This collection of speeches, correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous memorabilia was collected by historian Donald R. McCoy as a result of his research for the biography Landon of Kansas.

Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887-1987, a prominent Kansas Republican, served as Governor of Kansas from 1933-1937 and ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States presidency in 1936. This collection includes audiotapes and transcripts of interviews with Governor Landon by Donald R. McCoy and Louis George Griffin from 1975-1976.

Donald McCoy taught in the Department of History at the University of Kansas from 1957-1995. This collection contains correspondence, subject correspondence, reports, manuscripts, and research conducted by McCoy during his tenure at KU.

Wilson has taught in the Department of History at the University of Kansas since 1966. This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, reference materials, and other materials related to Wilson's career and research interests.

These broadcast sound recordings were collected by the news staff of Wren Radio. Each recording was either produced or acquired by Wren because the subject of the recording is Alfred M. Landon, president of Wren Broadcasting Company and 1936 Republican presidential candidate.