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Subject Guide: Territorial Governors Letterpress Books, 1884-1919

The subject guide below refers to index pages or groups of related documents in the various Governor Letterpress books. Generally speaking, numbers in the index pages refer to letter number not page number.

Alcohol / Liquor

  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Liquor, 1st Volume, Nov 1913 - Dec 1914, Roll 11000, Part 6, Page 25
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Liquor, 2nd Volume, Jan 1915 - Apr 1917 (pt.), Roll 11000, Part 8, Page 7
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Liquor, 3rd Volume, Apr 1917 (pt.) - Apr 1918 (pt.) Roll 11000, Part 11, Page 52
  • Reference File, John A. Strong, 1915-1918, Suppression of Liquor Traffic Among Natives (unindexed records) - Roll 11004, Part 11, Page 13
  • Liquor Trial Transcript (no date), John A. Strong, 1915-1918 - Roll 11005, Part 5, Page 94

Cable and Telegraph

  • Reference File, John A. Strong, 1915-1918 (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 2, Page 81

Draft (i.e. Preliminary Versions of Letters)

  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 1st Volume (Unindexed Records), Dec 1917 - Jan 1918, Roll 10994, Part 1, Page 6
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 2nd Volume (Unindexed Records), Feb 1918 - Mar 1918, Roll 10994, Part 5, Page 62
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 3rd Volume (Unindexed Records), Apr 1918, Roll 10995, Part 1, Page 6
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 4th Volume (Unindexed Records), May 1918, Roll 10995, Part 4, Page 62
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 5th Volume (Unindexed Records), Jun 1918, Roll 10995, Part 7, Page 131
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 6th Volume (Unindexed Records), Jul 1918 - Sep 1918 (pt.), Roll 10996, Part 1, Page 7
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 7th Volume (Unindexed Records), Sep 1918 (pt.) - Nov 1918 (pt.), Roll 10996, Part 5, Page 102
  • Draft, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 8th Volume (Unindexed Records), Nov 1918 (pt.) - Dec 1918, Roll 10997, Part 1, Page 8
  • Draft, Letters Sent, Thomas Riggs, 9th Volume (Unindexed Records), Jan 1919 - Apr 1919, Roll 10997, Part 4, Page 17

Elections

  • Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1918-21), Shorthand Notes (Election Results?), n.d. - Roll 11007, Part 8, Page 9

Employment Opportunities

  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 10th Volume, Jun 1915 (pt.) - July 1915 (pt.), Roll 10989, Part 1, Page 6 ( Index notes say this volume is chiefly about "opportunities in Alaska")

Extradition

  • Reference File, John A. Strong, 1915-1918 (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 2, Page 74

Federal Agencies

  • Letters Received - Departmental, James Sheakley (1893-99) (unindexed records) Roll 10967, Part 4, Page 31
  • Letters Sent - Departmental, Wilford B. Hoggatt (1906-09), Roll 10975, Part 2, Page 188
  • Letters Sent - Departmental, John A. Strong, 1st Volume, May - Oct 1913, Roll 10985, Part 5, Page 107
  • Letters Sent - Departmental, John A. Strong, 2nd Volume, Nov 1913 - Oct 1914, Roll 10985, Part 6, Page 69
  • Letters Sent - Departmental, John A. Strong, 3rd Volume, Nov 1914 - Sep 1917, Roll 10986, Part 1, Page 4
  • Letters Sent - Departmental, John A. Strong, 4th Volume, Oct 1917 - Apr 1918, Roll 10986, Part 3, Page 119

Fiscal (Checks, vouchers, statements, etc)

Contingent Fund

  • Fiscal Accounts, Contingent Fund, 1903-1906 - Roll 10974, Part 7, Page 58
  • Checklists 1913-15 (unindexed records) - Roll 11004, Part 8, Page 112

District Historical Library Fund

  • Fiscal Accounts, John G. Brady, 1901-1903 (unidexed records), Roll 10975, Part 1, Page 38

