Newspaper clipping of the illness of McKinley's mother featuring a descriptoin of her sickness, a short biography, and her son's trip to make it home to see her.

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 18 1/8" by 2 1/4"; Origformat: Other
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Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 18 1/8" by 2 1/4"; Origformat: Other

Name/Title

Newspaper clipping of the illness of McKinley's mother featuring a descriptoin of her sickness, a short biography, and her son's trip to make it home to see her.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.543

Scope and Content

This is a newspaper clipping about the illness of President McKinley's mother. The title of the article reads "May End in Her Death: Venerable Mother of President McKinley is Stricken". The article describes how a sudden attack of paralysis came over his mother, which believed would quickly be the cause of her death and talks of McKinley's quick trip to make it home to Canton, Ohio to be at his mother's bedside.

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL