Bone Family Letters, 1917 – 1948

Collection

Identifier: MS 224

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence of the Governor Scott Bone Family., 1917 – 1948.

Dates

1917-1948

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing according to the policies of the Alaska State Library.

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

Scott C. Bone, the 10th Territorial Governor of Alaska, was appointed by President Warren Harding, June, 1921 until Aug., 1925.

Governor Bone and his wife Mary Worth Bone had 7 children. Marguerite was the youngest of the seven children born to Scott and Mary Bone. The Bone’s son, Carroll Bone lived in New York City and Los Angeles where he was pursuing a music (voice) career.

Extent

1 boxes : 0.5 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Folders 1 - 5 were donated by Michael Burwell in February 2006 (Acc. #2006-004). Folders 6 - 14 were donated by Candace Waugaman in June 2004 and March and June 2007 (Acc. #2004-018).

Processing Information

Original order was maintained. Some letters were flattened and placed in acetate sleeves and acid free folders.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Bone Family Letters, 1917 – 1948
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: James Simard May 2007 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
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