William C. Stevens was associated with the University of Kansas and its Department of Botany for most of his career. His papers include correspondence, notes, essays, papers, booklets, book reviews, newspaper clippings, newsletters, magazines, photographs, poetry, artwork, anniversary/birthday pamphlets, maps, and a 50-year anniversary pin.

William A. Griffith joined the KU faculty in 1899 and served as head of the Art Department for 21 years. He then moved his family to Laguna Beach and continued painting there. The William A. Griffith Collection includes correspondence, research materials and related information on Griffith's tenure at KU, as well as his Laguna Beach endeavors. The collection also includes correspondence, family papers, and records of the William C. Stevens, Flint, and Pugh-Tanner-Dart families.