Correspondence with the Thiel Detective Service concerning the past history and citizenship investigation showing Governor John Alexander Strong to be a British subject, also related letters, 1918 January-March

Collection

Identifier: MS 52a

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with The Thiel Detective Service concerning the past history and citizenship investigation showing John Alexander Strong to be a British subject, also related letters. Jan.-March 1918.

Dates

1918 January-March

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

John W. Troy worked in the newspaper field and as a county official in Clallam County, Washington before coming to Alaska. From 1897 1907 Troy was publisher and editor of the Skagway Daily Alaskan, then publisher and editor of the Alaska-Yukon Magazine from 1911 1912. He became editor of the Daily Alaska Empire in Juneau in 1913 and its owner in 1914. From 1919 to 1922 he served as Collector of Customs for the District of Alaska. In April 1933, Troy was appointed Alaska's Twelfth governor serving through 1939. Troy died May 2, 1942 and is buried in Juneau.

While publisher of the Alaska Daily Empire, Troy investigated the birth record and personal history of Governor J.F.A. Strong of Alaska. He discovered Strong to be a Canadian citizen and not qualified to be Governor of Alaska.

Extent

19 items : Photocopies

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sue Pagenkopf.

Processing Information

Photocopies placed in Mylar sleeves and then into an acid free folder.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for Correspondence with the Thiel Detective Service concerning the past history and citizenship investigation showing Governor John Alexander Strong to be a British subject, also related letters, 1918 January-March
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff. Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, August 2016. 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