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James Joseph Connors Photograph Collection, ca. 1913

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 457

Scope and Contents

Portraits (individual and group), members of the 1st Alaska territorial legislature and the House Committee on Committees, ca. 1913. Photographs by A.C. Mercer.

Dates

  • ca. 1913

EAD

PCA0457

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing however, the photographs may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical

James Joseph Connors was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1876 and emigrated to the US in 1893. He married Katherine Ann Collins from Kent, Washington, July 1907. Connors worked in timber, mining and mercantile in Nome and Candle and owned a hotel in Council, 1902-1914. He came to Juneau and owned and operated Connors Motor Co. from 1915-1933. He was a city councilman in Juneau in 1918, 1922-1924, mayor from 1925-1926, a member of the Democratic National Committee 1928-1934 and collector of customs 1933-1951. He died in Seattle Dec. 16, 1951.

Extent

26 Photographic Prints : black and white ; 1 album

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

James Michael Connors, great-grandson to James Joseph Connors, donated the collection Aug. 17, 2005 (Acc. No. 2005-034).

Processing Information

The album is intact. No conservation measures were needed.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the James Joseph Connors Photograph Collection, ca. 1913
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Laura Wood Aug. 2005 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 June ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
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