This collection documents Lewis’s career as an internationally known pioneer, researcher, and scholar in horticulture therapy, and author of the landmark book Green Nature, Human Nature: The Meaning of Plants in Our Lives. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, research material, files associated with his employment, community and institutional projects, research, writing, lectures, and service with numerous national organizations and councils, unpublished and published manuscripts and reports, photographs and slides, and publications (his and those of other leaders in the field).

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.

This series includes correspondence between faculty, program proposals, and planning documents. Previous names of the department include Department of Institutional Economics, Department of Institutional Management, and then Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management.

AAFCS faculty loads and self-study's. FAEIS reports and recommendations.

Undergraduate and graduate program reviews and recommendations.

This box contains photographs, maps, and framed correspondence with Major General J.F.C Fuller. These images largely feature pilots, planes, colleagues, family, and other personal and professional subjects. This box also contains a photographic slide and a VHS tape of The Case for the Roaring 2000s: Why it May be Boom Not Doom for Stock Prices Over the Next Decade According to Harry Dent.

Contains a significant amount of correspondence from 1986-1994 and 2000-2002. The gaps between these years are somewhat covered by supplemental, typically issue focused, files from 1986-2003. Typically, files will also include attachments associated with, and near to, correspondence, adding context. These attachments include graphs, photos, statistics, reports, and other similar materials.

Assorted e-mail and physical correspondence sorted under file names such as Housing, Blue key, Registrar, Fort Riley, Salina, legal matters, and more spanning from 1986-2003.

Contains correspondence from 2000-2002. Files are divided by month.

Contains agricultural course material, such as agricultural policy quizzes and exams. As well as class schedules.

The United States Commission on Military History records (1973-2002) contain materials pertinent to the operation of the USCMH and the International Commission on Military History. The ICMH is an organization of national organizations that comprises the USCMH and the national commissions of thirty or more countries at any given time. The ICMH convenes annually at a colloquium hosted by a different foreign commission. The bulk of material centers on the annual USCMH meetings and ICMH colloquiums. Reports, agendas, and minutes of USCMH meetings document the operation of the commission. Extensive correspondence and various files associated with the three ICMH colloquiums hosted by the USCMH in 1975, 1982 and 2002 contain detailed information about the accommodations, registration, itineraries, papers and publications necessary for each conference. The papers are divided into ten series: 1) By-Laws, 1974-1997; 2) Membership, 1973-1999; 3) Elections, 1973-1999; 4) Correspondence, 1973-2000; 5) United States Commission on Military History Meetings, 1973-2000; 6) International Commission on Military History Meetings, 1965-2002; 7) Financial, 1973-2000; 8) Printed Material, 1974-1999; 9) Other Historical Associations, 1974-2001; and 10) Audiovisual, 1972 and 1992. The By-Laws series contains the original articles of incorporation of USCMH in 1974 and consequent revisions of the organization's by-laws from 1975-1997. Also included are the by-laws and statutes of the International Commission on Military History. Membership information and data is assembled in the second series. Annual dues payments and registration data for USCHM is included as well as membership lists from both the USCMH and ICMH. All membership information is arranged chronologically from 1973-1999. The election series encompasses all aspects of USCMH elections. Every two years USCMH holds elections for president, vice-president, trustees and members of various committees. Materials within the third series include correspondence relevant to the nomination of officers, biographies of nominated persons, official ballots, and results of the elections. The fourth series contains general correspondence. The material is arranged chronologically and is separated between the USCMH and the ICMH. The material was left together as it was previously arranged and was not divided into categorical sub-series, except when already sorted by the donor organization. The majority of the contents are correspondence written to or by commission officers. Each year the USCMH holds a general membership meeting and a board of trustees meeting. Agendas and minutes of annual USCMH meetings as well as correspondence relevant to the planning and execution of meetings are included in the fifth series. Most notable among these records is the 1998 Report of the Long Range Planning Committee. The ICMH Meetings series contains information on the annual ICMH colloquiums. The colloquiums hosted by the USCMH and held in the United States in 1975, 1982 and 2002 make up the majority of the substance of the sixth series. Financial materials make up the seventh series. The USCMH functions as a not-for-profit organization and operated out of several different accounts. Annual financial reports and bills and receipts are filed chronologically from 1976-1999. Printed materials in the eighth series include USCMH bulletins and newspapers. Circulated to members monthly, the newsletters contain announcements, reports, and remarks from the current president and served as a means of communication to the general membership. Certain published material was removed from the collection and was catalogued for the main library. This included International Review of Military History, 1975-1992; International Bibliography of Military History, 1978-1999; and Proceedings from the ICMH Colloquiums, 1975-2002. The USCMH is affiliated with the American Historical Society and is listed in the AHA Directory of Affiliated Societies. The ninth series also includes information about a variety of other historical associations including newsletters, meetings, and conferences. The audiovisual materials make up the tenth series which contains audio recordings of the 1972 USCMH meeting and the April 15 and November 21, 1992 USCMH Board of Trustees meetings. Written records of the 1992 meetings are located in the USCMH Meetings series, however, no other record of the 1972 meeting exists in this collection.

