Hutchinson Public Library Kansas Collection
901 North Main
Hutchinson, KS 67501-4401
Phone: (620) 663-5441

Reno County Histories and Documents
Early Histories and promotional publications of Hutchinson & Reno Co.
Hutchinson City Directories
Telephone Directories
Historical Resources Survey for Hutchinson (complete set)
Hutchinson High School yearbooks
Hutchinson City ordinances, 1912 - present
Work Projects Administration Property Inventory for Hutchinson produced in 1935 
     (manuscript copy)
Centennial histories of various Reno County towns
1902 Reno County plat atlas
1907 copy of the original plat for the city of Hutchinson
1915 set of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for Hutchinson
1878 bird's eye map of Hutchinson

Kansas History
Among the subjects covered are Kansas counties; education, including Kansas 
colleges and universities; club and organizations, including the Knights of 
Columbus, 4-H, American Legion and Kansas Masons; and railroads, trolleys and 
interurbans; information about Native Americans and Kansas in the Civil War;
Kansas' arts, crafts, folklore and literary works.

Biographies of Famous Kansans
Among those individuals represented are Alf Landon, John Brown, Bat Masterson,
Jim Lane, Jotham Meeker and William Allen White.

Kansas Government Documents
Statues of the Territory of Kansas, 1855 - 1860
Laws of Kansas, 1961 - present
Kansas Geological Survey and State Horticultural Society Reports
Current state budgets
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the State
     of Kansas
Various statistical abstracts, general census records and general population statistics.

Genealogical Resources
Cemetery Records
Obituary notices from the Hutchinson News
Published Family Histories
General Genealogical resources
History of Western United States
Early exploration and travel
Historic trails, particularly those that crossed Kansas
Fur trade
Military History

Reno County Newspapers

John F. Kennedy Library/Learning Resource Center
Hutchinson Community College
1300 North Plum
Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone: (620) 665-3547		    e-mail: reflib@hutchcc.edu
	1 800 289-2501
Hours: Mon thru Fri 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
       Sat 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
       Sun 4:00 p.m. - 8;00 p.m.

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
1100 North Plum
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 622-2305


LDS Family History Center
1847 Crestview
Hutchinson, KS 
(620) 665-1187
Hours: Tues 1:00 p.m. - 5;00 p.m.
       Wed 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
       Thurs 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
       Sun 3:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. By appointment only
       Closed the month of September

Reno County Courthouse Collections
206 West 1st Avenue
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5204

County Appraiser
Phone: (620) 694-2915
Real Estate/Personal Property Assessment Rolls, 1872 - present


County Clerk
Phone: (620) 694-2514
Transfer Records
School Land Sales, 1876 - 1933
Warrant Registers, 1872 - present
County Bounty Register, 1872 - 1941
Vital Statistics, 1890 - 1911
Livestock Marks and Brands
Registers of Nurses, Optometrists, Physicians, Patent Medicine Vendors
Record of Enumerations, 1872 - present
Enrollment of Sailors and Soldiers, 1877 - 1889, 1930
Minutes of County Commissioners Meetings, 1872 - present

County Coroner
(Also found in the district court office and county clerk's office)
Coroner's Records, 1889 - present

Register of Deeds
Phone: (620) 694-2942
Plat Books
Corporation Records
Land Patents, 1872 - present
Records of the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1875 - 1966
	Minutes of Annual Meetings, 1950 - 1966
	Supt. of Public Instruction Annual Reports, 1897 - 1959
	Register of School Officers, 1875 - 1881, 1898 - 1918
	Examination of Teachers, 1875, 1882, 1889 - 1960
	Graduates of Public Schools, 1887, 1892 - 1893
	County Diploma Examinations, 1930 - 1959
	Annual report of District Clerks to County Supt., 1879 - 1960
	Register of School Closings - Districts 3,4,6,7,9,15-18,20,25,
	   27,29,30,36,37,40,43-44,46,48,49,51,53,55,58,59,61,64-65,67,
	   69,71-72,78-79,81,88-93,96,99,101,103,105,109,115,117,119-120,
	   133,134,138,141,145,150,156



