TOPEKA—The Kansas Historical Society announced that Kansas has been awarded additional funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue its participation in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
The Historical Society will digitize an additional 100,000 pages of Kansas newspapers, dating from 1836-1922.
Kansas was brought into the program in 2009 and has since successfully digitized 100,086 pages that can be found on the Chronicling America website, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/.
Launched in 2005, NDNP is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress to provide enhanced access to U.S. newspapers.
The Chronicling America website currently has nearly four million pages published between 1836 and 1922 from 25 states, including the District of Columbia. To track the progress of the digitization of Kansas’ newspapers, visit kshs.org/16126.
The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency that operates the Kansas Museum of History, State Archives and library, Kansas Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state historic sites. For more information visit kshs.org.
