The collection consists of a variety of records relating to the Dairy Department at Michigan State University. Included are pamphlets and information handouts on various dairy subjects. Also included are records of the Michigan Artificial Breeders Cooperative, Inc. and the Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement Association. There are also scrapbooks showing Dairy Department events as well as folders of photographs.

This collection consists of articles that Thomas wrote and collected on various cattle and agricultural subjects, ANS 433 syllabi and teaching materials, transparencies, and two research notebooks. There are also a number of conference proceedings, some group photographs, and two cartons of slides.