Kansas State University Research Foundation records

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Collection

Title

Kansas State University Research Foundation records

Date(s)

  • 1972 - 2021 (Creation)

Extent

(16) Cubic Foot Boxes

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Scope and content

Records included in this accrual are corporate board minutes, licensing agreements, product stories, event photographs, corporate documents, news paper clippings, VHS Tapes, DVDs, Patented Products

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Physical access

Good Condition

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Records were created and managed by either Kansas State University Research Foundation (KSURF) or by affiliated company bodies until the records were donated to the university archives in summer 2025. Some of the corporate bodies were dissolved or discontinued over the time span of these records.

Immediate source of acquisition

Acquisition Method: Gift

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Records of most value are the corporate/board minutes, product stories/descriptions, operational records, and dissolution documentation for various corporations. one box includes sample products/prototype items which have limited research value, but could be useful for education collection or exhibit. Clippings files are useful and are not a huge space commitment and has value to researchers.

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General note

Disaster Recovery 2023 note: see accession record for further details.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: Citation: Kansas State University Research Foundation records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

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Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Archivist's note

Student Processing Assistant James Walton, processed in July 2025

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