Records of the Kansas Historical Society, 1875 - [ongoing].

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Kansas State Historical Society. Records of the Kansas Historical Society, 1875 - [ongoing].

Records of the Kansas Historical Society, 1875 - [ongoing].

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The records of the Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS or KHS) reflect how the agency and its duties have grown over the decades. While the records held in the State Archives concern the entire span of the agency's history, the earliest records mostly consist of correspondence and some legal documentation. Records from the latter half of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century, the bulk of the record group, contain significant information about archaeological studies and sites in Kansas, historic preservation of buildings in Kansas, government records management and handling local records, educational programs created by KSHS staff, Kansas folkways, the Kansas History Day program (part of National History Day), and the working papers of the Executive Director for the Society and of many of the divisional and department heads. Series from many of the divisions concern the moves of the Society's offices and public spaces from downtown Topeka to its current location on SW Sixth Street in Topeka, Kan. Many other series concern receiving grants from various state and federal agencies or reflect projects made possible under grants from these agencies. Some records, including personnel matters and records identifying the locations of archaeological sites, fall under restrictions in Kansas statutes, and these series are noted as such.

Kansas State Historical Society