Elwill Mattson Shanahan and W. Keith Weltmer Papers, circa 1933-1978.

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Elwill Mattson Shanahan and W. Keith Weltmer Papers, circa 1933-1978.

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The Elwill Mattson Shanahan and W. Keith Weltmer papers include correspondence documenting Shanahan's tenure as Secretary of State between 1966 and 1978. The correspondence is between Shanahan and constituents, women's groups, and Republican groups on a variety of topics, including her appearances at constituent events, congratulations regarding election, thank you letters regarding campaign contributions, and her husband's death. Also included are clippings, greeting cards, and correspondence and military records from Brigadier General W. Keith Weltmer, dated 1933-1944.

2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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Shanahan, Paul R., 1899-1966.

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Paul R. Shanahan, a Republican from Salina, Kansas, was the Secretary of State of Kansas between 1951-1966. He also served in the state House of Representatives, representing district 63 between the years 1945-1951. Shanahan's family settled on in Salina, Saline County, Kansas in 1870, where he was born. In 1937 he was appointed under sheriff of Saline County and served four years before being elected sheriff for two terms. During this time he served as president of the Kansas Peace Officers Ass...

Shanahan, Elwill M., 1912-1983.

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Elwill Mattson Shanahan Weltmer is a former Kansas secretary of state, appointed April 27, 1966 upon the death of her husband and then secretary of state Paul Shanahan. Elwill Shanahan was born on September 22, 1912 in Salina, daughter of August G. Mattson and Adine Olivia Peterson Mattson. She married Paul R. Shanahan on October 13, 1951 in Lawrence. She was named Secretary of State Emerita on January 4, 1979. Shanahan was the first woman to hold a position in the constitutionally elected branc...

Republican Party (Kan.)

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Kansas. Secretary of State

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The Secretary of State is a constitutional officer and agency, established in 1861 when Kansas became a state. The Secretary is an elected official for a four-year term and is second in line for succession to the office of Governor. The Secretary is responsible for many electoral, economic, and administrative duties of the state. The office is responsible for overseeing the administration of all national and state elections in Kansas, as well as the registration of lobbyists. The agency also mai...

Weltmer, W. Keith (Walton Keith), 1913-2002.

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