HIST 631: History of Kansas (Dr. Nienkamp): Boom & Bust: 1920-1945
Designed for students in HIST 631, this guide is organized thematically to provide suggestions to resources relating to the following topics of Kansas History: Bleeding Kansas 1854-1861; Statehood and Civil War Period 1861-1865; Reconstruction 1865-1877;
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Chronicling America contains more than 300,000 historic Kansas newspaper pages, including forty-two titles from twenty-eight cities.
This link provides free access to millions of Kansas records from the State Archives and Research Collections, including Kansas State Census Records from 1865-1925, Civil War Enlistment Papers of Kansas Volunteer Regiments (1862, 1863, 1868), and selected World War I manuscripts. Requires Kansas driver's license/state ID verification to access.
Contains scholarly articles, edited documents, & other materials that contribute to an understanding of the history, prehistory, & cultural heritage of Kansas & the Central Plains. Publishes new research on Kansas & western history.