Kansas is a midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America. This is an area that is often referred to as the “American Heartland”. Historically, the area was the home to a large number of nomadic native Americans that hunted bison. Kansas Newspapers editors established the Kansas Historical Society in 1875. Virtually a complete collection of all Kansas newspaper published from 1875 to the present day is available on microfilm or in original form. The society also acquired copies of Kansas Newspapers published before 1875. The out of state collection of the society includes a collection of New York Times on a microfilm of upto 1991 only and Kansas City Star, Times and Star and Times on selected days only.

The Kansas Historical Society has a limited collection of out-of-state newspapers. Kansas Newspapers include about 80 black owned and operated newspapers. They are available at the Center for Historical Research. Some are also available on microfilm. The Civilian Conservation Corps is a nwly designed program to provide employment opportunities for young men and is quite active in Kansas since 1930. The Kansas Labor Newspapers is a bibliography of labor union and labor friendly newspapers published in Kansas.

There is also a separate section of Kansas Newspapers called the Kansas Populist Newspapers that is a bibliography of the People's party or Populist newspapers published in Kansas. There is also socialist section of Kansas Newspapers that lists the socialist and socialist party newspapers published in Kansas. The documents are by no means meant to b comprehensive or authoritative. The newspaper simply lists the socialist party. The territorial Kansas Newspapers are published between September 1854 and January 1861.

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Kansas Newspapers

Kansas City Star

Baldwin City Signal Association

The Dispatch On-line

The Bulletin Online

Chanute Tribune

The Coffeyville Journal

Atchison Daily Globe

Ark Valley News