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.

Dean's administrative council minutes and correspondence from 2000-2005. Dean Doretta Hoffman's personal notes, news articles, and correspondence about trips to western KS and India from 1954-1976. Goals committee task force minutes, correspondence, and questionnaire from 1977-1988. Historical booklets and college history from 1933-1988. Dean Ruth Hoeflin forum and task force minutes.

Dean Doretta Hoffman report of guidelines for international programs 1976-1983. Ms. Jane Barnes scrapbooks of "Highlights of History" from her time as assistant to the Dean, 1944-1954.

Notes and news clippings saved by Jean Sego. Land-Grant colleges workshops for administrators and research in 1909-1967. Dean Margaret Justin photos, history, funds, and plans. Dean Virginia Moxley planning, programs, and news. Name change from Home Economics to Human Ecology in 1985.

Audiology program proposal and correspondence about program needs in 1991-1992. Child development lab photos and plans from 1958-1987. College of Arts and Sciences program reviews from 1992. Correspondence between administration and Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty about reorganization in 1992-1993.

John Murray's article and correspondence 1985-1989. Kellstrom and Lee research on laundry efficiency in the household. Leone Kell papers and correspondence.

Leone Kell papers and projects. Correspondence and proposal for the Marriage and Family Therapy program merger in 1995. Marriage and Family Therapy accreditation report and response. Communication Sciences and Disorders program materials for the discontinuation hearings. Correspondence about Communication Sciences and Disorders merger.

Photos from the Nursery school. Proposals and correspondence for a new structure that includes the Social Work and Communication Sciences and Disorders program. Richard Morse correspondence from 1982-1985 and booklets 1975-1978. Speech and Hearing Center needs and the construction and expansion plans for Stonehouse in 1993-2000.

Correspondence about improvements and restructuring of positions. Articles written by Richard Morse in 1985-1987. Center for Aging Deans Board minutes annual reports. Summary of activities from 1996-1998 to be submitted to the Board of Deans.

Photos of A.S Cripps (1875). Memos, correspondence, and proposal for coordinated programs. Course and curriculum changes 1987-2000.

Curriculum changes, restructuring, and graduate program reviews. Photos from foods classes, research, and meat judging teams.

Reports and recommendations from FIDER accreditation. Photos from textile chemistry classes, finished garments, and the Art Department. Correspondence about the transfer of the Art Department. Correspondence about the Family Economics merger. Previous names include, Domestic Art (1898), Department of Clothing and Textiles (1920), and Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design (1967).

Minutes from alumni board of directors meetings and alumni fellow awards.

Photos and Newspaper clippings from the Hospitality days event. Invoices, steering committee meeting minutes, programs, and receipts.

Academic Affairs committee minutes regarding course and curriculum changes.

Minutes from Administrative Council and Faculty Council meetings. Minutes regarding course and curriculum changes are included, as well as information from the American Home Economics Association meetings.

CSRS reviews and extension services. Correspondence about the merger of extension services. Correspondence and scripts for the extension programs such as Rapid Response Center and Family Forums.

Filmstrip and tape for "Dimensions of Home Economics" presentation with a script booklet. Home Economics media instructions audio reel.

Correspondence and planning reports with tables and supporting documents for Strategic Planning goals.

Newspaper clippings, photos, and correspondence about the reorganization plans in 1990. Letters in protests of the proposed reorganization of 1990. Proposals and mission statements for the University and specific departments. Memo and report for "Vision for the Future" written in 1998-1999 to plan for 1999-2004.

Scrapbooks that have photos and slides of student life and activities. Employee name plaques and recognitions.

Scrapbooks from Centennial celebration (1873-1973), Phi Upsilon Omicron scrapbook, and Home Economics scrapbooks with newspaper clippings.

Pictures used for display to showcase the programs and people in the college.

The Governor's proclamation of the "Year of the Family."

Dean Barbara Stowe's correspondence from 1989-1998. Christmas Newsletters written by Deans from 1943-1959. Biennial reports and budget requests made by Deans from 1934-1947.

Dean Doretta Hoffman Unit Award for Superior Service, given by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Dean Doretta Hoffman Newspaper clippings and copy of the Centennial celebration scrapbook.

The Department of Applied Human Science includes several programs, including Communication Sciences & Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Family and Consumer Science Education, Human Development and Family Science, and Integrative Human Sciences. This series includes the reorganization of 1990 that proposed to eliminate the College of Health and Human Sciences and the College of Architecture. There is correspondence regarding program mergers. Photos and news clippings from the child development lab to the protests from the 1990 reorganization. Plans and correspondence regarding the home management houses are included. This department was created by the merger of the Department of Family Economics and the Department of Family and Child Development in 1985 which created the Department of Human Development & Family Studies. The name changed to Applied Human Science in 2020.

Stonehouse construction plans and photos 1999-2000. Studies in student personnel 1977-1982. Proposal for Visual works project in 2001 to update technology in Applied Human Science buildings.

Introduction card and "yes" responses to the Homemaker Service Project mailing cards that were sent to community members to survey their perception on a Homemaker Service for the Manhattan area.

Homemaker Service Project survey cards that were mailed to community members and returned with a "no" response.

International Congress notes from the Nutrition extension project in India. Proposals, correspondence, and plans regarding the Ph.D program and restructuring of the department 1995-1999. Correspondence between Dean Ruth Hoeflin and a former employee in the department. Minutes and proposal from the KSU Sensory Analysis Center Advisory Board Meetings from 1978-1990. Correspondence about a trademark for the Sensory Analysis Center in 1989.

Self-study reports, annual reports, and recommendations from the American Home Economics Association (AHEA), American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), and Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS).

Alumni Fellow and Distinguished Service awards. Board of Directors meeting minutes and correspondence. Prominent and black graduates from 1876-1971.

Regents review of undergraduate and graduate programs. Recommendations from the Board of Regents and planning reports.

Brochures, correspondence, and plan documents from the Justin Hall dedication (1960) and re-dedication in (1985). Construction plans for Hoeflin Stonehouse.

Justin hall renovation plans. Buildings on other campuses in the Midwest for Health and Human Science Departments.

Justin Hall dedication guest book & picture of K - State building.

Graphs of enrollment trends within the college and university wide. Statistics of male and female enrollment, broken down by college within the university. Academic advisors handbooks.

Academic Advisor's Handbooks.

Slides from Commencement ceremony.

Program and photos from December 1990 commencement ceremony.

Photos of exhibits and newspaper clippings about the event. Correspondence about planning and budget decisions. handbook for future steering committee members.

Budget and expenditure reports along with steering committee correspondence and plans. Schedules of events and evaluations.

Slides from Hospitality Days.

Faculty council and student faculty affairs minutes. Home Economic club and KHEA student member minutes.

This series includes notes from national conferences, correspondence about extension services, and scripts from extension events for the community.

Agricultural Experiment Station budgets, correspondence, and reports. American Home Economics Association community extension education program scripts. Kansas conference on families correspondence and booklets. Research projects and Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) reviews.

Grants for research from 1974-1980 and group and Individual teaching materials. Task force reports and correspondence about the extension merger and the history of extension services in Kansas.

News releases and Newsletters about research and extension services. Correspondence, reports, and plans for partnership with Paraguay University. Research reviews, projects, and history. Correspondence, programs, and notes from the White House Conference on Families.