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Shepp Ranch Diaries collection, 1903-1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shepp, C.W. (Charlie W.), 1861-1936; Klinkhammer, Pete, 1881-1970
- Title
- Shepp Ranch Diaries collection
- Dates
- 1903-1971 (inclusive)19031971
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 155
- Summary
- Diaries recording daily life at a sheep and cattle ranch located in Hump, Idaho County, Idaho. Partners C.W. (Charlie) Shepp and Pete Klinkhammer also acted as recreation guides for hunting and wildlife conservation parties.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
One of the West's premier wilderness retreats, the 104.77 acre Shepp Ranch is located within the Nez Perce national Forest at the heart of the Franck Church-River of No Return and the Gospel Hump Wilderness Areas. The acreage lies along Crooked Creek and fronts on the north bank of the Salmon River, designated as a National Wild and Scenic River. Shepp Ranch is accessible by jet boat (approximately 30 minutes) aircraft, foot, or horseback. Shepp Ranch has one of the better private, wilderness airfields approximately 2,000 feet in length.
Charlie Shepp was born in 1861 in Iowa. He and Pete Klinkhammer homestead on Crooked Creek during the winter of 1909-1910. The established Shepp ranch and were neighbors to Charlie and Polly Bemis. Following Charles Bemis' death, Shepp helped to rebuild the Bemis house in 1924. Charlie Shepp died 1936 and was buried on his ranch.
Pete Klinkhammer was born in 1881 in Minnesota. He died in 1970 and was buried in the Prairie View Cemetery in Grangeville, Idaho.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Shepp Ranch Diaries collection includes diaries recording daily life at a sheep and cattle ranch located in Hump, Idaho County, Idaho. Partners C.W. (Charlie) Shepp and Pete Klinkhammer also acted as recreation guides for hunting and wildlife conservation parties.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1:Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | S.A Shepard notes
3 items : Handwritten notes by S.A. Shepard
|
1903-1921 |
| 1 | 2 | 1: Shepp Ranch Diary
59 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1903-1904 |
| 1 | 3 | Shepp Ranch Diary
25 items : Letters, receipts, bills, calculation, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1905-1906 |
| 1 | 4 | Shepp Ranch Diary
59 items : Letters, receipts, bills, notes and expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1909-1910 |
| 1 | 5 | Shepp Ranch Diary
60 items : Letters, receipts, bills, statement account, fish and game licenses, calculation, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1910-1911 |
| 1 | 6 | Shepp Ranch Diary, Notes on 1910-1911 diary
33 items : Year book of 1954, journals and notes
|
1954 |
| 1 | 7 | Shepp Ranch Diary
80 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1912-1913 |
| 1 | 8 | Shepp Ranch Diary
52 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1913-1915 |
| 1 | 9 | Shepp Ranch Diary
91 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1915-1916 |
| 1 | 10 | Shepp Ranch Diary
105 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1916-1917 |
| 1 | 11 | Shepp Ranch Diaries
42 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1917 |
| 1 | 12 | Shepp Ranch Diary
90 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1918-1919 |
| 1 | 13 | Shepp Ranch Diary
107 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1919-1921 |
| 1 | 14 | Shepp Ranch Diary
96 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1921-1923 |
| 1 | 15 | Shepp Ranch Diary
50 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1924 |
| 1 | 16 | Shepp Ranch Diary
58 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1925 |
| 1 | 17 | Shepp Ranch Diary
90 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1926-1927 |
| 1 | 18 | Shepp Ranch Diary
66 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1928 |
| 1 | 19 | Shepp Ranch Diary
15 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1929 |
| 1 | 20 | Shepp Ranch Diary
40 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1929-1930 |
| 1 | 21 | Shepp Ranch Diary
50 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1930-1931 |
| 1 | 22 | Shepp Ranch Diary
47 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1931-1932 |
| 1 | 23 | 1933-1934
43 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1933-934 |
| 1 | 24 | Shepp Ranch Diary
68 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1936-1937 |
| 1 | 25 | Shepp Ranch Diary
14 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutions
|
1948-1949 |
| 1 | 26 | Shepp Ranch Diary
1 item : Personal diary
|
1950-1951 |
| 1 | 27 | Shepp Ranch Diary
50 items : 1955 day book
|
1955-1956 |
| 1 | 28 | Misc Letter
2 items : Personal letter by Shepp's son
|
1954 |
| 1 | 29 | Shepp Ranch Diary
180 items : Five year diary property of Shepp Ranch
|
1954-1958 |
| 1 | 30 | Shepp Ranch Diary
201 items : The Rumpson Five Year personal diary property of Shepp Ranch Diary
|
1959-1963 |
| 1 | 31 | Shepp Ranch Diary
189 items : The Smithcrafted Five Year Diary property of Shepp Ranch
|
1964-1968 |
| 1 | 32 | Shepp Ranch Diary
35 items : 1969 desk diary 14 months daily memo space from December 1, 1968 to January 31, 1970
|
1969 |
| 1 | 33 | Shepp Ranch Diary
78 items : Random diary form, 1970 desk diary
|
1970 |
| 1 | 34 | Shepp Ranch Diary
55 items : 1971 day book by Shepp Ranch
|
1971 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ranches
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Olortegui.
2024
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