Frank Hodder taught American history and government at the University of Kansas from 1891-1935. This collection includes correspondence, research materials, course notes, maps, and clippings related to his teaching and research career and interests.

Thomas Weiss is an emeritus professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Kansas. His research primarily deals with 19th century American labor and economic history. This collection contains research materials and some course materials.

William Tuttle taught in the Department of History at the University of Kansas from 1967 until retirement from the Department of American Studies in 2008. This collection consists of correspondence, notes, research, essays, fellowship materials, oral histories, and a research grant application, as well as travel and employment documents related to Tuttle's career and research interests.