Kansas History
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We publish new research on Kansas and Western history suitable for scholars and general readers. Quarterly and peer reviewed. We love history, and it shows.
Here’s a sneak peek of our Autumn issue! 🤩
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Here’s a sneak peek of our Autumn issue! 🤩
This is great advice for people with writer’s block!
Erik Larson: “My favorite ‘trick’ is to stop writing at a point where I can pick up the next day. I’ll stop in mid-paragraph, often mid-sentence. It makes getting out of bed so much easier, because I know all I’ll have to do to be productive is complete the sentence." #writing
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This is great advice for people with writer’s block!
Check out the gorgeous cover of our Autumn issue! #comingsoon
November 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Check out the gorgeous cover of our Autumn issue! #comingsoon
We publish academic articles of around 9,000 words on the history and culture of Kansas and the Great Plains. We are quarterly, peer reviewed, and eager to see your submissions!
Here’s the link with our guidelines: www.kansashistory.gov/p/kansas-his...
Here’s the link with our guidelines: www.kansashistory.gov/p/kansas-his...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
We publish academic articles of around 9,000 words on the history and culture of Kansas and the Great Plains. We are quarterly, peer reviewed, and eager to see your submissions!
Here’s the link with our guidelines: www.kansashistory.gov/p/kansas-his...
Here’s the link with our guidelines: www.kansashistory.gov/p/kansas-his...
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Don’t forget to register for our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium!
Please join us for this free virtual event on October 23rd, starting at 1pm EST. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. Register here: upress.ufl.edu
Please join us for this free virtual event on October 23rd, starting at 1pm EST. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. Register here: upress.ufl.edu
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Don’t forget to register for our Fall 2025 Publishing Symposium!
Please join us for this free virtual event on October 23rd, starting at 1pm EST. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. Register here: upress.ufl.edu
Please join us for this free virtual event on October 23rd, starting at 1pm EST. It is open to anyone who would like to learn more about book publishing. Register here: upress.ufl.edu
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING? DO YOU ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF KANSAS? We are hiring an undergraduate editorial assistant for the 2025-2026 academic year. Must be a current KSU student; more details below or feel free to DM us.
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING? DO YOU ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF KANSAS? We are hiring an undergraduate editorial assistant for the 2025-2026 academic year. Must be a current KSU student; more details below or feel free to DM us.
Eisenhower fans—this lecture will be right up your alley!
You are invited to the 2025 Eisenhower Lecture on October 9. Paul Kennedy of Yale University will present "Eisenhower on Omaha Beach...or the Many Components to the Allied Victory."
Join us at the K-State Alumni Center at 7pm, preceded by a reception at 6pm. RSVP by September 20, hoffice@ksu.edu.
Join us at the K-State Alumni Center at 7pm, preceded by a reception at 6pm. RSVP by September 20, hoffice@ksu.edu.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Eisenhower fans—this lecture will be right up your alley!
We have also spoken out in support for the Annals of Iowa, our sister publication. Let's remember the importance of state and local history!
AHA members Linda K. Kerber (Univ. of Iowa) and David W. Blight (Yale Univ.) co-authored an op-ed for the Des Moines Register protesting the Iowa legislature’s planned closure of the state historical society. 🗃️
AHA Members Co-Author Op-Ed in Des Moines Register on Planned Closure of Iowa Historical Society
AHA members Linda K. Kerber (Univ. of Iowa) and David W. Blight (Yale Univ.) co-authored an op-ed for the Des Moines Register protesting the Iowa legislature’s planned closure of the state historical ...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We have also spoken out in support for the Annals of Iowa, our sister publication. Let's remember the importance of state and local history!
✴️ Are you on Facebook and/or Instagram? Make sure to follow us over there as well, @kshistoryjournal. ✴️
August 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
✴️ Are you on Facebook and/or Instagram? Make sure to follow us over there as well, @kshistoryjournal. ✴️
Our summer issue faced some delays at the printers, but we are sending it out next week. Thanks for your patience!
August 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our summer issue faced some delays at the printers, but we are sending it out next week. Thanks for your patience!
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The #AMA train keepings rolling #Skystorians! @sgallagher12.bsky.social, is here to talk about her new book "Black Wests: Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture", & answer all your questions on Black history and culture in the American West!
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August 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The #AMA train keepings rolling #Skystorians! @sgallagher12.bsky.social, is here to talk about her new book "Black Wests: Reshaping Race and Place in Popular Culture", & answer all your questions on Black history and culture in the American West!
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A great opportunity for authors to present research and get feedback! 👇
🚨CFP🚨 The Midwestern History Association invites proposals for the 12th Midwestern History Conference, Thursday, April 30–Friday, May 1, 2026, hosted by Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in conjunction with its annual Altman Symposium in the humanities. Submission Deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025.
2026 Conference — Midwestern History Association
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August 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
A great opportunity for authors to present research and get feedback! 👇
This doesn’t explicitly mention submitting work to history journals, but to be clear, our editorial policy is that articles written using generative AI will not be considered for publication.
The AHA has published Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, offering a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on the specific needs and challenges of history educators. 🗃️
Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This doesn’t explicitly mention submitting work to history journals, but to be clear, our editorial policy is that articles written using generative AI will not be considered for publication.
There are quite a few interesting books related to Kansas here. We look forward to publishing some reviews in the near future!
Gear Up for Great Reads! Our Fall/Winter 2025 Catalog is LIVE and waiting for you! Explore what’s new from OU Press. www.oupress.com/catalogs/
August 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There are quite a few interesting books related to Kansas here. We look forward to publishing some reviews in the near future!
