Cowherd family papers
Overview
The Cowherd family papers are those of a Monroe County, Missouri farming family during the mid-1800s to early 1900s who were slaveholders.
Dates
- Creation: 1840 - 1914
Creator
- Cowherd, David T. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Photocopies available at RH MS 1092 for general use. Use of originals requires curator approval.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Cowherd Family
A Monroe County, Missouri family, the Cowherd's were a slaveholder, landowning, and farming family, which included David T, William, Jane E, and Robert J. Cowherd. David T. Cowherd was also a member of the Masons.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Cowherd family papers date from 1840 to 1914 and are arranged in a single series. Several documents relate to the acquisition of enslaved African Americans by the family. Other papers include tax receipts, land records, and a membership certificate. All items are fragile and should be handled with care. With the exception of a cotton ticking sewn case, which is placed at the end of the documents, folder arrangement is alphabetical.
Physical Location
RH MS 1092
Physical Location
RH VLT MS 1092
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Glenn Books, 2000
Subject
- Cowherd family. (Family)
- Coward family. (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Cowherd Family Collection
- Subtitle
- Cowherd family papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2007; revised by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2007; revised by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0204778160
- Preferred citation
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Cowherd Family Collection, Kansas Collection, RH VLT MS 1092, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository