The records of the forestry department consist of research papers, correspondence, pamphlets, and field reports from various counties in Michigan. Also included is a folder of correspondence from C. O. Willets with the Agriculture Research Service, history of the Conservation Nursery at Michigan State University, and materials about maple syrup production including reports, and correspondence. Other notable topics include Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry honor society. Also included is the student publication Sawdust from 1937 and Dunbar Forester, a student publication from the Dunbar Forest camp in 1938.