Collection: Lawson Family Photos | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

Creation: 1920s-1950s

Creator

Lawson Family (Family)

Biographical / Historical

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.