Barnes taught in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas for several decades, as well as composing original pieces for concert band and orchestra. This collection includes correspondence, sheet music, music scores, and manuscripts from throughout his professional musical career.

This collection includes sheet music scores, teaching materials, correspondence, and other records from the career of John Pozdro, a composer who taught for most of his career at the University of Kansas during the latter half of the 20th century.