This collection consists of four series. One series is comprised of scrapbooks from the MSU Circle K club. Another series is comprised of non-scrapbook materials from the MSU Circle K club; specifically, meeting agendas, event and planning information, member information and awards. A third series consists of material pertaining to the Minnesota-Dakotas District (AKA “Minn-Dak”). Sponsorship budget materials, district-level events and policy/code guidelines make up the majority of this series’ contents. The fourth series in this collection houses material from the international level of Circle K—mostly structural and organizational material as well as international-level programs.

Series: Scrapbooks. This series spans from 1983 to the present. It contains scrapbooks made by MSU Mankato Circle K members and they demonstrate the activities the club was engaged in from year to year. These activities include fundraising, volunteering, club functions (banquets, parties, meetings, etc.), as well as participation in regional and national conventions. Some scrapbooks are deteriorating, so these have been scanned, printed, and copied to compact disk. Scrapbooks with fewer preservation concerns remain intact to maintain their originality. Additionally, some binders have been deconstructed and filed into records boxes for preservation purposes.

Series: MSU Mankato Circle K Club Organizational Material. This series is made up of the organizational and membership records of the MSU Mankato Circle K club as well as their activities. Specifically, there are event posters, planning materials, meeting agendas and notes, budget information, membership information, correspondences and club service agreements and trainings. The oldest of these records date back to 1978, while the majority of the material in this series date from the late 1990’s to the late 2010’s.

Series: Minnesota-Dakotas District. Materials include newsletters, district convention materials (programs, expenses, income, etc.), budget information and correspondences. Correspondences are organized by sender and are mainly made up of emails from District or club officials. Items labeled “Circle K” or “Kiwanis” are done so to clarify which entity the material originated from. Most of the material in this series are from the 1990’s-2000’s.

Series: Circle K International. This series is made up of material pertaining to the Circle K organization strictly on an international level. These materials denote the organizational structure as well as rules and laws of the organization. Training materials and international-level programs and directives are also included. Materials are from 1972 to present with the majority of the series being comprised of records from the 1990’s-2000’s.

The MSU Mankato Circle K club has had many of its members serve on the district board. Additionally, the current assistant district administrator (as of 2023) also serves as the Kiwanis and faculty advisor to the MSU Mankato Circle K club, so through those lines, a lot of materials naturally find their way to this archives.