The O. A. Stevens Papers document his career as a seed analyst, professor, experiment station worker and scientist. The Papers also reflect Stevens’ wide ranging interests in plants, birds and education. The collection is divided into fifteen series: Biography, Birds, Gale Monson Correspondence, Correspondence, Manuscripts, Interesting North Dakota Plants, Botany Newsletter, Radio Talks, Seed Analyst and Seed World, Dakota Farmer, Press Releases, North Dakota Bird Notes, Publications, Handbook of North Dakota Plants, and Subject Files.