Johnson County Museums - Research Library

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The Johnson County Museum’s holdings include secondary resources and unique permanent collection items: artifacts, archival documents, maps, photographs and manuscripts related to the history of Johnson County, Kansas from the 1820s to the present. On-site research facilities are not available, however every effort will be made to facilitate your research needs. A number of our materials are accessible online, as are finding aids and indices for select collections. Requests for information may be made by email, telephone or writing to the attention of the Assistant Curator. If an on-site visit is necessary, arrangements can by made by appointment only.

Photograph Collection
A collection of over 22,000 photographs of Johnson County people, places, and events dating from the mid 1850s – present. If you don’t find the image you’re seeking, contact the Museum directly. We have many photographs not yet available online.

Historic Atlases of Johnson County, Kansas
A collection of maps of Johnson County dated 1860, 1874, 1902, and 1922

Aerial Photograph Collection
A Collection of more than 8,000 color slide transparencies of aerial views of Johnson County. The collection consists of 45 dated sets from 1990-2002.

Johnson County’s Built Environment
A collection of over 9,000 images of Johnson County’s pre-1950 architectural resources taken between 1991-2008.

The Museum also houses materials ranging from published and non-published family histories, secondary resources on local history, Kansas state history, and books relevant thematic topics like western migration, the railroad, and suburban development.