2019-01-08 Preliminary Inventory of the Sherrard Family Letters, 1852-1880 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0337 Finding aid prepared by Melissa Hill Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-01-08T15:29-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Sherrard Family Letters SPEC.RARE.CMS.0337 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet 1852-1880 Thomas J. Sherrard led several Presbyterian congregations in the second half of the 19th century. He attended Princeton University until 1870, and then married Mary Campbell, who attended Vassar. They spent much of their adult lives in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The Sherrard Family Letters contain correspondence written between 1852 and 1880. While the writers and addressees are not always definite, it is most likely that all letters were written to or from Thomas J. Sherrard, Mary Campbell Sherrard, or Mary Campbell Sherrard's immediate family. Most of the letters are of an entirely personal nature. (1) 2.5" letter document box English Sherrard family Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged chronologically.

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Biographical Note

Thomas J. Sherrard (1845-1905) led several Presbyterian congregations in the second half of the 19th century. He was an apprentice near Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1870, but spent most of his life in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He attended Princeton University until 1870, and then married Mary Campbell, who attended Vassar. They spent much of their adult lives in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Contents

The Sherrard Family Letters contain correspondence written between 1852 and 1880. While the writers and addressees are not always definite, it is most likely that all letters were written to or from Thomas J. Sherrard, Mary Campbell Sherrard, or Mary Campbell Sherrard's immediate family. Most of the letters are of an entirely personal nature.

Sherrard family Sherrard, Mary Campbell Sherrard, Thomas J. Correspondence 1 1 1852-1859 Correspondence 1 2 1863-1868 Correspondence 1 3 1870 Correspondence 1 4 1872 Correspondence 1 5 1872-1876 Correspondence 1 6 1880