rap books , ▁and ▁student ▁records ▁along ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁million ▁photograph s ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁re els ▁of ▁movie ▁film , ▁video , ▁and ▁audio ▁record ings ." ▁ ▁Kansas ▁Collection : ▁The ▁Kansas ▁Collection ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁university ' s ▁first ▁li br arian , ▁Car rie ▁Watson , ▁purchased ▁ 1 0 0 ▁volumes ▁of ▁Kansas ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁Bald win ▁City ▁minister ▁J . ▁W . ▁D . ▁Anderson . ▁Today , ▁the ▁collection ▁focus es ▁mostly ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Kansas ▁and ▁the ▁region ▁from ▁the ▁territorial ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁The ▁emphas is ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁is ▁document ing ▁K ans ans ’ ▁every day ▁lives ▁and ▁experiences , ▁which ▁are ▁revealed ▁through ▁personal ▁and ▁family ▁letters , ▁di aries , ▁sc rap books , ▁writ ings , ▁newspaper ▁cli ppings , ▁and ▁photograph s . ▁Other ▁records ▁of ▁business es , ▁churches , ▁schools , ▁and ▁organizations ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁community ▁history ▁and ▁social ▁life . ▁ ▁African ▁American ▁Exper ience ▁Collection : ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Kenneth ▁Sp encer ▁Research ▁Library ▁st riv es ▁to ▁document ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁contributions ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁Kansas ▁and ▁the ▁Mid west ▁region . ▁Staff ▁members ▁partner ▁with ▁African ▁American ▁communities ▁around ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁their ▁history ▁is ▁preserved ▁and ▁available ▁for ▁study . ▁Sign ific ant ▁collections ▁of ▁personal ▁and ▁family