The Armour & Company organizational records series (1943-1975) contains Armour & Company interdepartmental correspondence, internally published newsletters, sales figures, meat packing statistics, and press releases. These records detail the company's attempts to improve worker efficiency, encourage workplace safety, maximize sales revenue, reduce waste, and promote the company's public image. The series also contains instructional guides, booklets, and newsletters published by Armour & Company for processing and selling meat products.

Armour & Company was a meat packing company founded by Philip Danforth Armour, along with his brothers Herman and Joseph, in Chicago, Illinois in 1967. The company primarily focused on meat packing, but also sold products create from animal byproducts including canned food, soap, and pharmaceuticals. Armour & Company was divideded and sold to different companies over time, and its current parent company is Conagra Brands.

The reports and publications on meat handling and marketing series (1945-1975) contains papers describing the state of the meat packing industry and its related fields. Reports include statistics and studies on meat sales, quality control, and marketing.

Sales reports describe the meat packing industry's financial trends, with specific information about the types of products sold, method of selling, and cost estimations for various sections and cuts of meat.

Quality control reports contain meat handling instructions for sellers and detailed guides and photographs describing proper practices in butchering, meat preparation, and popular culinary uses. Types of meat documented include beef, pork, and poultry. Also included are meat-to-cost estimation rulers with usage instructions.

Publications include legislation related to the meat packing industry, corporate management guides, and marketing guides. There are also newsletters, magazines, and newspaper clippings pertaining to events relevant to the meat packing industry such as conferences, news releases on new packing techniques, advertisements for packing companies, and articles highlighting industry professionals.