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Henry F. Shepherd Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0475

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The Henry F. Shepherd Papers consist of safety and personnel related documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, and material associated with "The President's Safety Award" given to Shepherd in 1965.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1965

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Henry F. Shepherd was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from the 1930s to 1967. He began his USDA career with the Soil Conservation Service in Ohio. Later he became the department's Director of Safety. He led an effort to put safety belts in all department vehicles in the early 1960s, for which USDA won the President's Safety Award. Shepherd retired from USDA in 1967.

Total Size of Collection

8 boxes (6 upright document boxes, 4.5 wide; 2 oversize flat boxes)

4.5 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Genres

photographs

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/special-collections
Contact:
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876