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Publications and Resources
We have attempted to provide links (below) to reliable sources (libraries, universities, foundations, government, etc.). However, we encourage you to remember that the Internet is provided by individuals who may sometimes make mistakes and/or assumptions. The libraries and archival facilities are where we need to place our most concentrated effort. Please read "Web versus the Library" above.
When researching history, it is the "responsibility of the reader" . . . .
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"The
Wyandot Indians, 1843-1876" by Dr. Robert E. Smith, Jr.
May, 1973
Recommended Reading for Kansas history:
Kansas,
A Land of Contrasts, Robert W. Richmond, 4th Edition, ISBN 0-88295-949-2
(A copy of this book is located at the KC.Ks Public Library at 625 Minnesota)
Book
Transcriptions Online
various statewide histories and county histories
Territorial
Kansas Online
From the Kansas State Historical Society
This virtual repository presents the best Territorial Kansas materials from the Kansas State Historical Society and the Kansas Collection, University of Kansas. Visitors to the site will discover government documents, diaries, letters, photographs, maps, newspapers, rare secondary sources, and historical artifacts. All of these items have the power to carry the past into the present and provide a tangible connection to people who experienced "Bleeding Kansas."
Territorial Kansas Online also provides lesson plans developed to enhance the teaching of U.S. history at the middle school, high school, and college levels. These curriculum materials fulfill portions of the Kansas Department of Education's standards for U. S. and Kansas history and include educational objectives that are applicable in any U.S. history class.
Check with the KCKs Public Library for availability
625 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 551-3280
Kansas Room Librarian: Georgia Slaughter
The Rise and Fall of Western University by Orin Murray.
A History of Black Education in Kansas City, Kansas: Readin', 'Riting, 'Rithmetic by William W. Boone, March, 1986
In Commemoration of Dunbar Elementary School compiled by Dunbar P.T.A, 1971
West Bottoms aka French Bottoms - early history
Chez Les Canses, Three Centuries at Kawsmouth by
Charles E. Hoffhaus, 1984
Journals from the Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum.
The
Kansas City, Kansas Public School System, 1819-1961
by Nellie McGuinn as
presented to Dr. F. L. Schlagle, Superintendent of Schools, USD 500 - including
information on Wyandotte County and Kansas City.
"Schools
in Kansas City, Kansas in Years of Change, 1962-1986"
by Dr. O.
L. Plucker, Superintendent of Schools (Copy resides in the Kansas
City, Kansas Public Library)
Community/School/State Histories
Argentine
"Silver
City," A History of the Argentine Community of Kansas City, Kansas
by
Edwin Dale Shutt, II
THE
EDUCATION OF MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 1916-1951
by R. M. Cleary
Delaware Indians
The Delaware
Indians in Kansas
1829-1867, Alan W. Farley, 1955
Education - Kansas
Kansas
Educational Progress, 1858-1967
by Adel Throckmorton, State Dept of Public
Instruction (History of organization of schools, teacher certification,
retirement, finances, instructional programs, curriculum, counseling services,
lunch program, adult education, colleges, etc.)
Education - African American Education in Wyandotte County
"A History of Black Education in Kansas
City, Kansas, Readin', 'Riting, 'Rithmetic"
by William W. Boone, March 1986
(Copy located in the KCKs Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave, KCKs, 913-551-3280)
Excerpts from The
Kansas City, Kansas Public School System, 1819-1961
by Nellie McGuinn as
presented to Dr. F. L. Schlagle, Superintendent of Schools, USD 500
Education - Wyandotte County
“A History of the Origin and Establishment of Washington Rural High School – Bethel, Kansas"(.pdf) (Containing excerpts relative to Welborn, Vance, Bethel, Pomeroy, Nearman, Wolcott, Pleasant Ridge, Lindbergh, Hazel Grove and White Church schools/communities.)
A
History of Wyandotte High School
by Ferne Vesecky, Editor of the Wyandotte
Pantograph, written for Supt. M. E. Pearson, written circa 1931-32
1951
Flood and the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
including information
on current policy for emergencies in the school district.
