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Edmund J.E. Schuster Collection, 1900-1933

 Collection
Identifier: MS 211

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

Contact:
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
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