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Designated as the trustee of the state in 1879 and as the repository of official government records in 1905, the Historical Society collects and preserves the story of Kansas history.</p> <p> Find more about the Historical Society, who we are, and related agencies and services:</p> <p> <a href="/p/functions/19344">Functions</a> - divisions and statutory roles</p> <p> <a href="/p/mission-and-vision/10008">Mission</a> - including our vision and overview</p> <p> <a href="/p/jennie-chinn/10001">Executive director</a> - director of the state agency</p> <p> <a href="/p/annual-reports/15794">Annual reports</a> - for the state agency</p> <p> <a href="/p/kshs-inc-foundation/11411">Kansas Historical Foundation</a> - the not-for-profit fundraising and membership organization that helps to support the state agency</p> <p> <a href="/kansapedia/kansas-historical-society/12118">History</a> - when and why the Historical Society was created</p> <p> <a href="/p/related-resources-in-kansas/18574">Related resources</a> - associations, organizations, partners, and industry colleagues in related areas</p> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <p> <strong>Kansas Historical Society</strong><br /> Your Stories. 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