About the Kansas History Cabinet
Showcasing the rich history of the local area the Kansas History Cabinet is a great resource for unique and interesting information about Kansas. Featuring rare
photobooks, essays from K-state professors, indexes, historical calendars and many other interesting reads.
The resources in the Kansas History Cabinet are unavailable for checkout; however, patrons may request staff at the reference desk to open the cabinet for in-library use. Patrons may also take pictures or scan pages for future reference.
Kansas History Cabinet Complete Collection:
- 125 years of Aggieville tradition by Dan Walter
- 140 years of soul : a history of African-Americans in Manhattan, Kansas, 1865-2005 by Geraldine Baker Walton
- 150 years of education Manhattan, Kansas by Doug Tippin
- Abounding in the work of the Lord : Manhattan Christian College, 1927-2002 by Ray Stites
- Aggieville through the years : 1880’s to the year 2000! by Dan Walter
- American horse-drawn vehicles by Jack Rittenhouse
- The architects & buildings of Manhattan, Kansas by Patricia O’Brien
- Black settlers on the Kaw Indian Reservation by Jim Sharp
- Buffalo, Bullwhackers, Breweries and Boomtown : a history of Ogden and Ogden Township by Ogden Pride Committee
- The Carnegie legacy in Kansas : a retrospective view of the 59 public libraries built by Andrew Carnegie : a souvenir publication to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Carnegie’s birth by Allen Gardiner
- The Chautauqua : a guide through the Flint Hills by Carol Cohen
- Churches of Manhattan and vicinity by Emil C. Fischer
- Deep Creek : stories by George Bascom
- Digging K-State : the history of Bluemont Central College by Patricia O’Brien
- The drug stores of Aggieville : …and a few other tangents along the way by Dan Walter
- Etta’s journal, January 2, 1874-July 25, 1875 by Etta Parkerson
- The Exodusters of 1879 : and other Black pioneers of Riley County, Kansas by Marcia Schuley
- The first one hundred years : a history of the city of Manhattan, Kansas, 1855-1955 by Carolyn Jones
- The Flint Hills of Kansas by The Department of Journalism & Mass Communications, Kansas State University
- Folksong, folklore, folklife and some history by William E. Koch
- Fort Riley Sesquicentennial, 1858-2003 : 150 years of service to America by Lowell Jack
- From river ferries to interchanges by Harry Hughes
- From the beginning : a history of the First United Methodist Church, Manhattan, Kansas, 1855-1985 by Homer E. Socolofsky
- Historical plat book of Riley County, Kansas by Bird & Mickle Map Co.
- A history of Manhattan, Kansas by Lowell Jack
- History of Wild Cat Valley by Members of Wildcat Extension Homemaker Unit
- In an instant : a Kansas tornado, June 11, 2008 by Tom Leopold
- The Kansa Indians : a history of the Wind People, 1673-1873 by William E. Unrau
- Kansas breweries & beer, 1854-1911 by Cindy Higgins
- Kansas facts : a yearbook of the state by Hershel Kannier
- Kansas State University : a pictorial history, 1863-1963 by Charles C. Howes
- Kansas underground railroad : self-guided tour with Richard Pitts by Richard Pitts
- Laws for the regulation and support of the common schools: with notes for school officers by Kansas Department of Public Instruction
- Log cabin days By The Riley County Historical Society
- Manhattan by James Earl Sherow
- Manhattan in the 20th century : a pictorial collection by Mo Marceline
- Manhattan Kansas historical calendar, 1999 by Lowell Jack
- Manhattan Kansas historical calendar, 2000 by Lowell Jack
- Manhattan Kansas historical calendar, 2002 by Lowell Jack
- Manhattan mysteries : stories of the “Little Apple” written to celebrate the “small town” mystery
- The Manhattan women’s heritage trail guide (1855-present) by Karen De Bres
- The Mariadahl family album : a collection of family histories, pictures, and reminiscences by the members of the Mariadahl congregation
- MKS futures by Kansas State University
- Neighbors of the past : a sesquicentennial project of the Manhattan mercury by Lowell Jack
- Pioneers of Riley County, Kansas, 1853 to 1860. by The Riley County Genealogical Society
- Pioneers of the Bluestem prairie : full name index by The Riley County Genealogical Society
- Pioneers of the Bluestem prairie : Kansas counties, Clay, Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee, Washington by The Riley County Genealogical Society
- Portrait and biographical album of Washington, Clay and Riley counties, Kansas
- Prairies and pioneers by John Sterling Bird
- Quick reference to Kansas lost – found – missing towns and places : with selected trivia and truths Vol. 1, 2, & 3 by Melvin D. Bruntzel
- Riley, Kansas, centennial, 1870-1970
- The rural schools of Riley County, Kansas by Jim Bogart
- Semi-Centennial anniversary edition of the Manhattan Nationalist Vol. 1 & 2
- Some memories of the Casement Road Church of Christ, 1978-1998 : its worship, work and legacies as told in their own words by The Book Committee of the Blue Hills Church of Christ
- A spell created : a sesquicentennial history of Wichita and Sedgwick County 1870-2020 by Judith Herberling
- The story of Johnny Kaw : the Kansas pioneer wheat farmer by George A. Fillinger
- This land is our land : the public domain in the vicinity of Riley County and Manhattan, Kansas by Donald Baker Parrish
- Town team baseball in Riley County during the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s by Charles Setterquist
- Turning points by Dave Redmon
- Tuttle Creek Dam : a case study in local opposition by Phillip Meyer
- Warner Park : survey of existing plant life, May, 1997-May, 1998 by Evan Cauble-Johnson
