p2614.xml THADDEUS CRANE FIELD AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Alex KentJanuary 2010 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Field, Thaddeus C. Thaddeus Crane Field and family papers. circa 1854-1997 (bulk 1909-1950). Materials in English. Correspondence and related papers, clippings and obituaries, reminiscences, and photographs of three generations and branches of the Field and Shields families, early residents of St. Paul. 0.75 cubic feet (2 boxes). P2614: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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Persons: Field family. Shields family. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Thaddeus Crane (T. C.) Field I (1836-?) was an early St. Paul resident and dry goods merchant, who came to St. Paul from Putnam County, New York in 1855. He married Julia Shelton Ingersoll, daughter of D. W. Ingersoll circa 1858. They adopted Caroline Southworth Field, daughter of Julia S. Ingersoll’s deceased sister in 1868. She married John I. H. Field (nephew of T. C. Field I) in 1890.

T. C. Field II was the son of John I. H. Field and Caroline Southworth Field (nee Field). He married Florence Mary Shield, daughter of Litton Edward Shields (1852-1933) and Anna Bell Caughren.

T. C. Field III, son of T. C. Field II and Florence Mary Shield, lived from 1918-1971.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Thaddeus Crane Field and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,994

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007259663

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION P2614 1 Clippings and obituaries, undated, 1916, 1936-1937, 1949, 1997. Correspondence and related papers, circa 1909-1915, 1922, 1949, 1968, 1996. The mother's record: Thaddeus Crane Field II, 1880-[1884?].

Notebook with information about Thaddeus Crane Field II's early years (through age four?) including vital statistics such as height and weight. Includes photograph of T. C. Field II and Elizabeth Field.

Ancestry of the Shields family and biography of [General] James Shields, undated. Reminiscences of sixty-five years by Litton Edward Shields, undated. Photographs: Thaddeus Crane (T. C.) Field, undated.

Not identified as T. C. Field I, II, or III.

 T. C. Field I and II, undated. T. C. Field II and Florence Shield Field, 6 photographs. undated, [1940s?]. T. C. Field III, undated. T. C. Field II, III; Litton E. S. Field, and Cynthia Shields, undated, 1924?. 2 photographs. Litton E. S. and Annabelle C. Shields; T. C. Field II and III, undated, 1923, 1928, 1947. John and Carolyn Field, undated. 4 photographs. Florence Shields Field, undated, 1916, [circa 1942-1945], 1953. 12 photographs.

Includes other family members as well.

 Other family members, undated, 1930, circa 1952. 7 photographs. Portrait of unidentified couple, 1854. 1 ambrotype ; visible image 12 x 9 cm ; in frame 13 x 16 cm.

Ambrotype by Mathew Brady or photographer working for Mathew Brady.

 P2614 2 Album, undated, 1915-1917.

Photographs of trip to Europe including Rome (and ancient Roman ruins), Switzerland, and others. Also contains photographs of St. Paul, Minnesota, Green Lake, Wisconsin, Trick Falls, Gunsight Pass, and others. Includes photographs of Thaddeus Crane Field (I, II, or III?) and other family members, friends, and cousins (?).