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Keeve Milton Siegel was an inventor, physicist and professor of electrical engineering. Siegel’s papers consist of correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, scientific reports, and files covering his academic, corporate and personal dealings.

The Keeve Milton Siegel Papers document Siegel's corporate, academic, and personal activities between the years 1953 to his death in 1975. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, and scientific reports. The collection contains the following series: Corporate Activities, Research, and Personal/Biographical.

Grand Rapids, Michigan manufacturing company executive, astronomer. Technical correspondence, 1949-1992, relating to astronomical studies, particularly concerning the moon; correspondence, 1980-1981, used in preparation of his book, "The deadly fuze: a secret weapon of World War II;" speeches on astronomical subjects and pertaining to his interest in product liability reform; and unpublished autobiography.

The Baldwin collection consists of general correspondence and technical correspondence relating to astronomical topics and to the publication of his book The Deadly Fuze. There are also speeches, biographical and autobiographical material, and various materials relating to the proximity fuze. The collection largely consists of photocopies of original materials.