The bulk of the collection consists of papers and photographs relating to Robert J. Kyrk and his immediate family. The papers include Robert J. Kyrk’s appointment books and journals. The collection also includes land records, materials related to turkey farming, papers relating Warren Kyrk’s service during World War II, and materials relating to dog shows and to Future Farmers of America, of which Robert J. Kyrk was a member. The collection also contains a large number of photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Other individuals and families represented in the collection include Gertrude Kyrk’s family, the Hansens; the Mattison family; the Eyman family; and the Widstrand family. The collection includes a genealogy of the Kyrk family and histories of families related to the Kyrk family through marriage.