Adolph Harles “Pat” Mann Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-37-24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A memoir, documents and correspondence, and photographs from Adolph Harles (Pat) Mann’s life in Alaska during his tenure as Notary Public for the Territory of Alaska, 1916-1917.

Dates

1914-1917

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical

Adolph Harles “Pat” Mann (June 2, 1894-Jan 10, 1937) lived in Juneau, Alaska from 1914 to late 1917, where he served one year of a four year appointment as a Notary Public for the Territory of Alaska. Prior to his living in Juneau, Pat Mann studied corporate law. He returned to St. Louis, Missouri in 1917 to enlist in the United States Army Aeronautic Service. He was stationed at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas. When WWI ended, he went to Seattle. He joined the Seattle Flyer’s Club and was involved in the first Seaplane Derby from Seattle to Alaska. He left the Pacific Northwest in 1928 to settle in the San Francisco, California area, and worked as an insurance executive. [From donor’s notes].

Extent

1 Volumes : 1 folder: 7 black and white photographs, 1 manuscript, 1 packet of documents, 3 newspaper clippings

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by Theodore Ward Mann, T. Patton Mann and Marcile Mann Swartz to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections and is accessioned as 2005-36.

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed in mylar and into pH-neutral folders.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Adolph Harles “Pat” Mann Collection
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Alea Oien, May 2009 ; Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 August
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English