The State Board of Agriculture papers include correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, legal records and newspaper clippings of the first governing body of the state agriculture college.

The College Lands series includes correspondence, reports, land descriptions, employment records, financial records, minutes, legal documents, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the management of state lands endowed to the college via the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862.

The Board of Trustees records include minutes of meetings, reference materials and supporting documentation for the Board meetings. Note there was no State Board of Agricultural Annual Report for 1861 produced.

The collection includes information of significant campus events including its centennial and sesquiennial celebrations.

The CDs series includes digitized audio recordings.

The Electronic Resources series includes digitized audio recordings and text documents of meeting minutes.