The Center for Ethnic Studies - Fort Hays State University

Americans and others who make up the fabric of Kansas. For those interested in Native American
materials, they are housed in the Western Collection of Forsyth Library.
An example of the use of the collections in the Center for Ethnic Studies is the chapter on
Bukovinians in Ellis County, Kansas, in William Keel and Kurt Rein, eds., German Emigration
from Bukovina to the Americas, published by the Max Kade Center for German-American
Studies, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1996. Oxford University Press published
The German American Family Album in 1996, a well-received work by Dorothy and Thomas
Hoobler, which contained information and photographs from the Center. Researchers from
throughout the United States, from Germany, and from Russia have used the collection.
Dr. Helmut J. Schmeller, Emeritus Professor of History at Fort Hays State, must be
noted for his years of work on behalf of the Center and in the development of this bibliography. He
spent many hours of his own time verifying the entries in the bibliography. His extreme dedication
to the Center for Ethnic Studies and his continued interest in the various groups of people who
settled in Kansas and in Ellis County resulted in this useful bibliography.
Two goals were established for this bibliography. The first goal was to provide an accurate
and up-to-date reference source as of June 1997, and this was accomplished. The second goal was
to continue the university's support of the collection of ethnic materials that can provide all with a
better understanding of the beautiful mosaic of peoples that settled in Kansas and the United States.
This book meets that goal as well.
James L. Forsythe, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
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