Shepp Ranch Diaries collection, 1903-1971
Table of Contents
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 Note
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 Description
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 Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1:
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Description: S.A Shepard notes3 items : Handwritten notes by S.A. ShepardDates: 1903-1921Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1: Shepp Ranch Diary59 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1903-1904Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary25 items : Letters, receipts, bills, calculation, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1905-1906Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary59 items : Letters, receipts, bills, notes and expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1909-1910Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary60 items : Letters, receipts, bills, statement account, fish and game licenses, calculation, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1910-1911Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary, Notes on 1910-1911 diary33 items : Year book of 1954, journals and notesDates: 1954Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary80 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1912-1913Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary52 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1913-1915Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary91 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1915-1916Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary105 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1916-1917Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diaries42 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1917Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary90 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1918-1919Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary107 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1919-1921Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary96 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1921-1923Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary50 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1924Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary58 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1925Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary90 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1926-1927Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary66 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1928Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary15 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1929Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary40 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1929-1930Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary50 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1930-1931Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary47 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1931-1932Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: 1933-193443 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1933-934Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary68 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1936-1937Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary14 items : Letters, receipts, bills, personal notes, expenses and buying journals from Shepp Ranch Diary and other institutionsDates: 1948-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary1 item : Personal diaryDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary50 items : 1955 day bookDates: 1955-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Misc Letter2 items : Personal letter by Shepp's sonDates: 1954Container: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary180 items : Five year diary property of Shepp RanchDates: 1954-1958Container: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary201 items : The Rumpson Five Year personal diary property of Shepp Ranch DiaryDates: 1959-1963Container: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary189 items : The Smithcrafted Five Year Diary property of Shepp RanchDates: 1964-1968Container: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary35 items : 1969 desk diary 14 months daily memo space from December 1, 1968 to January 31, 1970Dates: 1969Container: Box 1, Folder 32
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary78 items : Random diary form, 1970 desk diaryDates: 1970Container: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: Shepp Ranch Diary55 items : 1971 day book by Shepp RanchDates: 1971Container: Box 1, Folder 34
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