Search census data, books, periodicals, Freedman's Bank records, and more....

These unique materials tell both the historical and the personal stories of the colonization of the Americas....

Explore biographies, lesson plans, research resources and recorded presentations on this collaborative website dedicated to the contributions of Afric...

The Kansas City Call is a Black weekly newspaper founded in 1919 to provide leadership for the Black community. It quickly became one of the most succ...

Nearly full coverage including current issues, historical issues from 1880, and the Kansas City Times....

Non-circulating local history and genealogy resources of the Kansas City Public Library....

Maps and travel accounts of 19th century Europe....

Primary source collections of the 19th century....

Digitized documents from Kansas City's interwar period....

Free digital books in the classics, history, and literature....

Historical fire insurance maps for towns in Missouri and Kansas....

Historical documents on the transatlantic slave trade....

Weekly film trade publication between 1907 and 1928....

Explore the Kansas City Public Library's archive of local websites, blogs, and social media. These sites will be preserved in perpetuity, offering...