HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1406.AM: Rachel (Lawton) Shannon, 1865-1930
Scrapbook: 1896-1924
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska
Size: One volume
BACKGROUND NOTE
Rachel Lawton, daughter of Orin and Mary Lawton, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 7, 1865. She married Newton S. Shannon in 1888, and by 1900, the couple was living in Hastings, Nebraska. By 1910, the couple had moved to Missouri. Rachel (Lawton) Shannon died in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 12, 1930. She is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one item, a scrapbook compiled by Rachel (Lawton) Shannon. The contents of the scrapbook consist almost entirely of newspaper clippings relating to politics. Many of the clippings relate to William Jennings Bryan’s political campaigns in 1896, 1903 and 1924. Also included is a loose letter from Mary (Baird) Bryan thanking Mrs. Shannon for sending her a photograph of William Jennings Bryan. The letter is undated.
INVENTORY
Scrapbook, ca. 1896-1924
Subject headings:
Bryan, Mary Elizabeth (Baird), 1861-1930
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Politicians — Nebraska
Politics and government — Nebraska
Shannon, Rachel (Lawton), 1865-1930
Revised TMM 11-25-2019
