Chapman Center for Rural Studies

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Students of our undergraduate digital humanities research lab gain professional experience as they research, write, and publish Kansas history. Visit our digital archive of small town research papers here.

Launch your research by visiting our resource page, or arrange a visit to our Center at Kansas State University! To set up an appointment, please call 785-532-0380 or email chapmancenter@ksu.edu.

The Kansas Association of Historians 2019 Annual Conference is being held at Kansas State University's Alumni Center.

We are proud to announce that Chapman Center interns will be participating.

Register today!

CALLING ALL ARTS & SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENTS! INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE MAKING THE LEAP GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP? CLICK HERE.

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News

Welcome, Thomas! Thomas Lachowsky will be joining us this year as a Digital Specialist. He has professional experience as a writer for video games, including Legends of Equestria.	Check out Darren Ivey's paper on a Civil War soldier, William H. H. McCall.
We're on Instagram! Keep up to date with what projects we're working on now.	Welcome back, Brad! Brad Galka will be rejoining us this year as the assistant editor for the Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy, the research journal for the Great Plains.
Women's Baseball in 1975 McKenzie Combes, undergraduate intern in Spring 2018, has completed a research project about a women's baseball team in Onaga, Kansas. Read more on the Rural Telegraph!	Saying Goodbye to Dr. Morgan After 14 years with K-State and 8 with the Chapman Center, Dr. Morgan is retiring with congratulations and best wishes from all. Read her farewell comments on the Rural Telegraph.
Bidding Farewell to Familiar Faces The Chapman Center says goodbye to graduating students.	Have you subscribed to our YouTube channel? You'll find video trailers for the Going Home exhibit, historical conversations, student projects, and more!

In Loving Memory of Mark A. Chapman (1943-2014)
We lost a very close member of the K-State family early April 18, 2014. Mark A. Chapman passed away at 71. Read more

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