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Provides short encyclopedia articles on Kansas history topics, suitable for all ages.

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Kansapedia - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society

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This links to the "Research" tab on the KSHS website, which includes some secondary sources as well as primary sources.

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Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains

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Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains

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This peer-reviewed journal, published four times per year, publishes articles on a variety of Kansas topics (it sometimes publishes primary sources as well). It was preceded by the Kansas Historical Quarterly (1931-1977) and Kansas Historical Collections (1875-1928). PDFs of most articles are available.

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You'll find the latest in Kansas scholarship in Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains, issued quarterly by the Kansas Historical Foundation and the Department of History at Kansas State University. This scholarly journal, recipient of awards from the Western History Association and the American Association for State and Local History, publishes new research on Kansas and western history and offers interesting, well-illustrated articles that appeal to both the serious student and the general reader.

Kansas History is a benefit of membership in the Kansas Historical Foundation. Individual issues also are available for purchase through the Museum Store. It can also be found on Kansas Memory.

2021, Volume 44

2020, Volume 43

2019, Volume 42

2018, Volume 41

2017, Volume 40

2016, Volume 39

2015, Volume 38

2014, Volume 37

2013, Volume 36

2012, Volume 35

2011, Volume 34

2010, Volume 33

2009, Volume 32

2008, Volume 31

2007, Volume 30

2006, Volume 29

2005, Volume 28

2004, Volume 27

2003, Volume 26

2002, Volume 25

2001, Volume 24

2000, Volume 23

1999, Volume 22

1998, Volume 21

1997, Volume 20

1996, Volume 19

1995, Volume 18

1994, Volume 17

1993, Volume 16

1992, Volume 15

1991, Volume 14

1990, Volume 13

1989, Volume 12

1988, Volume 11

1987, Volume 10

1986, Volume 9

1985, Volume 8

1984, Volume 7

1983, Volume 6

1982, Volume 5

1981, Volume 4

1980, Volume 3

1979, Volume 2

1978, Volume 1

Kansas Historical Quarterly

The Kansas Historical Quarterly was published by the Kansas Historical Society from 1931-1977. they are available to browse online through Kansas Memory and through the links below. Most of these volumes are available through the Museum Store. Some of the issues have been transcribed. The Historical Society thanks the project volunteers for their assistance with transcriptions.

1977, Volume 43

1976, Volume 42

1975, Volume 41

1974, Volume 40

1973, Volume 39

1972, Volume 38

1971, Volume 37

1970, Volume 36

1969, Volume 35

1968, Volume 34

1967, Volume 33

1966, Volume 32

1965, Volume 31

1964, Volume 30

1963, Volume 29

1962, Volume 28

1961, Volume 27

1960, Volume 26

1959, Volume 25

1958, Volume 24

1957, Volume 23

1956, Volume 22

1954-1955, Volume 21

1952-1953, Volume 20

1951, Volume 19

1950, Volume 18

1949, Volume 17

1948, Volume 16

1947, Volume 15

1946, Volume 14

1944-1945, Volume 13

1943, Volume 12

1942, Volume 11

1941, Volume 10

1940, Volume 9

1939, Volume 8

1938, Volume 7

1937, Volume 6

1936, Volume 5

1935, Volume 4

1934, Volume 3

1933, Volume 2

1931-1932, Volume 1

Kansas Historical Collections

The Kansas Historical Collections are 17 volumes of the first serial published by the Kansas State Historical Society from 1875 until 1928. Volumes I to X were officially titled the Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society. The title changed to Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society beginning with volume XI. They are available to browse online in Kansas Memory and through the links below.

1926-1928 - Volume XVII

1923-1925 - Volume XVI

1919-1922 - Volume XV

1915-1918 - Volume XIV

1913-1914 - Volume XIII

1911-1912 - Volume XII

1909-1910 - Volume XI

1907-1908 - Volume X

1905-1906 - Volume IX

1903-1904 - Volume VIII

1901-1902 - Volume VII

1897-1900 - Volume VI

1891-1896 - Volume V

1886-1888 - Volume IV

1883-1885 - Volume III

1888-1880 - Volume II

1875-1878 - Volume I

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Earlier titles: You'll find the latest in Kansas scholarship in Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains, issued quarterly by the Kansas Historical Foundation and the Department of History at Kansas State University.

