Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1972 - 2021 (Creation)
Extent
(16) Cubic Foot Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
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
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
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.
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
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.
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Archivist's note
Student Processing Assistant James Walton, processed in July 2025