KU student newspapers | KU Libraries Digital Collections

This collection contains a variety of historical newspapers published by students at the University of Kansas from 1878 to 2017. Since 1912, the official publication has been the University Daily Kansan (UDK). Now produced exclusively as an online publication (https://www.kansan.com/), the UDK largely ceased print operations in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, but it remains an active and important source of news for students and by students at the University of Kansas.

Titles included in this collection are:

The University Courier (1878-1895)
University Times (1888-1889)
University Kansan (1889-1890)
Students Journal (1892-1895)
Kansas University Weekly (ca. 1895-1904)
The Kansan (1904-1912)
The Summer Session Kansan (1912-1939)
University Daily Kansan (1912-2017)

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These images have been digitized from the original microfilm reels, imaged at the Kansas State Historical Society beginning in the 1970s. As a result, there may be issues with image quality, duplicate or missing pages, legibility, or other concerns.

The content is arranged chronologically by year and month. Each month displays high-level aggregate information about the papers for that month. Detailed information and high-resolution images are available for each individual page.

To access page-level metadata and downloads:

Select a month
Click the Pages tab just above the book viewer
Browse and select a page to view
On the page view, hi-res images and metadata files can be found under the "Downloads" heading

Note: Descriptive metadata for items in this collection has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.

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Users of this collection should be aware that these items reflect the attitudes of the people, period, or context in which they were created. Certain images, words, terms, or descriptions may be offensive, culturally insensitive, or considered inappropriate today. These items do not represent the views of the libraries or the university. https://spencer.lib.ku.edu/collections/problematic-description</a>