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Eleanor Shane papers
Collection Summary
Title
Eleanor Shane papers
Date
1919-1932
Extent
1 box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1098-ESP
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Browning, Eleanor Shane
Biographical History
Eleanor Shane was born to Elmo and Nora Shane on September 3, 1911. She attended Mt. Washington
School, Northeast Junior High School, Northeast High School, and Teachers College of Kansas City.
Eleanor married Norval Ray Browning on May 29, 1933 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
Together she and Norval had three children; two daughters, Beverly and Donna, and one son, David.
Eleanor was active as a member of many Independence organizations; such as the Mt. Washington
School PTA, Independence Music club, and many others. She passed away on September 7, 1986 and
was buried in Independence at the Mount Washington Cemetery.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence and school memorabilia from Eleanor Shane’s early life. Cards
and letters illustrate Eleanor’s social life while the school items showcase her education and activities as
an elementary school student through college. In addition to the various school items, there are also
two memory books in which Eleanor recorded aspects of her time as a student at Mt. Washington
School.
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Eleanor Shane papers
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Correspondence
Folder 1, Cards and Letter
Series 2, School Memorabilia
Subseries 1, Books
Folder 2, A Girl’s Commencement
Folder 3, My School and My Friends
Subseries 2, Northeast High School
Subseries 3, Northeast Junior High School
Subseries 4, Teachers College of Kansas City
Subseries 5, Mt. Washington School
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed within file folders.
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 to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
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:
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011.
Kansas City Star & Times Newspaper Obituaries: 1986 July-December Surnames A-G. “Mrs.
Eleanor L. Browning.” (78) Compiled by Elva E. Smith for the Midwest Genealogy Center.
"Obits," Kansas City Star, The (MO), August 10, 1999: B4, accessed March 08, 2016,
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/0FD7845C145BFC940FD7845C145BFC94?p=OBIT.
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