The Lyle (Spike) Haskell collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Marcia Mason and Haskell in the fall of 1974. In the interview, Haskell recalled his career as a musician in Minnesota. Haskell played in numerous orchestras based in Mankato, Minnesota that traveled throughout Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The KMSU Radio Collection is primarily made up of program guides, the Monitor, and newsletters, Airwaves, which were distributed to subscribers. The Monitor and Airwaves issues contain radio schedules, show descriptions, coming attractions, and often stories at the end or beginning about people or events on the radio. The collection also includes ads and other documents.