Kansas State Historical Society
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615
Telephone & fax: Tel: 785 272 - 8681 Fax: 785 272 - 8683
Website: http://www.kshs.org/index.htm
Principal contacts for the collection: Nancy Sherbert and Lisa Keys are the photo curators.
[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions
Open Tuesday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and state holidays
[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
Some materials are available in [ATLAS http://lib.wuacc.edu/search~S5], on online catalog containing information about five Topeka area libraries, including KSHS. Only a small percentage of the archival collections is included in ATLAS.
A healthy number of guides and finding aids are available online at: http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/findingaids.htm
[edit] Collection Summary
[edit] Usage Discussion
Suggestions for approaching the material:
Housing and getting by for less in the area: The KSHS is conveniently located just minutes from Wanamaker Road, which has a myriad of restaurants (including almost every chain restaurant, such as Applebee's, Panera Bread, On the Border, Perkins, Chili's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, etc...). There are also fast food chains, such as Burger King, Arby's, and Taco Johns.
[edit] Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
The Alfred Landon Research Grant is given annually to researchers working on projects that deal with Kansas history. The awards are $1,000 each; sometimes they give out two awards each year.
[edit] Major Topic Areas
Some of their major strengths include Populism (particularly Populist pamphlets), military activities on the frontier, the resettlement of native tribes after the Indian Removal Act, and Bleeding Kansas.
