''Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains'' is a quarterly

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that is published by the Department of History at

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

with financial support from the Kansas Historical Foundation. It is included with membership to the Kansas Historical Foundation. The journal covers research on

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

and

western history The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania.

. The

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is Kristen Epps; former editors are James E. Sherow and Virgil W. Dean. The journal moved its offices to Kansas State University in 2013; prior to this date the editing and production process was headquartered at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka. In recent years, the journal has won academic awards. In 2019, an article by Jay Price titled "Assembling a Buckle of The Bible Belt: From Enclave to Powerhouse" won the Arrington-Prucha Prize from the

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for the best article on religion in the American West. In 2021, David Beyreis's article "'Meat as a Matter of Form': Food, Exchange, and Power on the Santa Fe Trail" won the "Coke" Wood Award for best historical monograph or article, given by Westerners International. Since its founding in 1875 the Kansas Historical Society has issued three major history journals: ''Kansas Historical Collections'' (1875–1928), '' The Kansas Historical Quarterly'' (1931–1977), and ''Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains'' (established in 1978). This journal continues the academic journal entitled ''

Kansas Historical Quarterly ''The Kansas Historical Quarterly'' (1931–1977) was an academic journal published by the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka, Kansas. The journal focused on the history of Kansas. Editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as ...

'' (, ). It was established in 1931 and continued publication until 1977. The ''Kansas Historical Quarterly'' in turn continued ''Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society'', and the society's other transactions, published by the Kansas State Historical Society from 1875 to 1928 (, ).Library catalog
Northeastern University
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* {{authority control History of the United States journals History of Kansas History of the American West Academic journals established in 1978 Quarterly journals English-language journals Kansas State University