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This project provides transcriptions of books (both primary and secondary) that are out of copyright.

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The voices of the past are heard again in the Kansas Collection, through nearly-lost books, letters, diaries, photographs, and other materials.

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Published quarterly by the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Preservation was produced from 1978 to 2015. It included information about Kansas properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places, along with information about historic preservation grants and tax credit programs and archeology programs in Kansas.

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Published quarterly by the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Preservation was produced from 1978 to 2015. It included information about Kansas properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places, along with information about historic preservation grants and tax credit programs and archeology programs in Kansas. Issues can be read online. Back copies can be purchased by contacting kshs.shpo@ks.gov or calling 785-272-8681, ext. 240.

2015, Volume 37

2014, Volume 36

2013, Volume 35

2012, Volume 34

2011, Volume 33

2010, Volume 32

2009, Volume 31

2008, Volume 30

2007, Volume 29

2006, Volume. 28

2005, Volume 27

2004, Volume 26

2003, Volume 25

2002, Volume 24

2001, Volume 23

2000, Volume 22

1999, Volume 21

1998, Volume 20

1997, Volume 19

1996, Volume 18

1995, Volume 17

1994, Volume 16

1993, Volume 15

Number 2 January-February | Number 3 March-April | Number 4 May-June
Number 5 July-August | Number 6 September-October

1992, Volume 14

Number 1 November-December | Number 2 January-February | Number 3 March-April | Number 4 May-June | Number 5 July-August | Number 6 September-October Number 7 November-December

1991, Volume 13

1990, Volume 12

1989, Volume 11

1988, Volume 10

1987, Volume 9

1986, Volume 8

1985, Volume 7

1984, Volume 6

1983, Volume 5

1982, Volume 4

1981, Volume 3

1980, Volume 2

1979, Volume 1

Number 1 Autumn | Number 2 Winter | Number 3-4 Spring-Summer

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Published quarterly by the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Preservation was produced from 1978 to 2015. It included information about Kansas properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places, along with information about historic preservation grants and tax credit programs and archeology programs in Kansas.

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This site administered by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) at the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) is a searchable inventory of the state's surveyed historic properties. This interactive database is intended to serve as an education and reference tool for preservation professionals and the general public, whether registered or non-registered users.

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6425 SW 6th Avenue . Topeka, KS 66615-1099 . 785-272-8681 . kshs.org

Kansas Historic Resources Inventory Login

Click a row to view details. Click column headers to sort. Column width and order can be changed by clicking and dragging. Download to Excel

Statewide View Zoom To Search Map Features Get Coordinates Clear Highlight

State and National Register Status

The Print tool has been disabled while we attempt to fix a bug.
In the meantime, use the browser's print tool to print the whole page,
or use the Snipping Tool (Windows) or cmd-shift-4 (Mac) to create a screenshot of the map.

Double-click on the map to display the coordinates at that point.

Logged-in users can use the button to auto-paste the coordinates into the latitude / longitude boxes on the enter or edit pages.

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6425 SW 6th Avenue . Topeka, KS 66615-1099 . 785-272-8681 . kshs.org Kansas Historic Resources Inventory Login Click a row to view details. Click column headers to sort. Column width and order can be changed by clicking and dragging.

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The University Press of Kansas has digitized a selection of books, thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation. These are available for free download as e-books.

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Thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University Press of Kansas, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Libraries, has digitized outstanding books in history and American political thought and made them freely available online.

All books will soon be available in pdf, epub, and print-on-demand editions. Links are provided below for editions now available. Open access ebook editions can also be downloaded from JSTOR and Project MUSE.

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JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. Thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University Press of Kansas, in collaboration with the University of Kansas Libraries, has digitized outstanding books in history and American political thought and made them freely available online.

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Frank Blackmar's Kansas: A Cyclopedia (1912)

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Frank Blackmar's Kansas: A Cyclopedia (1912)

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Published in 1912, this encyclopedia can be considered both a secondary and primary source. Blackmar includes biographical sketches of important politicans, descriptions of cities and towns, etc.

