This series, from the Athletics Department record group at the University of Kansas, consists of correspondence and related materials from when Forrest C. Allen (better known as Phog Allen) was Athletic Director at the university. The records are organized alphabetically by topic or correspondent's family name. Topics include but are not limited to specific sports; equipment; stadium construction; administrative duties; and associations and clubs in which KU teams competed.

The collection primarily documents Charles Tidwell's athletic achievements as a student at the University of Kansas. Materials in the collection include newspaper clippings, programs, publications, and photographs.

This collection includes a scrapbook of Nesmith’s 1935 football season at the University of Kansas and a transcript of Nesmith’s dictated memories used in Mike Fisher’s biography, Deaner: Fifty Years of University of Kansas Athletics.