The Faculty Senate Committee on University Planning committee series consists of 1 box that ranges from 1986-2002. The Faculty Senate Committee on University Planning, also known as FSCOUP, consists of meeting minutes, agendas, and attendance sheets from the meeting. It also includes notes and plans on university and campus betterment.

Dean of Veterinary Medicine correspondence and records (1948-1964), Veterinary Hospital Clinic Reports (1920-1946), American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Admission Committee meeting report (1984-1985), Kansas Livestock Administration publications (1973-1974), copies of pictures and plaques (1976-2001), Phi Zeta certificate and veterinarian’s oath (1969-1972), mastitis-metritis-agalactia complex treatment correspondence (1967), Summer student jobs correspondence (1975-1976), National Central University correspondence (1949), Justus Liebig University correspondence (1976), Agency for International Development and International Agricultural Programs Ahmadu Bello University records [containing the Department of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine table of organization (1972), suggested shipment to Nigeria (1972), administrative visits (1972), student publications (1963-1980), correspondence (1964-1981), reports (1979-2002), guidebook (1969)].

Newspaper clippings from events and achievements in the college. Journals from the New Zealand exchange program. Planning for Parents Day and proposals for Ph.D programs. Correspondence and news about reorganization in 1990-1993.

Photographic slides of gatherings, research (2002), new Clinical Science equipment, equine.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine students, staff, faculty, alumni, candids, class reunions, labs (surgery, kidney transplant, CT machine, MRI machine, clinic), animals (horses, dogs, cats), events (drawing donation, Cats for Cans, award ceremonies and banquets, White Coat Ceremony, Clarenberg Lecture Series, June Conference, Christmas party, pizza feed, pancake feed, ice cream social, graduation, retirement parties), new hay barn, burned hay barn, Phi Zeta, yearbook material, Flint Hill images, Konza Prairie images.

Correspondence from the Department Head of Hotel and Restaurant Management and professors to other faculty, guest speakers, and potential students. Event and food preparation photos from 1968.

Continued files containing correspondence, statistics, newsclippings, and photos regarding enrollment, student retainment, national recruitment outreach, transfer students, demographical data, events, and related minutes/meetings from years 1983, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, and 2004.

Photographic negatives of conferences, class composites, student candids and portraits, faculty, yearbook photos, basketball photos, surgery and pathology labs, animals, open houses, intramurals, banquets and other events, graduation, the Clinical Science building, and the Veterinary Medicine Complex. Many of these are undated.

Dean’s portraits and photographic negatives (1976-1997), class composites (2001), alumni groups, reunions, and portraits (1937-1998), buildings: Anderson Hall, Veterinary Medicine Complex, Trotter Hall (1997), portraits of Louis and Norma Jane Ball (1996), Willie the Wildcat photoshoot (1995), June Conference (1947-1992), unmarked photos, envelopes, and slides.

Dean’s portraits and photographic negatives (1976-1997), class composites (2001), alumni groups, reunions, and portraits (1937-1998), buildings: Anderson Hall, Veterinary Medicine Complex, Trotter Hall (1997), portraits of Louis and Norma Jane Ball (1996), Willie the Wildcat photoshoot (1995), June Conference (1947-1992), unmarked photos, envelopes, and slides.

Photographic negatives of Veterinary Medicine faculty, staff, interns, students.

This binder includes images used in student publications like the Collegian and the Royal Purple between 1983 and 2001, with the majority of the slides covering 1992 through 1998.  Subjects include news of the time, college sports, and student life.

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.

Highlights and history of the college from 1873-1973. Proposal and proposal draft for a Ph.D program in "Home Economics." Minutes, notes, and programs from the Iowa conference on International procedures and Lake Placid conference. International agreements and minutes from the committee on International proceedings. Photos from the past Journalism, Radio, & TV program in 1954-1977. Proposal for Masters program in Public Health. Announcement and media statement for the name change in 1985 from Home Economics to Human Ecology.

