%xmlchars; ]> mss00079 Guide to the Marshal Shepherd Catalogs, 1897 - 1909 Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2005 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Marshal Shepherd Catalogs, 1897 - 1909 MSS 79 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Special Collections Staff Dawne E. Howard, July 2005 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Shepherd, Marshal, b. 1865. Marshal Shepherd catalogs, 1897 - 1909 MSS 79 1 folder 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. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 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

 Copyright Notice &ncsucpyrt; 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.). Related Material University Archives Reference Collection Biographical Files, UA 50.3.50 Detailed Description of the Collection Marshal Shepherd catalogs, 1897 - 1909 MSS.2MSS 79Catalogue of Bladenboro High School, Bladenboro, N.C., 1897 - 1898 MSS.2MSS 79Catalogue of Bladenboro High School, Bladenboro, N.C., 1899 - 1900 MSS.2MSS 79Stinceon Institute and Commercial School, 1903 - 1904 MSS.2MSS 79Catalogue: Stinceon Institute and Commercial School, Orrum, N.C., 1908 - 1909 MSS.2MSS 79Article from The Robesonian Historical Edition: Orrum Was Built Up Around Church And Boarding School, 1951 February