UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Collection

Identifier: MS 51-4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records: A Selective File Regarding Appointment of Federal Judges, Marshals, Attorneys for Alaska and other Personnel Information, 1884-1915

Dates

1884-1915

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Extent

21 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

These records are a sampler of several series of records relating to Alaska in Record Group 60 at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. Photocopies were made of general information regarding appointment of federal judges, marshals and attorneys in Alaska; also files relating to specific individuals. There are some examples of examiners reports made in response to problems or routine investigation at Sitka (1888) and Nome (1903).

There is an extensive file of correspondence concerning personnel matters relating to deputy marshals in Alaska's 2nd Division (Nome headquarters) from 1905 1915. These provide some idea of the types of problems faced in administering justice in rural Alaska during the Territorial period.