgwick County Kansas and focusing particularly on the Prairie Gem unit of which Lou Herndon and her mother, Ruth Wilkins, were charter/lifetime members.

The Louis H. Douglas papers document the career of Douglas and the lecture series that was named after him at Kansas State University. Included are photographs of Douglas and speakers at the lecture series, as well as additional documentation regarding his time as a political science professor at Kansas State University from 1949–1977 and the Lou Douglas Lecture Series that began in 1980.

The Louis Zukofsky Papers (1923-1969) chronicle his relationship with a number of his contemporaries, particularly Rene Taupin, as well as describing what life was like for a poet in the 1930's. The papers contain correspondence, printed material and typescripts.
They are housed in two document boxes. The papers are divided into four series: 1) Correspondence (1928-1969), 2) Literary works (1931, n.d.), 3) Printed material (1930-1933) and 4) Miscellaneous. The most significant part of this collection is the correspondence. It is divided into four sub-series: a) Louis Zukofsky to Rene Taupin (1930-1941), b) Louis Zukofsky to various others (1942-1969), c) various individuals to Rene Taupin (1923-1946) and d) other correspondence (1927-1940).
The correspondece in each sub-series is arranged in chronological order. The correspondence from Zukofsky to Taupin is the largest and most significant part of the collection (70 items) containing references to works in progress and contemporaries, such as Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Harriet Monroe, George Oppen, Basil Bunting, Jesse Loewenthal, Tibor Serly and Robinson Morton. Other comments offer insight into the economy and social atmosphere of 1930's America. The second sub-series of correspondence (22 items, 7 correspondents) focuses primarily on Zukofsky's literary career: responses to inquiries to reprint his poetry, notification of new works and mention of reviews. His family and contemporaries are mentioned in a number of letters. Primary correspondents are: Clayton Hoagland and Tom Pickard. The third sub-series of correspondence (60 items, 47 correspondents), various individuals to Rene Taupin, focuses primarily on the creation of La France en Liberte (13 items) and responses to a questionnaire concerning France's survival under German occupation (8 items). A significant portion of these letters (29 items) is in French and has not been translated. Notable correspondents include: Ivan Goll, Sommerville Story, Germaine Sinclair, Warre Bradley Wells, Carl Van Doren, Patrick Braybrooke, Dorothy Canfield Fischer, A. E. Bacon, Charles A. Beard, Charles M. Stern and Tibor Serly. The fourth sub-series of correspondence is primarily in French and has not been translated.
The correspondence in English contains comments on Taupin's abilities and promotional information about La France en Liberte. Correspondents include: Jean de Gourmont, Raymond Arne and Fernand Baldensperger. The literary works series includes typescript reviews by Zukofsky of Hidden Flame by Bunichi Kagawa and Redimiculum Matellarum by Basil Bunting. Also included is an essay in French on Andre Salmon by Rene Taupin. The printed material series contains a review of Zukofsky's Objectivists' Anthology, an essay on Ezra Pound by Zukofsky, a review of Maldorer by Taupin and reviews of Taupin's L'Influence du symbolisme Francais sur la poesie Americaine (de 1910 a/ 1920) The final series contains a prescription sheet, a bibliographical sketch of Taupin (1923-1930) and the first page of an essay entitled Profession of Faith. The Special Collections unit of the Kansas State University Libraries' contains a collection of publications written by Louis Zukofsky.

The Manuscript Cookbook collection includes 125 cookbooks with culinary recipes and home remedies dating from the early 16th century to the late 20th century. The cookbooks originate from various countries, such as Austria (1), Denmark (1), England (25), France (1), Germany (7), Ireland (3), Mexico (5), Palestine (1), Slovakia (1), Switzerland (2), and the United States (42). The books vary in size and shape and are almost exclusively handwritten. Although most are written in English, other languages include German (10), French (2), Danish (1), and Hebrew (1).