Letters relating to law enforcement in Alaska, 1893-1902

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-1-11

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters written to Alaska territorial officials regarding administration of justice and law enforcement in Alaska; correspondents include Governor John G. Brady.

Dates

1893-1902

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical / Historical

Miner in AJ until WWII, Police Officer for city of Juneau in late 1940s to early 1950s, appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1952 until Alaska Statehood in 1959, appointed traveling District Magistrate for Alaska Court System in 1960, appointed District Court Judge until retirement in 1975.

Extent

1 folders ((17 items) : holograph.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession Number:1990-004 | Date Accessioned: 1/26/1990

General

Letters were salvaged from the old Federal Jail at the time this building was being demolished at the location of the current State Office Building.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for Letters relating to law enforcement in Alaska, 1893-1902
Status: Completed
Author: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2020 September
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English