The Kansas Historical Society announced that 300,000 images of its collections are now uploaded to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, letters, government records, and objects.

Image number 300,000 is a letter dated February 19, 1915, from Arthur Abram Hughart, superintendent of the Coffeyville school district, to Pittsburg newspaper editor Frederick W. Brinkerhoff.

In the letter, Hughart thanks Brinkerhoff for his support and hospitality when he visited Pittsburg. He mentions William A. Brandenburg, the longest serving president of Pittsburg State University.

Kansas Memory, at kansasmemory.org, is the largest online collection of primary sources documenting Kansas history. Visitors can explore photographs, letters, diaries, government records, maps, artifacts, and other historic items.

The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency that operates the Kansas Museum of History, State Archives, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state historic sites across Kansas.