Department Circulars (Estimates of Appropriations)

  • Fiscal Accounts, John G. Brady, 1906 - Roll 10975, Part 2, Page 178

Indian Police

  • Fiscal Accounts, Contingent Fund and Indian Police - Roll 10967, Part 7, Page 64 (Includes name index for Indian Police)
  • Letters Received, John G. Brady, Indian Police Accounts 1900-1906, Roll 10974, Part 4, Page 118

McKinley National Memorial

  • Fiscal Accounts, John G. Brady, 1901-1903 (unidexed records), Roll 10975, Part 1, Page 5

Miscellaneous

  • 1911-13, Various Accounts (unindexed records) - Roll 10984, Part 1, Page 141

Protection of Game

  • Checklists 1913-16 (unindexed records) - Roll 11004, Part 8, Page 125

Suppression of Liquor

  • Checklists 1913-15 (unindexed records) - Roll 11004, Part 9, Page 20
  • Checkbooks 1911-13 (unindexed records) - Roll 10984, Part 1, Page 5

Territorial Appropriation

  • 1913 (unindexed records) - Roll 10984, Part 1, Page 132

Fishing and Fisheries

  • Hearings on Fish Case, 1920, Roll 11007, Part 8, Page 77

Game (i.e. hunting)

  • Annual Report of the Governor of Alaska Game Law (1910-1916) Roll 11004, Part 10, various pages
  • Game Laws, John A. Strong, 1918, Correspondence Relating to the Case of James Casco (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 6, Page 62
  • Hunting and Game Shipping Licenses Issued (Unindexed stubs) 1911-1915, Roll 10985, Part 3, Page 150
  • Letters Sent, Game Laws, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 1st Volume, July 1908 - Apr 1910 (pt.) - Roll 10976, Part 3, Page 45
  • Letters Sent, Game Laws, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 2nd Volume, Apr 1910 (pt.) - May 1911 (pt.) - Roll 10976, Part 6, Page 93
  • Letters Sent, Game Laws, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 3rd Volume, May 1911 (pt.) - Dec 1911 (pt.) - Roll 10977, Part 1, Page 7
  • Letters Sent, Game Laws, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 4th Volume, Dec 1911 (pt.) - Nov 1912 (pt.) - Roll 10977, Part 5, Page 48
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 1st Volume, Jul 1913 - Oct 1913, Roll 10997, Part 8, Page 3
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 2nd Volume, Nov 1913 - Feb 1914, Roll 10998, Part 1, Page 6
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 3rd Volume, Mar 1914 - Oct 1914, Roll 10998, Part 2, Page 42
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 4th Volume, Nov 1914 - Aug 1915, Roll 10998, Part 4, Page 166
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 5th Volume, Sep 1915 - Mar 1916 (pt.), Roll 10999, Part 1, Page 7
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 6th Volume, Mar 1916 (pt.) - Sep 1916 (pt.), Roll 10999, Part 3, Page 141
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 7th Volume, Sep 1916 (pt.) - Jul 1917, Roll 10999, Part 6, Page 21
  • Letters Sent, Game, John A. Strong, 8th Volume,Aug 1917 - Apr 1918, Roll 11000, Part 1, Page 6
  • Reference File, John A. Strong 1915-1918, (unindexed records) - Roll 11004, Part 9, Page 31

