Richard E. Hart, The Strawbridge-Shepherd Farm Site. Cotton Hill on Sugar Creek Series [Springfield, Ill. : Elijah Iles House Foundation], c2007.
Scope and Contents
Farmer and breeder born in Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1841. Purchased 188 acres of the Strawbridge Estate in 1883 including the homestead built by Thomas Strawbridge Jr (1798-1880) in the 1840's. UIS now stands on that farm. Photocopy of a diary kept by Shepherd in 1878 regarding his farming and hunting activities, and trips to Springfield and the weather. Also contains a student paper written by R-Lou Barker discussing the family history, a transcript of the C.M. Shepherd diary with copied photographs of members of the Shephard family and their homes, 1975; a student paper by John H. Jones regarding Strawbridge/Shepherd and its residents, 1975; a memorandum and letter regarding SSU's plans for the Shepherd properties; copies of photos and various county records pertaining to the Strawbridge-Shepherd House; and a pen and ink sketch of the house made in 1995 by James Murray, a faculty member from Lincoln Land Community College.
Dates
- Created: 1874-2007
- Other: Majority of material found in 1976-2007
- Other: Date acquired: 05/12/1980
Extent
From the Collection: 0.20 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Jones, John H. (Person)
- From the Collection: Sangamon State University (Person)
- From the Collection: Shepherd, Charles M. (Person)
- From the Collection: Barker, R-Lou (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
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