The John W. Minor papers are a part of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Research Collection, a resource for the study of agricultural cooperatives.  This collection includes training programs, presentations, publications, annual reports, and artifacts related to John W. Minor’s career in cooperative agriculture, in particular his work with the regional cooperatives FAR-MAR-CO and Farmland Industries.  Training programs and presentations include a variety of courses spanning accounting, business planning, grain storage, and professional development, many with handwritten notes and additions.  Publications include assorted booklets and circulars relating to cooperative farming.  Annual reports from Farmland Industries and FAR-MAR-CO (as well as its PROMARK system) range discontinuously from 1975 to 2001.  Artifacts include paperweights and other commemorative items.

Material from the Administrative Series is from between 1982-2007. The Administrative Series partially contains files from David Stewarts office on non-Traditional studies and Western Kansas Community Services Consortium (WKCSC). It also contains documentation from the National University Degree Consortium (NUDC) along with files from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) and National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA). This series also contains biographical files from employees that have worked within the Division of Continuing Education. Files pertaining to non-traditional ways of continuing education along with files from academic outreach programs across Kansas state and surrounding high schools. Reports on Division finances and budgets. Lastly, this series contains files from the Kansas Board of Regents, from reading files to meeting minutes and notes. The Administrative series contains 52 boxes.

The Joel Climenhaga Papers (1912-2001) consist primarily of his literary works and correspondence to and from family and friends.
The Biographical Series consist of two boxes which include Climenhaga's baby book, family genealogy, obituary, and memorial service program, and 1987 Kansas State University retirement tributes.
The Correspondence Series is made up of fourteen boxes and arranged alphabetically. Climenhaga was a prolific and voluminous writer. He corresponded with Mina Cooper, Carlos Cortez, Charles Jones, George Moberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Kenneth Patchen to name a few. Within the Charles Jones correspondence there are letters by LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson) and from people who opposed him agreeing with the NCAAP- these letters were signed by "a white Christian" or "a white, white, American." There are twenty-four folders of correspondence between Climenhaga and Fred Shaw. The two men planned to turn their correspondence into a book titled The Mephisto Addenda. Before this could manifest, Fred Shaw passed away. The Climenhaga's were good friends with Kenneth and Miriam Patchen and there is extensive correspondence between the two families. The sub-series "Correspondence to Poetry Magazines" is listed alphabetically by magazine title and consists of one box.
The sub-series "Correspondence Log" is arranged chronologically and is stored in eighteen boxes. It is similar to a journal as Climenhaga made personal entries on specific dates and if those dates corresponded with writing or receiving a letter, the letter was included. Names of those who Climenhaga corresponded includes Marlon Brando, Milton Bernard, John and Emma Climenhaga, Mina Cooper, Norman Fedder, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen, George Savage, Fred Shaw, Wesley Van Tassel, Myrna Wolfe, and Kenneth Woodroofe. These letters were pulled from the alphabetical listing by Climenhaga. It is not known why Climenhaga separated these letters.
Literary Works is comprised of twenty-two boxes that contain Climenhaga's plays and poems, as well as fiction stories and essays. During his lifetime Climenhaga had at least seven columns in various newspapers and newsletters. Three of his columns One Man's Frontier, One Man's Journey, and Dear Good People often had the same material while the introduction was sometimes different or a sentence or two rearranged. One Man's Journey was also broadcasted on the KKSC Radio station at Kansas State University during the 1980s. Climenhaga was a notorious recycler of paper. He often used recycled paper which can be confusing to researchers. If researchers pay close attention, however, they just might find that "recycled" paper useful after all, as it could be a part of another story, poem, etc., whether written by Climenhaga or one of his many friends or colleagues. Climenhaga wrote his first poem at age six. By 1989, he had written approximately 2,500 poems of which 1,200 had been published in various magazines and journals. Volumes of his published poems include: The Age of Pollution; Belief in Chaos; Hawk and Chameleon; The Month of the Shadow on My Heart; Ninety-Nine Messages from Separate Places; None of this Really Matters a Great Deal Now; One Hundred and One Songs are Promised for Tomorrow; Preliminary Walk into the Sweat of Dying; Report on the Progress of the Bearded One's Homework; Spontaneity is a Deceiving God; and The Thirteenth Winter.
Subject Series is contained in seventeen boxes and is organized alphabetically. It includes names such as Charles Jackson Jones, Jr. who was married to artist Molly Ramolla, Kenneth Patchen, and Larry Smith. It also includes programs from plays produced, written, and directed by Climenhaga. Other programs include plays produced at the Purple Masque Theatre, Kansas State University; by the Pine Cone Players, Grand Lake, CO; and at UCLA.
The Photograph and Slides Series consists of one box and includes photos of the 1976 Pine Cone Players, Grand Lake, Colorado, production of Mark Twain. Photos taken at the Purple Masque Theatre, Kansas State University include the 1981 production of Kenneth Patchen's Don't Look Now, the 1989 production of Dust-Storm Wedding, and Climenhaga's own play the Marriage Wheel. The Slides consist of Kenneth Patchen's art poetry.
Comprised of seven boxes, the Media Series includes cassette tapes, reel to reel tapes, VHS videotapes, and computer disks. The computer disks contain some of Climenhaga's manuscripts that were incorporated in the Literary Works Series. The cassette tapes include interviews with Ben Nyberg and Jonathan Holden, 1985 letters from Charles Jones, and Climenhaga's 1980s One Man's Journey recorded at KKSU radio, Kansas State University. The reel to reel tapes includes several different readings from Patchen's Don't Look Now. The VHS tapes include the "50th Anniversary of the 1939 Pottstown High School Graduates" of interviews with Earl "Yogi" Storm, Dr. Joel Esner, and Raymond Elliott conducted by Bill Achatz. Climenhaga was unable to attend this anniversary gathering where he and others were inducted into the Alumni Honor Roll. Climenhaga created a video to be played at the anniversary program and it is included in this series. The tape Miriam Is Not Amused, a film by Kim Roberts, 1996, is a profile of the life of Miriam Patchen with interesting information about her husband Kenneth Patchen. The most interesting tapes in this series, however, are the interviews with Joel Climenhaga. The one that stands out the most is the one created by the Manhattan, Kansas Art Councils, 1992, where John Biggs interviews Climenhaga.
There are some very interesting interviews with Joel Climenhaga, especially the one filmed by the Manhattan, Kansas Arts Council titled Joel: Creative Profile. Another VHS tape of interest is Miriam Is Not Amused, a film by Kim Roberts, 1996. This is a profile of the life of Miriam Patchen with interesting information about her husband, Kenneth Patchen.
Scrapbooks are contained in one box. The most notable is the Marriage Wheel by Joel Climenhaga with his notes written on the sides of each page. Another item of interest is the 1983-1988 Travel Journal. Climenhaga kept notes of his summer travels, how many miles he traveled, where he traveled to, and when and where he stopped to eat.
The Oversize Series is made up of one box that includes art, art poetry, poetry, and program posters. Notable sketches in this series are the drawing of Joel Climenhaga by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the greeting to the Climenhagas from Carlos and Marianna Cortez in 1972. Kenneth Patchen's art poetry shows up in Lee Artz's "Passion for Peace," Peace Works, Mid-Peninsula Peace Center, Palo Alto, California and in Steven Ratiner's "The Picture Poems of Kenneth Patchen," California Living, 1983. There are four Kenneth Patchen poems included: "The Way Men Live Is a Life," 1944, "A Poem For Christmas," 1961, "What I'd Like To Know Is, 1967" and "A Mercy Filled and Defiant Xmas To All Still Worthy To Be Called Man," 1970. Program posters from the Kansas State University Purple Masque Theatre that are interesting include Mark Edward's Larger Than Life, 1978, Cindy Helfertstay's From Heaven to Hell, 1978, and Chloris Killian's 1981, The Dust-Storm Wedding. Other items of interest include Climenhaga's 1987 retirement certificate from Kansas State University and a letter from the then Provost, Owen J. Koeppe.
Stored in twenty boxes, the Printed Material includes Climenhaga's poetry magazines, published by him under his publishing company, Transient Press, and other research journals and books.

