''The Kansas Historical Quarterly'' (1931–1977) was an

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published by the

Kansas State Historical Society The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas. Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Ka ...

Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...

. The journal focused on the

history of Kansas The U.S. state of Kansas, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, was the home of nomadic Native American tribes who hunted the vast herds of bison (often called "buffalo"). In around 1450 AD, the Wichita People founded the great city ...

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included James C. Malin, Kirke Mechem, and Nyle H. Miller. It replaced the Society's earlier publication, ''Kansas Historical Collections'' (1875–1928), and was succeeded by '' Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains'' (est. 1978).

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