Guide to the Marshal Shepherd Catalogs, 1897 - 1909
Collection Number MSS 79
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Collection Information
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- Abstract:
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Contains photocopies of catalogs from Bladenboro High School, 1897-1898 and 1899-1900, and photocopies of catalogs from Stinceon Institute and Commercial School, 1903-1904 and 1908-1909. Also contains biographical information about Marshal Shepherd.
Marshal Shepherd (b. 1865) was an educator and a farmer in Robeson County, North Carolina. He spent several years teaching across Robeson County, including at Bladenboro High School. In 1902, Shepherd opened Stinceon Institute and Commercial School (later known as Orrum School) in Orrum, North Carolina.
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Descriptive Summary
- Repository
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North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
- Creator
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Shepherd, Marshal, b. 1865.
- Title
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Marshal Shepherd catalogs, 1897 - 1909
- Call Number
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MSS 79
- Extent
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1 folder
- Location
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For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
- Language of Material
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English
Information for Users
- Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
- Acquisitions Information
Received from Marshal Leroyce Shepherd (son), April 1975
- Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marshal Shepherd catalogs, MSS 79, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note
Marshal Shepherd (b. 1865) was an educator and a farmer in Robeson County, North Carolina. He spent several years teaching across Robeson County, including at Bladenboro High School. In 1902, Shepherd opened Stinceon Institute and Commercial School (later known as Orrum School) in Orrum, North Carolina. Stinceon Institute was the first rural high school in lower Robeson County. Students learned English, algebra, Latin, French, music, commerce, and agriculture. In 1907, the institute became a public school.
Shepherd fathered six children with his first wife, Rochelle Frink. One of these children, Marshal Leroyce, received a degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State College in 1933, and later became an instuctor in N.C. State's Military Department and Assistant Director of Extension. After Rochelle's death in 1918, Shepherd married Eliza Singletary.
Scope and Content Note
The Marshal Shepherd catalogs consist of copies of catalogs of Bladenboro High School, Bladenboro, North Carolina (1897-1900) and Stinceon Institute and Commercial School (1903-1904 and 1908-1909), Orrum, North Carolina. The collection also includes biographical information about Shepherd.
Online Catalog Terms
- Bladenboro (N.C.).
- Orrum (N.C.).
- Robeson County (N.C.).
- Schools -- North Carolina -- Robeson County -- History.
- Shepherd, Marshal, b. 1865.
- Bladenboro High School (Bladenboro, N.C.).
- Stinceon Institute and Commercial School (Orrum, N.C.).
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