Press Release: July 1, 2009
National Archives at Kansas City
Author Robert Collins to discuss book at the National Archives
For More Information Contact:
Kimberlee Ried
(816) 268-8000
Kansas City, (MO)…The National Archives at Kansas City will host history author Robert Collins for a discussion and signing of his book Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan on Tuesday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. A 6:00 p.m. reception will precede the event and attendees are encouraged to view The Kansas-Nebraska Act exhibit at the National Archives at Kansas City prior to the presentation.
Collins’ publisher writes, “The ‘wild man’ responsible for turning the territory into ‘Bleeding Kansas’. James Lane was one of the most visible faces of the Free State movement during Kansas' Territorial period. Collins’s book addresses Lane's early life, military and political careers, including not only his controversial reputation as a fanatic who was responsible for leading Kansas into the Civil War, but also as the most powerful politician west of the Mississippi River at that time.”
Copies of Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan will be available for purchase from The Kansas City Store, onsite at the National Archives. For more information or to make a reservation call 816-268-8093 or register by emailing: kansascity.educate@nara.gov.
The National Archives at Kansas City is one of 13 facilities nationwide where the public has access to Federal archival records. It is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. Serving the Central Plains Region, the archives holds records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The facility is located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. The National Archives at Kansas City is open Tuesday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. for exhibits viewing and Tuesday–Saturday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. for research.
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