Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William R. Shepherd papers, 1554-1931 |
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| Span Dates | 1554-1931 |
| ID No. | MSS39727 |
| Creator | Shepherd, William R. (William Robert), 1871-1934 |
| Extent | 2,500 items |
| Extent | 18 containers |
| Extent | 8 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in Spanish and English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012149 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81039727 |
| Summary | Author, historian, lecturer, and professor of history. Transcripts, 1554-1814 and undated, from Spanish archives, correspondence, notes and drafts of articles and speeches; newspaper clippings. The collection relates to Shepherd's activities in Spain while collecting data for his Guide to the Materials for the History of the United States in Spanish Archives (1907). Much of the same material was later photocopied for the Library of Congress. |