


Public Records
The Kansas Historical Society administers a records management program for state and local government. This section is a resource for those who work with these types of records including best practices, how to create new schedules or transfer of records to the State Archives, related laws and statutes, records retention, as well as other training information. Find information about the State Records Board that oversees policies related to the preservation and disposition of state records. Learn about the land survey program and how to request and submit reports.
Records management - a resource for those who manage government records
- Help - information about managing records
- Training - find online resources or request in-person assistance
- Best practices - a convenient source of information and guidelines
- Electronic - tools and guidelines
Records retention schedules - tools to establish a program
- Create or revise - scheduling criteria
- Search - find approved schedules
- Local government - criteria for the county and local level
State Records Board - overseeing permanent preservation of important state records
- About - board functions and composition
- Meeting materials and minutes - agendas and packets
- Electronic Records Committee - composition and purpose
State Archives - the Historical Society has been preserving state records since 1905
Records protection - state and local laws relating to records
- Government Preservation Act - laws regarding government records
- Public Records Act - law establishing State Records Board
Land survey - providing information to professional land surveyors
- Request reports - how to order reports for a fee
- Submit reports - how to submit report
- About - history and laws of Kansas land surveys