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The Kansas Collection includes primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" including pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp= | The Kansas Collection includes primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" including pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 47. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records such as marriages 1863-1912.<ref name="HBG144">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed''. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 144. {{WorldCat|812163213}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> Most of their holdings cover the territorial period 1854-1861.<br> | ||
The Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to some of the rarest and most precious volumes and materials in the world. The collections here encompass recorded human knowledge ranging from cuneiform tablets written four millennia ago, to the imagined far-future landscapes of science fiction authors being published today.<ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/ Kenneth Spencer Research Library (Home)] in ''Kenneth Spencer Research Library'' (accessed 15 February 2016).</ref> | The Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to some of the rarest and most precious volumes and materials in the world. The collections here encompass recorded human knowledge ranging from cuneiform tablets written four millennia ago, to the imagined far-future landscapes of science fiction authors being published today.<ref>[http://spencer.lib.ku.edu/ Kenneth Spencer Research Library (Home)] in ''Kenneth Spencer Research Library'' (accessed 15 February 2016).</ref> | ||
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*[https://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/county-clerk Douglas County Clerk], Lawrence, birth-marriage-death registers, applications and licenses, and cemetery districts. | *[https://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/county-clerk Douglas County Clerk], Lawrence, birth-marriage-death registers, applications and licenses, and cemetery districts. | ||
*[https://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/clerk-district-court Douglas County District Court Clerk], Lawrence, marriages 1863-1913; divorces before 1951; probate, civil, and criminal court cases since 1863, and naturalizations 1867-1953. | *[https://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/clerk-district-court Douglas County District Court Clerk], Lawrence, marriages 1863-1913; divorces before 1951; probate, civil, and criminal court cases since 1863, and naturalizations 1867-1953. | ||
*[http://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/register-of-deeds Douglas County Register of Deeds], Lawrence, land records since 1856, and military separation forms.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp= | *[http://www.douglascountyks.org/depts/register-of-deeds Douglas County Register of Deeds], Lawrence, land records since 1856, and military separation forms.<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed''. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 234. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3249 Ancestry digital copy ($)]; {{WorldCat|55947869}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref> | ||
*[https://www.lawrenceks.org/fire_medical/douglas-county-coroner Douglas County Coroner], Lawrence, suspicious deaths. | *[https://www.lawrenceks.org/fire_medical/douglas-county-coroner Douglas County Coroner], Lawrence, suspicious deaths. | ||
*[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | *[http://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court District of Kansas], Topeka, recent federal civil, criminal, and bankruptcy cases. | ||
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Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Kansas Collection includes primary source materials that document the history of Kansas and the region. There are manuscripts, photographs, maps, histories, newspapers, periodicals, film and videotapes that document the "Kansas Experience" including pioneers, railroads, and American Indians.[3] It is also a depository for publications of the state of Kansas and for Douglas County records such as marriages 1863-1912.[4] Most of their holdings cover the territorial period 1854-1861. The Kenneth Spencer Research Library is home to some of the rarest and most precious volumes and materials in the world. The collections here encompass recorded human knowledge ranging from cuneiform tablets written four millennia ago, to the imagined far-future landscapes of science fiction authors being published today.[5] Special Collections contains a wide range of rare books and manuscripts. Its primary charge is the collection and preservation of original sources for use by students and scholars of the humanities, the history of science, and the history of the book. Special Collections presently holds about 250,000 volumes printed since the mid-fifteenth century and about 500,000 manuscripts dating from Antiquity to the present.[6] Tip[edit | edit source]The library is open to everyone who registers and shows photo identification.[2] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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