Hilam C. Scofield Papers
c.00556

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Scofield, Hilam C., 1823-1903
Title
Hilam C. Scofield papers
ID
c.00556
Date
1898, 1986
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biography of Hilam C. Scofield

Hilam C. Scofield (1823-1903) was born in Yates, New York, and by 1836 his family had resettled in Branch County, Michigan. During his early years, he worked with his father in the milling business, later becoming a Baptist minister.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection contains a photocopy of Scofield's "Autobiography of a Pioneer Minister from 1823 to 1898," which was completed when he was seventy-five years old. In the autobiography, Scofield quotes from his own diary which he kept from about 1860 (see page 47). For the period preceding 1860, his narrative is based on recollection.

In addition to the autobiography, the collection contains a genealogical record for the Scofield family.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1994

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  July 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Autobiographies
  • Genealogies (histories)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Branch County (Mich.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Lane, Eleanor
  • Scofield, Hilam C., 1823-1903

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Collection Inventory

Folder

"Autobiography of Pioneer Minister from 1823-1898" by Hilam C. Scofield 

 1

Genealogical Records 1986 

 2