College wide budget proposal presentation to Provost James Coffman, Vice President Thomas Rawson, and Budget Director John Struve. Correspondence, reports, news clippings, photos, and planning for the Centennial Celebration (1873-1973). Media release and announcment of the name change from Home Economics to Human Ecology in 1985. News clippings from events and achievements within the college.

Photographic negatives of conferences, class composites, student candids and portraits, faculty, yearbook photos, basketball photos, surgery and pathology labs, animals, open houses, intramurals, banquets and other events, graduation, the Clinical Science building, and the Veterinary Medicine Complex. Many of these are undated.

Dean’s portraits and photographic negatives (1976-1997), class composites (2001), alumni groups, reunions, and portraits (1937-1998), buildings: Anderson Hall, Veterinary Medicine Complex, Trotter Hall (1997), portraits of Louis and Norma Jane Ball (1996), Willie the Wildcat photoshoot (1995), June Conference (1947-1992), unmarked photos, envelopes, and slides.

Dean Barbara Stowe correspondence from 1990-1991. Council of Academic Deans minutes, agendas, and correspondence between members from1998-2001.

Communication Sciences and Disorder program defense of existence in protest to reorganization attempts 1988-1998. Reorganization attempts of Communication Sciences Disorders (CSD) program before 1992 and the effects of eliminating the program. The CSD merger of 1994 and planning materials. Domestic Science club history and minutes in 1861-1961. Early childhood laboratory history and correspondence 1972-1982.