The Kansas City, Kansas Public School System, 1819-1961 by Nellie McGuinn as presented to Dr. F. L. Schlagle, Superintendent of Schools, USD 500, 1962
Schools in KCKs in Years of Change, 1962-1986 by Oren L. Plucker, 1986
Transcriptions
of selected newspaper items - 1889-1925,
courtesy of Donald K. Jones,
local historian on street names and places.
1939
Building Floor Plans (hand drawn)
and 1916
and 1921 Architectural Blue Prints of School Buildings
Kansas
History
of the State of Kansas
by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883
by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL (online transcription)
Kansas City, Kansas
The Story of Kansas City, Kansas by Nellie McGuinn, January, 1961
The Story of Kansas City, compiled by Kate L. Cowick, 1924
The Genesis of a State Metropolis by Frank Betton, Jan 15, 1901 (.pdf)
Library
Excerpts from The Kansas City, Kansas Public School System, 1819-1961 by Nellie McGuinn as presented to Dr. F. L. Schlagle, Superintendent of Schools, USD 500
Rosedale
The
Winding Valley and The Craggy Hillside
by Margaret Landis
Wyandotte County
"Then and Now" is a series of articles written by local historian Margaret Landis for the Kansan newspaper.
Departmental Histories
Music
The History of the Music Program in the Public Schools of the Rosedale District of Kansas City, Kansas, 1872-1973 by Suzanne H. Elliott, 1978 - There is also a history of the entire music department of KCKs, 1960s, at the at the Music Department of UMKC.
Introduction of Music into KCKs Schools - 1889
Presentation
by Dr. Andy Thompkins, Kansas Commissioner of Education
August 19, 2003 (.pdf)
1939-40 School Building Floor Plans
1951
Flood and the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Including information on current policy for emergencies in the school district.
$120
million bond issue
Picture Gallery of Wyandotte High School's construction process.
Architectural
Analysis - Public School Buildings
(New/Additions) by Rose and Peterson - 1890-1927
Board
of Education By-Laws/Rules/Regulations 1930
(digital pages)
Enrollment
History (Excel)
School open/close dates, addresses, enrollment statistics
Ethnic History in the Public Schools of Kansas City, Kansas
First Free Public School in Kansas
Items we are looking for .......
The
Junior High Schools of Kansas City, Kansas (pdf)
by R. L. Lyman, University of Chicago
Kansas Educational Progress, 1858-1967
Published by the State Department of Public Instruction
120 East Tenth, Topeka, Kansas 66612
Copyright June, 1967
Kansas State Constitution (Ordinance and Preamble/Bill of Rights) - State Symbols / Departments / Governors' Messages / State Library
Kansas
State History of Schools
including Teacher Certification, Retirement, Compulsory School Age, School
Finance, etc. and William Cutler's "History of the Schools of Kansas")
Kindergarten
History - KCKs Public Schools
Kansas Universities that have closed, merged or changed their names
Naming of Kansas City, Kansas Schools
Native American Links/Resources
Northeast Junior High School - Maps and other informational items relative to the grounds occupied by the school - Matthew R. Walker home, George Fowler mansion, KC Baptist Seminary aka Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Northeast Junior High School
Online
Newspapers - Current and Past
Kansan / Kansas
City Star / The
Record (115 years old) / Wyandotte
West
Kansas
Tribune / Quindaro
Chindowan (Microfilm) / Quindaro
Chindowan (Transcription) / Wyandott
Citizen / Wyandott
City Register
Picture
Gallery
Graduates of USD 500 working
in the District; In Memoriam; Buildings of USD 500 donated by Mr. Jerry Molder
School Listing by Date Built/Opened (pdf)
Schools
in Kansas City, Kansas in Years of Change - 1962-1986
by O. L. Plucker, Superintendent Emeritus, June, 1987
(Page currently under construction - No information on web site - Information
is available in the Main Library at 625 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas)
School
Bonds and Redistricting
(including the $120 million Bond Issue of 2001)
School Boundaries and Redistricting
School
Memories
Submitted by students/staff/community members of past and current schools in
the Kansas City, Kansas Public School System
Superintendents / Board of Education Members
Teaching American History Grant Program
Transcriptions of selected newspaper items - 1889-1925, courtesy of Donald K. Jones, local historian on street names and places.
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