Series: 26 CC - 30 CC (Volumes 26-30)
Scope and Content Note: Five scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Shane. The majority of these clippings were not calendared or described individually in Kentucky Papers.

Subseries: 26 CC (Volume 26)
Scope and Content Note: (labeled Shane Scrapbook I). Clippings pertaining largely to men and events in Kentucky and Tennessee. Among them are articles on George Rogers Clark and on the battle of King's Mountain by Draper; pieces by Nathaniel Hart Jr. including publication of Richard Henderson's 1775 journal (of which the original is in 1 CC); a Randolph family genealogy by William Randolph of Turkey Island, Virginia; and numerous obituaries and biographical sketches of both Indians and white pioneers. Among the subjects of biographical articles are Leslie Combs (Coombs), Timothy Downing, James Findlay, and a Shawnee chief, Wawillowa. An index by Draper inserted at the front of this volume identifies scattered articles relating to other areas and topics.

Subseries: 27 CC (Volume 27)
Scope and Content Note: Scrapbook of clippings mainly relating to persons and events in the Ohio Valley from Pennsylvania westward. Although principal topics include Samuel Brady, George Rogers Clark, Simon Kenton, and the proceedings of the Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Maryland historical societies in 1846, there are also biographical articles about Samuel Dale, George Washington, Jacob Wetzel, and William Wirt. A series (1839) by James W. Biddle describes his Great Lakes journey from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Detroit and Michilimackinac, Michigan. There is neither table of contents nor index in this volume.

Subseries: 28 CC (Volume 28)
Scope and Content Note: Scrapbook of miscellaneous clippings. Included are dozens of book notices and advertisements, poetry, and articles on historical and current events and persons, such as John Fitch; Robert Wickliffe; Cherokee and Choctaw customs; Indian mounds; the government Indian payment at La Pointe, Wisconsin, in 1849; emigration to Oregon; and exploration of Mammoth Cave. A series of articles deals with the life of Daniel Boone, and several other pages are filled with material (1832) about Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. Shane's table of contents is found at the close of the scrapbook.

Subseries: 29 CC (Volume 29)
Scope and Content Note: A scrapbook of miscellaneous clippings selected from newspapers in the 1825-1852 period. The articles illustrate Shane's wide range of interest in archaeology, geology and mineral resources, religion, poetry, education, travel, and United States and Indian history. One of numerous articles on Mammoth Cave includes a woodcut depicting the cave entrance, and an Ohio railway article contains a scene in the Big Miami valley. Biographical-articles pertaining to Charles S. Todd and Nathan Maynard are also found. Shane's table of contents is found at the end of this large volume.

Subseries: 30 CC (Volume 30)
Scope and Content Note: (labeled as Shane Scrapbook IV). Miscellaneous clippings, 1824-1851, similar in scope and topic to preceding scrapbooks. It contains no table of contents by Shane, but at the front of the volume Draper scribbled a rough list of selected articles.