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United States Kansas  Archives and Libraries

These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Kansas.

National
National Archives at Kansas City 400 West Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 Telephone: 816-268-8000 E-mail: [mailto:kansascity.archives@nara.gov kansascity.archives@nara.gov] Website: National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri


 * The National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri has the records of regional federal offices for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including the following:


 * Federal naturalization records including A-files
 * Bureau of Indian Affairs and other American Indian records
 * Copies of federal census, military, and immigration records

Statewide
Kansas State Historical Society 6425 SW Sixth Avenue Topeka, KS 66615-1099 Telephone: 1-913-272-8681 Ext. 117 Fax: 1-913-272-8682


 * The Kansas State Historical Society has several important facilities for genealogists. The Reference Library houses printed materials and the Department of Archives maintains original records of Kansas government jurisdictions, newspapers, and other historical documents. The Manuscript Department has unpublished papers, maps, and photographs.

Kansas Genealogical Society and Online Library P.O. Box 103 Dodge City, KS 67801 Telephone: 1-620-225-1951


 * The society was founded to preserve genealogical, biographical, historical and educational data relating to the ancestry of society members and the founders of our country.It offers various online collections such as:


 * pedigree charts of their members
 * clippings of anniversaries, birthdays and reunions
 * an obituary index
 * an online catalog

Kansas State Library State Capitol Building Room 169-W 300 SW 10th Topeka, KS 66612-1593 Telephone: 1-913-296-3296 Fax: 1-913-296-6650


 * The State Library has long served as a depository of legal and historical documents for Kansas residents.

Regional
University of Kansas Spencer Research Library—Kansas Collections Lawrence, KS 66045-2800 Telephone: 1-913-864-4274 Fax: 1-913-864-5803


 * The Kansas Collection include primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural drawings and blueprints, books, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience." It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records.The bulk of the Collection's holdings cover the Kansas Territorial period (1854-1861)