Series consists of records relating to departmental research grants and projects funded from both governmental and non-governmental sources. It includes correspondence, research proposals, grant applications, and working papers. Files are arranged in alphabetical order by name of faculty member; for names, see Access Points below.

The fonds of the Department of Biological Sciences consists of records created and received in the course of the administration of the department and the carrying out of its functions of providing instruction and promoting research. The activities documented include the administration of the department and its facilities; departmental, faculty, and external meetings; research proposals and funding applications; correspondence with university and external bodies and persons; curriculum and program planning, development and delivery; and the promotion and advertisement of the department's curriculum, programs and activities. The types of documents include meeting agenda and minutes, correspondence, directives, photographs, published materials, and research papers.

Sub-series consists of photos, articles, and published material relating to individuals from the Department of Biological Sciences. For a list of faculty members associated with the sub-series, see access points.