The papers include a memorandum by the Committee for Forestry on the present and future position of the Committee, 1951; notes on the Department by the University Grants Committee's agricultural sub-committee, 1968; reports on the Institute by the Overseas Development Administration, 1980 and 1989; internal report on the administration of the Department, 1983; memorandum by the Professor of Forestry on the present position of the Commonwealth Forestry Institute, 1983; report on interviews with Institute staff by JR Palmer, 1986; summary of the development of the Department of Forestry from 1968 to 1974; lists of scholarships, bequests, prizes and special funds in the Department, 1969 and 1983; record of contributions from Commonwealth countries, from 1974 to 1979; copies of minutes of the Board of Governors of the Institute, 1924-1934; copies of articles relating to the history of the Department of Forestry of the University of Aberdeen; and associated correspondence.