Our biennial tradition of publishing film reviews is coming your way in the Summer issue! Scholars from across the nation discuss films (and TV series) with Kansas or Great Plains themes, ranging from blockbusters like Wicked to local documentaries. 🎥 🎬 🍿
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our biennial tradition of publishing film reviews is coming your way in the Summer issue! Scholars from across the nation discuss films (and TV series) with Kansas or Great Plains themes, ranging from blockbusters like Wicked to local documentaries. 🎥 🎬 🍿
Our second article out Summer 2025 is another oral history from Garden City's Hispanic community, this time with Pedro "Pete" Sandoval. Subscribe today to receive this issue!
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July 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Our second article out Summer 2025 is another oral history from Garden City's Hispanic community, this time with Pedro "Pete" Sandoval. Subscribe today to receive this issue!
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Following the creation of the state’s fish commissioner position in 1877, Kansas began devoting more resources to support recreational fishing. To facilitate this, the department stocked fish, constructed or altered waterbodies, and combated pollution and siltation. Learn more in our Summer issue!
July 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Following the creation of the state’s fish commissioner position in 1877, Kansas began devoting more resources to support recreational fishing. To facilitate this, the department stocked fish, constructed or altered waterbodies, and combated pollution and siltation. Learn more in our Summer issue!
Our Summer issue is coming--we can't wait for you to see the finished product! Inside, you'll find an article on fisheries management and the Pratt fishery (Adam Hodge), an oral history with Pete Sandoval of Garden City (David Solis & Marco Macias), and our biennial film review series (Tom Prasch).
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July 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Our Summer issue is coming--we can't wait for you to see the finished product! Inside, you'll find an article on fisheries management and the Pratt fishery (Adam Hodge), an oral history with Pete Sandoval of Garden City (David Solis & Marco Macias), and our biennial film review series (Tom Prasch).
Guess what's coming in our summer issue? An article connected to this famous train car! Can you identify it? #kansashistory
July 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Guess what's coming in our summer issue? An article connected to this famous train car! Can you identify it? #kansashistory
Check out these videos on how to do historical research! 🗃️
I've been doing a youtube series that seeks to pull back the curtain on historical work. My "How to Think Like a Historian" videos have included publication, primary source dissection, & historiography. My newest video seeks to demystify the process of archival research. I hope it's helpful.
Diving Into The Archives Like A Historian
YouTube video by Professor Benjamin Park
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July 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Check out these videos on how to do historical research! 🗃️
We learned last month that the State of Iowa will no longer fund or publish their peer-reviewed journal Annals of Iowa, which is now looking for an institutional home. Here we share our letter of concern, and we hope others will join us in supporting state and local history! 🗃️ 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We learned last month that the State of Iowa will no longer fund or publish their peer-reviewed journal Annals of Iowa, which is now looking for an institutional home. Here we share our letter of concern, and we hope others will join us in supporting state and local history! 🗃️ 🧵
Excellent advice!
One of my doctoral advisees is about to start drafting their first diss chapter, so they asked me for some last-second writing advice. Here’s what I sent them. Feel free to circulate this if it might be useful. 🗃️
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Hi [student’s name],
Thanks for your note. Here are three things you might want to keep in mind as you start writing.
First, follow your sources. What are your sources saying (and not saying)? How do they fit together, and what might that tell us about what other historians and scholars have said (or not said) about the subject(s) at hand?
Next, let it flow. As you build your argument and narrative, make sure everything flows logically and smoothly. Do your topic sentences capture the essence of their respective paragraphs and advance your claims? Does each sentence build logically upon the preceding sentence? Is your writing crisp, clear, and succinct? Reread your writing (aloud!) and rewrite (again and again) until the answer to each of these questions is an emphatic “yes.”
Finally, chip away. Writing and rewriting take time. Don’t feel as if you have to complete your chapter in one sitting. Try to write one hundred, three hundred, or five hundred words a day (or whatever works best for you), and keep at it. Soon enough, you’ll have a finished chapter draft, and that’ll help you build momentum as you write your other chapters.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions, and best of luck!
Sincerely,
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May 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Excellent advice!
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SHEAR invites all to attend this upcoming webinar: “Getting the Most Out of Conferences.”
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
May 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
SHEAR invites all to attend this upcoming webinar: “Getting the Most Out of Conferences.”
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Conferences are daunting, so we welcome all to attend this webinar on some of the major issues around attending conferences.
To register for this webinar, visit: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
The last article in our Spring issue is “Contextualizing the Monroe Neighborhood Using Archaeological Methods” by Nikki Klarmann, Laura Murphy, and Victoria Shaw. It details the results of the 2022 Kansas Archeology Training Program (KATP) field school at the Brown v. Board of Education site.
May 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The last article in our Spring issue is “Contextualizing the Monroe Neighborhood Using Archaeological Methods” by Nikki Klarmann, Laura Murphy, and Victoria Shaw. It details the results of the 2022 Kansas Archeology Training Program (KATP) field school at the Brown v. Board of Education site.
We continue our oral history series with Cipriana Rodriguez. Born in 1914, five years after her parents came to the U.S., her story speaks to the resilience of those who navigated persistent discrimination, dangerous labor in the sugar beet fields and railroads, and the Arkansas River flood of 1965.
May 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We continue our oral history series with Cipriana Rodriguez. Born in 1914, five years after her parents came to the U.S., her story speaks to the resilience of those who navigated persistent discrimination, dangerous labor in the sugar beet fields and railroads, and the Arkansas River flood of 1965.