The Ohio State University, Department of Animal Sciences Records contain reports from the department and the meat laboratory, faculty files, and publications by and about various faculty members, including the first professor of the department, Charles S. Plumb, as well as other publications from the department. The materials date from 1909-circa 2005.

The Lawrence Edward Kunkle Papers contain typescript drafts of papers, correspondence, clippings, photos, conference reports, minutes of meetings, newsletters and materials related to Professor Kunkle's research on meat quality. It also contains material on the Meat Laboratory and the agricultural honor society Gamma Sigma Delta. Dates on the collection span from 1956-1959, and 1981.