KU News Release

KU Libraries invite patrons to celebrate Kansas Day at Spencer Research Library

LAWRENCE — To celebrate Kansas’ 148th birthday, the public is welcome to reflect on the state’s storied history by visiting the Kansas Collection of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas.

Manuscripts, historical photographs, maps, architectural drawings and blueprints, books, newspapers and film and videotapes make up the collection’s documentation of the “Kansas Experience.” The Kansas Collection is also a depository for state publications and Douglas County records.

The bulk of the collection’s holdings cover the period from Kansas becoming a territory in 1854 to the present. Materials beyond Kansas include documentation from the contiguous states and the Great Plains. Regional representation of agricultural, political and social movements, economic development and overland trail migration expand the time frame and types of materials available.

The Kansas Collection also contains many resources important for the study and understanding of the African-American experience in the state and the region.

Kansas Day is Thursday, Jan. 29. The Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, visit the Spencer Research Library's Web site.

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