County Treasurer
Phone: (620) 694-2938
Tax Rolls, 1872 - present
Indexes of Tax Rolls
Tax Receipts, 1874 - present
Indexes of Tax Receipts, 1874 - 1978
Delinquent Tax Receipts, 1875 - present
Sale of Real Estate for Taxes, 1959 - 1962

Reno County Museum Collections
100 South Walnut Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501-7406
Phone: (620) 662-1184 		e-mail: rcmuseum@swbell.net
Hours: Tues thru Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
       Sun 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Adela Hale Collection
Records documenting the history of Adela Hale Business College 1930s - 1970s
     Recruitment and enrollment deocuments
     Finncial statements
     College catalogs
     Records of Alpha Iota Society
     Curriculum notes
     Book lists
     Some photographs



National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament Collecion
Programs from 1949 - 1980 document the HutchinsonCommunity College's sponsorship of
the NJCAA annual basketball tournament


Hutch Broncos Collection
Documents the Hutch Broncos, a semi pro baseball team during the 1970s - 1982



Joe Hooker Women Relief Corps of Hutchinson Kansas
Documents the acativities of the women's group through minutes, committee listings 
and membership filefrom 1885 - 1970s


Reno County 4-H Club Collection
Minutes of meeting
Club scrapbooks
Committee record book
Photographs


Reno County School District Records
Teacher evaluations
Photographs of classes
Graduating classes
School buildings
Other administrative records from the 1930s


Wallace Bruce Papers
Documents this vaudeville performer and his clown, Toby


Reno County Extension Office
Manuscript annual reports
Membership rolls
Listing of extension agents
Discription of activities


Hutchinson and Reno County Club Records
Documents the activities of the following clubs from 1950 through the 1970s:
     Popular Study Club
     Golf Association
     Sky Riders
     Elks Club
     Garden Club
     Welcome Wagon
     Hutchinson Business and Professional Women's Club
     Qui Viv Club


Historical Documents Collection
Includes miscellaneous documents, letters and publications of local interest


Refernce Collection of Published Materials
Hutchinson City Directories 1886 - present
Some college and Reno County High School Yearbooks
Publications concerning Kansas and local history
Reno County Plat atlases
Some Telephone books
Complete collection of Reno County Genealogical Society's publications
     Sunflower and Kanhistique



Scrapbook Collection
A large collection of scrapbook documenting the activities of various 
     Reno County organizations - Reno County Cancer Society, Velma 
     Stroud and Vaden Stroud scrapbooks of general high school activites


Clarence Colee Collection
Manuscript for the Hutchinson history - Hutchinson Then and Now 


Walter H. Jordan Family Collection
Journals and diaries maintained by the Jordan family of Nickerson, KS 
     from 1891 through 1924



Frank Marion Foster Collection
Diaries of Marion Foster covering the period 1899 through 1949


Alice Parker Collection
Diaries of Alice Parker of Wichita, KS from 1932 through 1944


Vertical Files
Clipping
Term Papers
Potographs
Brochure


Warren Johnson Studio Photography Collection
Prints and negatives of individuals nd businesses
Photograps of Reno County Farms


U.S. Army, Second Infantry, Company E
Four scrapbooks documenting the activities of the company stationed 
at Fort Riley, KS from 1890 - 1918. Contain clippings and photographs


Hutchinson Symphony Orchestra
Documents the activities of the orchestra from 1963 to the present
     Board meeting minute
     By-laws
     Photographs
     Clippings
     Programs
     Oral history interviews


Archives of the Hutchinson Board Trade
Documents the activities feom 1913 - 1984
     Board meeting minutes
     Membership records
     Correspondence
     Finncial statements
     Policies
     Railroad Freight rates
     Grain Inspection manuals
     Photographs

General Photograph Collection
Includes prints, negatives and photgraph albums

Inman Public Library
200 South Main
Inman, KS 67546
Phone: (620) 585-2474
Hours: Mon & Tues 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
       Thurs & Fri 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
       Wed & Sat 9:00 a.m. - noon

Nickerson Public Library
1 North Nickerson
Nickerson, KS 67561
Phone: (620) 422-3361

Partridge Public Library
Partridge, KS 67566

Pretty Prairie City Library
119 West Main
Pretty Prairie, KS 67570
Phone: (620) 459-6392
We Interlibrary loan

Sylvia Public Library
Sylvia, KS 67581

Turon Community Library
Turon, KS 67583