The E. J. Kyle (1894-1957) Papers contains reports, correspondence, speeches, articles, applications, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, programs, pictures, memorandums, lists, and resolutions. Materials include correspondence, reports, speeches, and articles on E. J. Kyle's attempts to acquire more land and construct new buildings for the School of Agriculture at Texas A & M College. Other speeches and articles written by E. J. Kyle are concerned with subjects as cotton, soil conservation, and the cultivation of vegetables, fruits and nuts, particularly pecans.

Also present are reports Kyle wrote pertaining to Texas A & M College's enrollment plans and teaching techniques in Agricultural classes. Since Kyle was the head of many different programs at Texas A & M College, his papers contain applications and other information regarding the Land Prize, Anderson-Clayton Company Scholarship, and programs on Short Courses taught from 1913 to 1936. In addition to his academic duties, Kyle was also deeply involved with various types of research and the papers contain a few of the booklets, articles, and resolutions pertaining to the Soil Erosion Project, Frozen Food Research, and Texas Wildlife Research.

Correspondence in the papers deals with not only E. J. Kyle's work, but also contains letters from former students, commendations sent to Kyle, and letters concerning the naming of Kyle Field sports arena on the Texas A & M College campus.

Photographs contained in the collection are pertain to agricultural topics, such as cattle and pecan trees, the NYA program, Texas A & M College buildings, Texas A & M College football teams and sports events, and Kyle Field.Several football team rosters, programs from football games, newspaper clippings about sports events, and correspondence dealing with Kyle's position on the Athletic Council represent Kyle's close connection with many of the Texas A & M College athletics program.

Also present is a certificate of Kyle's appointment to the Farm Credit Association.

Appraisal of Organization and Service of A & M College of TX: July-Aug. 1942. Bound report on the organization and services of A & M College.

School of Agriculture: Establishment of Departments. Correspondence relating to department establishments, a brief history of the Department of Horticulture, and a list of department names and dates that were established.

Reactions to Proposals and Recommendations of the Survey Committee, 1942-1943. Correspondence from various department heads relating to Survey Committee Report, Survey Committee named. Survey Committee Report is not in manuscript collection.

New Agriculture Building and Appropriations for Departments, 1912-1923. Kyle's Speeches 1912, 1916 (?); Farmers Congress Resolution, 1916; prominent people, including political figures; Kyle pamphlet-"Needs for An Agriculture Building;" Correspondence relating to visit by Dairymen to Texas A & M College 1922-1923; Budget Recommendations of the Agricultural Section of the Farmers Conference; Statement showing need for buildings for Departments of Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy Husbandry.

Report on the School of Agriculture, 1930. Discusses organization and function of the School of Agriculture, student enrollment, graduates and their vocations, public contacts and commercial aspects of Agriculture Departments, financial status of Department of Animal Husbandry, National recognition.

Contains 1932 Kyle speech discussing a permanent agricultural program for Central Texas, correspondence concerning unemployed, addressed relating to agriculture and the unemployed.

Various speeches/articles relating to cotton industry, mortgaged farms, Texas agriculture in general, agriculture as a vocation, trends in agricultural education, Texas A & M during World War II.

Topics include East Texas as an agricultural section (1914), agriculture in general, status of mortgaged farms, conservation and restoration of natural resources, limited correspondence concerning speeches/addresses.

Topics include problems facing cotton farmer, status of cotton industry with suggestions for the future, article for Cotton Oil News on cotton farmer as a businessman.

Address on status of natural resources and training men to direct conservation and restoration of natural resources; article from Producer Consumer on waste of resources; other addresses on status of natural resources.

Address discussing problems in teaching agriculture, with ideas about correcting problems.

Contains address, incoming/outgoing correspondence relating to address, endorsements, Texas Weekly article on address, similar article printed in Texas Outlook.

Contains 1917 articles on home gardening, 1924 radio speech on home vegetable garden, articles on sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, production of vegetables and fruits in Texas (1931), asparagus, and tomatoes.

Contains articles beginning circa 1914 concerning development of peach orchards, pears, peach growing in Texas, cost of developing citrus grove in Rio Grande Valley, oranges, fruit growing on the Medina Lands, and planting trees. Correspondence concerning lack of cold winter effecting growth of Elberta and other North China varieties of peaches, and pears.

includes applications of persons interested in prize, incoming/outgoing correspondence from applicants and those endorsing them, newspaper articles pertaining to land prize experiment, pamphlet describing the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company, method of selecting winner, name of winner.

Includes applications of persons seeking prize, incoming/outgoing correspondence from applicants and those endorsing them, correspondence on committee members to select winner, qualification for receiving prize, pamphlets and correspondence containing information on the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company.

Includes applications of persons seeking prize, incoming/outgoing correspondence from applicants and those endorsing them, newspaper clippings announcing winner.

Includes applications of persons seeking prize, correspondence (incoming/outgoing) on lack of success of program, miscellaneous correspondence, blank deed to Germany land.

Correspondence relating to scholarship program, rules for selection, copy of recipients award.

1914 article on A and M meeting farmer's needs, article giving history of farmer's short course, newspaper clipping discussing silver jubilee, other related articles/speeches, correspondence.

Contains 1913 short winter course, 1914 course, report of the Farmers' and Stockmans' Educational Conference (1922), 1928 and 1931 courses, silver anniversary program, 1935 and 1936 courses.

Booklets, articles, resolutions, and bills pertaining to soil conservation; correspondence with officials on subject.

About speeches made by Kyle. Also contains miscellaneous photographs.

Contains correspondence from admirers, pamphlet on need for buildings at A and M, newspaper clippings about A and M under Walton's leadership.

Contains incoming/outgoing correspondence relating to Kyle speech.

Contains incoming/outgoing correspondence from persons whose last names begin with letter A-C relating to Kyle speech.

Contains incoming/outgoing correspondence from persons whose last names begin with letters D-H relating to Kyle speech.