Topics in Kansas History: Community & Daily Life

Entertainment

Kansas towns, eager to imitate eastern cities, encouraged the construction of opera houses. In the late 19th century, many small opera and concert companies used these facilities as they toured the state. But the opera house also served as a general theater, and performances catered to a wide range of tastes. Popular acts included minstrel shows, operettas, variety shows, lectures, magic shows, medicine shows, and elocutionists. read more

Find resources on entertainment.

• Brooks, Louise
• Johnson, Osa
• Johnson, Osa
• Motion Picture Censorship in Kansas
• "Nothing Could Be Finer Than a Valentine Diner," Summer 2003

Letters, documents, objects, and photographs

• Band conductor's baton
• Bathing suit
• Bicycle from 1934
• Child's band uniform
• Chinese checkers game
• Christmas tree (aluminum)
• Christmas tree candle holders
• Exaggerated postcards
• Flapper's party dress
• Kansas platinum record
• Parlor organ
• Soap box derby racer
• Splendor in the Grass lobby card
• Victorian dollhouse
• Violin

Bibliographies, finding aids, and guides to the collections

• Kansas Board of Review Records, 1915-1966

Museum Store

• Wizard of Oz
• Activity books
• Toys & games

Kansas History, our scholarly journal

• "The Cinematic Presence of Kansas and the West: Film Reviews," Summer 2001
• "Riding with the Devil: The Movie Adventures of William Clarke Quantrill," Autumn 1999

Kansas Heritage, our popular history magazine

• "Facing the Music: The Turn of the Century Hometown Band," Winter 1997
• "Fido on the Frontier: Early Dog Days in Kansas," Autumn 1999
• "Flirting With Lady Luck: Gambling in Frontier Kansas," Spring 1998
• "'The Fluff History is Made Of': A Photo Essay," Spring 1998
• "Fountains of Our Youth: A Photo Essay," Summer 2000
• "History As You Like It! History Day in Kansas," Winter 1996
• "Home for the Holidays: A Photo Essay," Winter 1998
• "Hooked on Hoops: A Photo Essay," Spring 1999
• "In Their Best Bib and Tucker": The Harvey Girls, Winter 1997
• "The Last Resort," Summer 2002
• "And the Livin' is Easy: A Photo Essay," Summer 1998
• "Meet Me At The Fair: County Fairs in Kansas," Autumn 1996
• "Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer Behind the Wall," Summer 2001
• "Nothing Could Be Finer Than a Valentine Diner," Summer 2003
• "Once Upon a Thyme," Spring 2000
• "Prairie Home Companions," Summer 2001
• "Red Hot Rivals," Summer 2002
• "Riding to Hounds," Spring 2002
• "Say Yule Dance With Me," Winter 2002
• "Some Did Not Like it Hot," Spring 2001
• "Strangers in the Night," Spring 2001
• "Suckers for Sweets," Winter 2000
• "Toying with the Past: Playthings on the Kansas Frontier," Winter 1999
• "The Wizard of Oz: Why Kansas?," Autumn 2000

Kansas Kaleidoscope, our children's magazine

• "Fair, Fun, Fantastic!," April/May 2004
• "Kansas Celebrates All Year Long!," October/November 1999
• " Lights! Camera! Action!" February/March 2000

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