Donated by Linda Clark, who is a descendent of the families included in this collection, on March 4, 2020.
The finding aid inventory is arranged chronologically across boxes within the collection. Undated items are listed at the end.
[Identification of item] Linda Clark Collection, 1792-1916, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
The items in this collection were received as loose materials. They were placed in folders and boxes based on size since many were oversized.
This collection includes documents such as letters, land agreements and records, financial records, school records, ephemera, and other miscellaneous items. These documents relate to a variety of families in Shenandoah County such as the Shrum, Riffey, Sheetz, and Ship families, and more. There are 58 legal folders in two legal flip top document boxes and 35 folders in three oversized flat boxes.
Box 1: 1809-1863, Financial documents, legal documents, letters, school roster, land agreements, receipts, inventories
Box 2: 1840-1916, Receipts, land agreements, school records, letters, financial documents, drawing, notes, calling card, recipes, military documents, medical document
Box 3: 1792-1843, Land agreements, inventories, song lyrics
Box 4: 1836-1861, School records, letters, land agreements
Box 5: 1793-1839, Land agreements
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting this collection.