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The Kansas State Historical Society and the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas have extensive collections of biographical material, but there is no statewide biographical index.

Several biographical collections are available online through the Kansas State Historical Society. These online collections include:

The Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories
Kansas Memory, a new digital portal to names, events, and places of Kansas
Kansapedia is another site from the Kansas Historical Society which includes biographical information on Kansas residents from many time periods and many walks of life.
Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas; published in 1900: Contains 479 biographies and 38 photos, click on a name or a letter to locate an individual.

You may also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories of Kansas. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:

The United States Biographical Dictionary: Kansas. Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri: S. Lewis & Co., 1879. (Family History Library book 978.1 D3u; film 874388.)
Kansas Pioneers. Topeka, Kansas: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1976. (Family History Library book 978.1 D3t.)

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Major Repositories	American Historical Society of Germans from Russia · FamilySearch Library · National Archives I · National Archives at Kansas City · National Orphan Train Complex · Kansas Historical Society · Kansas State Library · Kansas Genealogical Society · Kansas Department of Health and Environment · Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library · Iola Public Library · Johnson County Library · Kansas Heritage Center · Riley County Genealogical Society Library · Topeka Genealogical Society Library · University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library · Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center · Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center · Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections

Migration Routes	Abilene Trail · California Trail · Cherokee Trail · Chisholm Trail · Great Western Cattle Trail · Jones and Plummer Trail · Leavenworth Pike's Peak Express · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Santa Fe Trail · Smoky Hill Trail · Texas Road · Shawnee Trail · Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway

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	The Kansas State Historical Society and the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas have extensive collections of biographical material, but there is no statewide biographical index.		The Kansas State Historical Society and the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas have extensive collections of biographical material, but there is no statewide biographical index.

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