General

  • General, Letters Received - Lyman E Knapp 1889-91 -Roll 10966, Part 1, Page 5
  • General, Letters Sent - James Sheakley, 1st Volume - Sept 1893 - Dec 1896 - Roll 10966, Part 6, Page 2
  • General, Letters Sent - James Sheakley, 2d Volume - Jan. 1897-0ct. 1900, Roll 10967, Part 1, Page 6
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 1st Volume - Dec 1897 - May 1899, Roll 10968, Part 4, Page 40
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 2nd Volume - May 1899 (pt.) - October 1900 (pt.) , Roll 10968, Part 6, Page 83
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 3rd Volume - Oct. 1900(pt.) - Aug 1901(pt) - Roll 10969, Part 1, Page 7
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 4th Volume - Aug 1901(pt) - June 1902 - Roll 10969, Part 3, Page 54 -
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 5th Volume - July 1902 - Mar 1903(pt.) - Roll 10970, Part 1, Page 7
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 6th Volume - Mar 1903(pt.) - Oct 1903 (pt.) - Roll 10970, Part 3, Page 66
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 7th Volume - Oct 1903 (pt.) - May 1905 - Roll 10971, Part 1, Page 6
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 8th Volume - Apr 1905 - Nov 1905 (pt.) - Roll 10971, Part 3, Page 80
  • General, Letters Sent - John G. Brady, 9th Volume - Nov 1905 (pt.) - May 1906 - Roll 10971, Part 6, Page 46
  • (Incomplete) Subject Index to Governor's Correspondence (Letters Sent and Letters Received), 1908-12, Roll 11008, Part 1, first Page
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Received, James Sheakley, 1895-97, Roll 10967, Part 6, Page 25
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Received, John G. Brady, "A", 1901-05, Roll 10974, Part 1, Page 8
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Received, John G. Brady, "B", 1901-05, Roll 10974, Part 2, Page 95 (Start of letters, see "A" for index.)
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 1st Volume, June 1906 - Sept 1908(pt.) - Roll 10975, Part 5, Page 3
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, Wilford B. Hoggatt, 1st Volume, Sept 1908(pt.) - Oct 1909 - Roll 10976, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, Walter E. Clark, 2nd Volume, Mar. - June 1910 - Roll 10980, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, Walter E. Clark, 3rd Volume, Oct. 1910 - May 1911 (pt.) - Roll 10980, Part 1, Page 109
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, Walter E. Clark, 4th Volume, May 1911 (pt.) - Sept. 1911 (pt.) - Roll 10980, Part 5, Page 121
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 1st Volume, Jul 1913 - Oct 1913, Roll 10986, Part 4, Page 51
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 2nd Volume, Oct 1913 (pt.), Roll 10986, Part 7, Page 127
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 3rd Volume, Nov 1913 - Dec 1913 (pt.), Roll 10986, Part 8, Page 127
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 10th Volume, Jun 1915 (pt.) - July 1915 (pt.), Roll 10989, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 11th Volume, Jul 1915 (pt.) - Sep 1915, Roll 10989, Part 4, Page 16
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 12th Volume, Oct 1915 - Dec 1915 (pt.), Roll 10989, Part 6, Page 147
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 13th Volume, Dec 1915 (pt.) - Feb 1916 (pt.), Roll 10990, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 14th Volume, Feb 1916 (pt.) - Mar 1916 (pt.), Roll 10990, Part 3, Page 102
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 15th Volume, Mar 1916 (pt.) - Jun 1916, Roll 10990, Part 6, Page 56
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 16th Volume, Jul 1916 (pt.) - Sep 1916 (pt.), Roll 10991, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 17th Volume, Sep 1916 (pt.) - Dec. 1916 (pt.), Roll 10991, Part 3, Page 93
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 18th Volume, Dec 1916 (pt.) - Feb 1917 (pt.), Roll 10991, Part 6, Page 44
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 19th Volume, Feb 1917 (pt.) - Apr 1917 (pt.), Roll 10992, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 20th Volume, Apr 1917 (pt.) - May 1917 (pt.), Roll 10992, Part 4, Page 56
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 21st Volume, May 1917 (pt.) - Aug 1917 (pt.), Roll 10992, Part 8, Page 12
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 22nd Volume, Aug 1917 (pt.) - Dec 1917 (pt.) Roll 10993, Part 1, Page 7
  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 23rd Volume, Dec 1917 (pt.) - Apr 1918, Roll 10993, Part 6, Page 4

