This collection contains records of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, and its predecessor unit, the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Records include analyses, reports, handbooks, flyers, and memoranda pertaining to graduate schools, budgets, and research at Michigan State University.

Annual Reports for 1959-1974 and 1984 are also included in the collection.

The Electronic Resources include correspondence in the form of e-mail memos and attachments.