Inventory of the John Shields Farmstead Excavation Collection
D-608
Liz Phillips
University of California, Davis, UC Davis Library, Special Collections
2018
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
URL: https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/special-collections/
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis, UC Davis Library, Special Collections
Title: John Shields Farmstead Excavation Collection
creator:
Burrill,
Richard, 1945-
Identifier/Call Number: D-608
Physical Description:
1.4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1860-1988
Date: undated
Abstract: The collection includes artifacts, photographs,
field notes, and history from an archaeological excavation of the John Shields farmstead located near Rancho Cordova,
California. The farmstead was established by John and Elizabeth Shields, who emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s. Peter J.
Shields was born on the Shields farm in 1862.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to
request collections, as many are stored offsite.
History
The Shields farmstead in what is now Rancho Cordova, California was established by John and Elizabeth Shields, who
emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s. Their son Peter J. Shields was born on the farmstead in 1862.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes artifacts, photographs, field notes, and history from an archaeological excavation of the John
Shields farmstead located near Rancho Cordova, California. The excavation was carried out by students in Richard Burrill's
archaeology class at Cordova Senior High School.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Liz Phillips with help from student assistant Julie Jeon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Folsom Historical Society, 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Shields Farmstead Excavation Collection, D-608, Special Collections, UC Davis Library,
University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Excavations (Archaeology) -- United States -- California
Rancho Cordova (Calif.) -- History
Rancho Cordova (Calif.) -- Antiquities
Shields, John, 1835-
Box 1, Folder
1
Published news articles
1982-1988
Box 1, Folder
4
Shields: genealogy history
1917, undated
Box 1, Folder
5
Story of the founding of the college of Davis
Undated
Box 1, Folder
6
Site survey record
Undated
Box 1, Folder
9
Cataloguing pages
Undated
Box 1, Folder
11
Riverview Elementary School
1983-1985
Box 1, Folder
12
Shields Descendants Photograph
1982
Scope and Contents
Robert Emmett Shields, Bob Shields, and Terrence Shields
Box 1, Folder
13
Shields site (Assemblage)
Undated
Box 1, Folder
14
Shields Deed land history
1981-1982
Box 1, Folder
15
Shields site maps
1911, 1981, undated
Box 1, Folder
18
Carmichael history
Undated
Box 1, Folder
19
P. J. Shields: will and anecdotes
1950
Box 1, Folder
20
P. J. Shields: "Reaction to an article on the 'colored line'"
Undated
Box 1, Folder
21
P. J. Shields: "Flag Salute Question"
1943
Box 1, Folder
22
Shields Site: psychic reading
1981
Box 1, Folder
26
Widow of Joseph L. Folsom transferring title of land to John Shields
1866
Box 1, Folder
27
Ca-Sac-157
1982
Scope and Contents
Contact sheet
Box 1, Folder
28
John Shields Farm historical site excavation
1981-1994, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs
Box 1, Folder
29
Photographs
1946-1981, undated
