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University Archives & Manuscripts - Facts & Flyers
The University Archives and Manuscripts Department contains many sources of information about the history of Kansas State University. This guide was created in an attempt to provide quick, factual answers to some of the more basic questions.
Name Changes
- 1863-1931: Kansas State Agricultural College
- 1931-1959: Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
- 1959-Date: Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science
K-State History
- K-State Presidents and Their First Ladies
- Brief Chronology of K-State, 1858-2001
- Brief History of K-State Libraries, to 1997
- Enrollment Through the Years, 1863-2007
- K-State Buildings: Chronological and Alphabetical List
Bibliographies
- Archeological Survey Reports Collection
- Architecture of K-State: A Selective Bibliography
- History of K-State: A Bibliography of Sources
- K-State Colleges, Units, Departments & Organizations: Historical Bibliography
- K-State Faculty Writes: Books, 1863-1963: A Bibliography
Selected Holdings
- History of Agriculture and Rural Life: Summary of Selected Holdings
- History of Science: Summary of Selected Holdings
- K-State Women: A Guide to Selected Holdings
- Military History: Summary of Selected Holdings
Lecture Series
K-State Scholars
- Fulbright Award Recipients
- Goldwater Scholars
- Marshall Scholars
- Rhodes Scholars
- Truman Scholars
- Udall Scholars
K-State Keepsakes (Blog Posts)
- Julia R. Pearce, K-State's First Librarian
- Basketball Madness
- Graduates
- Manhattan Train Depot
- K-State Student Union
- Anderson Hall
- Truman Capote Connection
- "Fire!"
- The College Bell
- Birth of a College
- Poetry
- Extra! Extra! Campus Newspapers
- Hale Library, 1997-2007: "Happy Birthday to you...."
- "The Tuttle Creek Story" and the Velen Sisters
- Jerry Wexler: Mr. "Rhythm & Blues"
- Wildcat Olympians
Home-Grown Resources
The staff of University Archives have created and maintain a variety of resources to aid researchers. These are some of the most heavily used.
- Photograph Collection: People File
- Photograph Collection: Subject File
- Vertical File
Peer Schools
These schools are the universities which have comparative enrollment numbers and offer similar curriculums and degree programs by which Kansas State compares and measures itself.
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Information presented for research or promotional purposes and may be reproduced without permission provided proper credit is given.
All photographs, unless otherwise stated, are the property of Morse Dept. of Special Collections and may not be used without prior written permission from the Archivist.
University Archives, Richard L. D. & Marjorie J. Morse Dept. of Special Collections, K-State Libraries.
Information presented for research or promotional purposes and may be reproduced without permission provided proper credit is given.
All photographs, unless otherwise stated, are the property of Morse Dept. of Special Collections and may not be used without prior written permission from the Archivist.
University Archives, Richard L. D. & Marjorie J. Morse Dept. of Special Collections, K-State Libraries.
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