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Title
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Finding Aid for the Lawson Family Photos
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Type
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Photographs
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Date
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1920s-1950s
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Description
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The collection consists of family photos and postcards belonging to the Lawson family from the 1920s to the 1950s. Many of the photos have been organized into albums but others are loose. Some photos have names, location and date recorded. Many of the photos are from trips. Others are taken in the Kansas City area where the family resided.
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Format
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Portable Document File Format; 373 KB; 2 pages.
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Language
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English
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Place
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Kansas City (Mo.)
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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2 Boxes
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Identifier
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MGC 1179
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Collection Summary
Title
Lawson Family Photos
Date
1920s through 1950s
Extent
2 Archival Boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1179-LFP
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018.
Name of Creator
Lawson Family
Biographical History
William Franklin Lawson was born on April 15, 1855 in Louisville, Kentucky. He married Martha Agnes
Cora Bell Swan born September 30, 1865 in Morning Sun, Iowa. There were married in 1880 in Kansas
and together had thirteen children. The family spent most of their life as Nebraska farmers. Later in life,
they moved to Kansas City, Missouri where several of their children resided.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of family photos and postcards belonging to the Lawson family from the 1920s to
the 1950s. Many of the photos have been organized into albums but others are loose. Some photos
have names, location and date recorded. Many of the photos are from trips. Others are taken in the
Kansas City area where the family resided.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1, Photos
Box 1,
Item 1, Album
Item 2, “Ye Old Family Album”
Box 2,
Item 3, “Snap Shots” Album
Item 4, Misc. loose photos and family group sheet
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
The loose photos are in file folders and the albums are secured with cotton tying tape and wrapped in
acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Mary Skinner.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Family group sheets provided by donor.
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