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Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912. 3 v. in 4. : front., ill., ports.; 28 cm. Vols. I-II edited by Frank W. Blackmar. Transcribed May 2002 by Carolyn Ward.

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Note: those illustrations listed in italic were not in the original List of Illustrations. Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912. 3 v.

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This is largely composed of digital versions of paper documents from the Ike Skelton CARL collections and student papers produced at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

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This organization publishes both a newsletter and academic publication, largely related to archaeological research.

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KAA Newsletter

The KAA Newsletter is published quarterly and is sent to each member. It contains a variety of information: personal information provided by the members, chapter happenings, upcoming event dates, and articles written by members on their experiences.

The Kansas Anthropologist

The Kansas Anthropologist is the annual journal of the Kansas Anthropological Association and is a benefit of membership. The publication features scholarly articles in the fields of archeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, cultural/social anthropology, and physical anthropology and book reviews.

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KAA Bulletin

The KAA has published three bulletins on an occasional basis:

Bulletin 1 Coal-Oil Canyon (14LO1), Report on Preliminary Investigations by Peter W. Bowman, 1960; out of print, but see link below to PDF

Bulletin 2 A Keen Interest in Indians: Floyd Schultz, The Life and Work of an Amateur Anthropologist by Marlin F. Hawley, 1993; $2 plus S&H

Bulletin 3 The Archaeology of Central Kansas: Based on the Reed Collections from Archaeological Sites in Saline and Ottawa Counties by Donna C. Roper, 2015; $5 for print copy or CD plus S&H

Back Issues

The table below lists those publications available for sale. Please contact Mary Conrad at the following address for shipping and handling (S&H) charges. Out-of-print publications are available as PDFs at the links at the bottom of this page.

Mary Conrad, Historian/Recorder

Kansas Anthropological Association

3900 Nearman Drive

Kansas City, Kansas 66104

email:maryec1968@gmail.com

The Kansas Anthropologist

Cost + S&H

Out of Print

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The KAA Newsletter is published quarterly and is sent to each member. It contains a variety of information: personal information provided by the members, chapter happenings, upcoming event dates, and articles written by members on their experiences. The Kansas Anthropologist is the annual journal of the Kansas Anthropological Association and is a benefit of membership.

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Created by the Kansas City Public Library, this site includes numerous essays on the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War, as well as a timeline and other resources.

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Welcome to Civil War on the Western Border | Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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The Religion in Kansas Project is an open access digital archive of primary sources that also includes some essays on religion in the Sunflower State.

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The Religion in Kansas Project is an open access digital archive that creates and curates online collections of oral histories, digitized ephemera, and digital exhibitions relating to religious experience and diversity in Kansas. Read more...

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This is a database of Kansas legislators collected by the State Library of Kansas. It is searchable.

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Kansas Legislators: Past and Present • Kansas State Library, KS • CivicEngage

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The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age and Great Depression

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The Pendergast Years: Kansas City in the Jazz Age and Great Depression

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This resource includes both primary and secondary sources about the Kansas City metro during this era of bootlegging, party machines, jazz, and Negro Leagues baseball. It focuses more on Kansas City, Missouri, but it does include some sources about the Kansas side.

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Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression

Kansas City women-members of the Athenaeum, the Woman's City Club, and other organizations-sought to assert power in their community and beyond. Coming from Republican and independent Democratic backgrounds, and abhorring the influence of the Democratic machine, they embraced a progressive spirit that revered what they envisioned as good government.

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The Pendergast Years | Kansas City in the Jazz Age & Great Depression

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For nearly a decade and a half between 1925-1939, political boss Thomas J. Pendergast (or simply "Boss Tom"), an unelected dealmaker and leader of the "goat" Democratic faction that had long rivaled Shannon's "rabbits," consolidated control of Kansas City's machine politics and ruled Kansas City's government and criminal underworld with impunity.

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The Chapman Center for Rural Studies at Kansas State University collects research on small towns and rural life and focuses on engaging everyday Kansans in learning history. They recover the stories of lost towns, landscapes, and people through partnerships with local historical societies and preservation organizations. They also publish the Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy.