Edmund J.E. Schuster Collection, 1900-1933
Scope and Contents
Includes name index and descriptive inventories for Judge James Wickersham's letter files from 1900-1910 (in MS 107, General Correspondence) and abridged transcriptions of Wickersham's diaries from Jan 1, 1900 to Dec. 31, 1933 (MS 107, Diaries).
Dates
- 1900-1933
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical Note
Edmund Schuster was born in Hirschegg, Austria, Sept. 15, 1935. He began his education in Hirschegg and apprenticed in a family inn and trade school. Before coming to Alaska he worked as a coal miner in Germany, a uranium miner in Canada and as a firefighter and carpenter. In 1964 he moved to Anchorage where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics and History, a master’s degree in Industrial Relations, and then his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Oregon. He taught sociology at the University of Alaska Anchorage until 1990. Skier, custom home builder and marathon racer, Schuster also spent over 1000 hours from 1975 to 1983 transcribing the daily journals of Judge James Wickersham and creating indexes and inventories for many of his letters.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dr. Edmund J. E. Schuster, retired University of Alaska Anchorage Professor of Sociology, donated the collection March 2005 (Acc. No. 2005-7).
Processing Information
The original order has been maintained. The collection was boxed and some of the typescripts were refoldered. No other conservation measures were needed or taken.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Edmund J.E. Schuster Collection, 1900-1933
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Anne Laura Wood, 8/26/2005. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
- Date
- 2019 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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asl.historical@alaska.gov