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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.
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.
The Marshal Shepherd Papers 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.
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[Identification of item], Marshal Shepherd Papers, MSS 00079, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Received from Marshal Leroyce Shepherd (son), April 1975
Processed by Special Collections staff, 2005; updated by Susan C. Rodriguez, 2015 November.
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[Identification of item], Marshal Shepherd Papers, MSS 00079, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.