Governor's Mansion, Construction Of, 1912-1913

  • Letters from the Superintendent of Construction, 1912, Roll 10984, Part 3, Page 140
  • Letters of Construction Work and Materials, 1st Volume, Apr. - Sep. 1912 (unindexed records) , Roll 10984, Part 6, Page 128
  • Letters of Construction Work and Materials, 2nd Volume, Jul 1912 - Jan 1913 (unindexed records), Roll 10985, Part 1, Page 6
  • Miscellaneous Bills, Notebooks, etc, 1912-1913, Roll 10985, Part 2, Page 60
  • Record of Construction Work and Interior Furnishings, 1912-1913 (unindexed records), Roll 10984, Part 3, Page 29

Labor

  • Hearings on the 8-hour Law, 1918, John A. Strong, (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 3, Page 5

Laws - Legislative and Territorial

  • Miscellaneous, Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 20th Volume, Apr 1917 (pt.) - May 1917 (pt.) (Pertains to other matters as well, but does include many references to bills and laws), Roll 10992, Part 4, Page 56
  • Reference File, John A. Strong 1915-1918, (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 2, Page 96

Laws - Marriage and Divorce

  • Reference File, John A. Strong 1915-1918, (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 3, Page 1

Libraries and Museums

  • Newspaper Subscriptions of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum, 1914-19, John A. Strong - Roll 11005, Part 6, Page 71
  • Alaska History Library and Museum, Walter E. Clark, Nov 1911 - Oct 1913 - Roll 10984, Part 2, Page 15
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Library, 1st Volume 1913 - Sep 1915, Roll 11000, Part 3, Page 64
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Library, 2nd Volume, Oct 1915 - Apr 1918, Roll 11000, Part 4, Page 120

Mental Health

  • Letters Received, Insane, John G. Brady, 1900-1905 - Roll 10974, Part 4, Page 23 (Unindexed Records)

Notaries Public

  • Reference File, John A. Strong 1915-1918, (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 2, Page 86
  • Letters Sent, Notaries Public, John G. Brady, 1905-10, - Roll 10972, Part 1, Page 115
  • Letters Sent, Notaries Public, John G. Brady, 1905-06 - Roll 10974, Part 6, Page 118

Pardons

  • 1892-94 - Roll 10966, Part 5, Page 101

Schools

  • Douglas, Contract and Plans for Schoolhouse (1896) - Roll 10968, Part 4, Page 29
  • Letters Sent, John G. Brady, 1st volume, Nov 1905 - June 1911, Roll 10972, Part 2, Page 6
  • Letters Sent, John G. Brady, 2nd volume, Oct 1909 - Apr 1912(pt.) � Roll 10972, Part 9, Page 110
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 1st Volume, May 1913 - Oct 1913, Roll 11002, Part 1, Page 6
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 2nd Volume, Nov 1913 - Feb 1914, Roll 11002, Part 3, Page 3
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 3rd Volume, Mar 1914 - Oct 1914, Roll 11002, Part 4, Page 44
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 4th Volume, Nov 1914 - Aug 1915 (pt.), Roll 11002, Part 6, Page 155
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 5th Volume, Aug 15, 1915 - Feb 1, 1916 - Roll 11003, Part 1, Page 7
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 6th Volume, Feb (pt.) - Aug 1916 (pt) - Roll 11003, Part 3, Page 166
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 7th Volume, Aug 1916 (pt.) - Jan 1917 - Roll 11003, Part 6, Page 89
  • Letters Sent Sent, John A. Strong, 8th Volume, Feb - Sept 1917 - Roll 11004, Part 1, Page 7
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, 9th Volume, Sept 1917 (pt.) - April 1918 - Roll 11004, Part 5, Page 22
  • Reference File, John A. Strong, 1915-1918 (unindexed records) - