Resources on FHSU, Kansas and Local History
Special Collections Research Guide
Best databases, reference sources, books, journals and websites on Kansas, American History, & Genealogy
Best Databases
InfoTrac
Journal, magazine & news articles on all topics.
Contains Hays Daily News from August 2008 - present.
LexisNexis Academic
Contains newspapers from all over the world as well as tv and radio broadcast transcripts
America: History & Life
Articles and citations covering all aspects of American history.
HeritageQuest
Search your family's history with this genealogy database.
Books
The First 75 Years: A History of Fort Hays State University by Dr. James L. Forsythe (At the Reserve Desk)
Lighthouse on the Plains: Fort Hays State University, 1902-2002 by Dr. James L. Forsythe (Reserve Desk)
Fort Hays Kansas State College: An Historical Story by Lyman Dwight Wooster (Reserve Desk)
Reveille (FHSU Yearbook) 1914 - 2002 ( Reserve, Special Collections)
Many other books on Western Kansas and the people who settled here, particularly the Volga Germans, can be found in Special Collections and in the Ethnic Studies Room. Contact University Archivist Patty Nicholas for more information on these resources: 785-628-628-5901 or pnichola@fhsu.edu
Periodicals
Hays Daily News
Select articles from 2008 to the present are available in General OneFile database.
Print copies from previous 3 months are kept in the news rack in Periodicals.
Back copies from 1929 - are available on microfilm: MF 071.81 H425hd
University Leader
Recent Issues Online
Some older issues are available Microfilm and in Special Collections
University Archives & Special Collections
Books and papers related to FHSU and Western Kansas history. Located on the main floor of the library near the computer lab. Open 8-4:30, M-F.
Kansas Heritage Project
Info, photos, trivia, and many useful links on all aspects of Kansas history. Some information is searchable by county and/or town.
Kansas Government
Websites
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