The County Superintendent's Report to the State Superintendent of Schools providing enrollment, personnel and financial data and statistics.

One bound volume of school sub-district meeting records and reports for Sullivan County, Missouri, including teacher contracts.

A wide array of physical audio/visual materials related to university academics, administration, campus events, and media coverage.

Papers, speeches, and publications written by William Torrey Harris on the topics of education and philosophy, as well as correspondence to Harris from educator James Mickelborough Greenwood; Joseph Baldwin, whom he was influential in getting to come to Kirksville to set up the teachers college; Ira Divoll, former state superintendent of schools and city superintendent of schools in St. Louis; and O.P. Davis.