Frank Connell Zehrung, 1858-1942 [RG1538.AM]

NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG1538.AM: Frank Connell Zehrung, 1858-1942

Papers: 1881, 1893, 1913
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.: Mayor of Lincoln
Size: 0.5 cu.ft.; 1 box

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 7, 1858, Frank Connell Zehrung moved with his family to Blair, Nebraska, in 1869, and then to Lincoln in 1874. Frank attended Lincoln High School and then attended the University of Nebraska for two years. In 1881 he opened a drug store at 1213 O St., with his partner, Mr. Dunn, under the firm name of Zehrung & Dunn. Zehrung was also heavily involved in the theater industry. He served as manager of the Funk Opera House from 1894-1902. He also managed the Oliver Theatre and the Brandeis Theatre in Omaha for several years. He married Jessie Laura Voris in 1911.

Zehrung served several terms as Mayor of Lincoln from 1913-1915, 1921-1927 and 1931-1933. He also served as President of the Western League of Base Ball Clubs for a time and President of the Lincoln Rotary Club from 1912-1914. Zehrung was also head of the Zehrung Poster Advertising Company for over twenty-five years. After retiring, Mr. and Mrs. Zehrung moved to Van Nuys, California.

Frank Connell Zehrung died in Van Nuys, California, on September 8th, 1942. Mrs. Zehrung died in 1944. Both Frank and Jessie Zehrung are buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of one box containing a scrapbook relating to Frank C. Zehrung’s campaign and election as Mayor of Lincoln in 1913. The bulk of the scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings. Some congratulatory letters and other ephemera are included. Also included in the collection is one folder containing three letters dating from 1881 and 1893. The scrapbook was unbound and has been divided into file folders for preservation and storage.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Correspondence, 1881, 1893
  2. Scrapbook, 1913, pt. 1
  3. Scrapbook, 1913, pt. 2
  4. Scrapbook, 1913, pt. 3

 

Subject headings:

Lancaster County (Neb.)
Lincoln (Neb.)
Mayors
Politicians
Politics and government
Scrapbooks
Zehrung, Frank Connell, 1858-1942

 

TMM 05-12-2025

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