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 Agricultural and Applied Sciences
• 1959-Date: Kansas State University

K-State History

• K-State Presidents and Their First Ladies
• Brief Chronology of K-State, 1858-1988
• Brief History of K-State Libraries, to 1988
• Enrollment Through the Years, 1863-2004
• 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

• Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues
• Lou Douglas Lectures
• University Convocations

National Scholars from K-State

• Fulbright Award Recipients
• Marshall Scholars
• Rhodes Scholars
• Truman 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

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.

• Colorado State University
• Iowa State University
• North Carolina State University
• Oklahoma State University
• Oregon State University

	Last Modified: 12-Feb-2008 Maintained by: Cindy Von Elling Send comments, questions and suggestions to: 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.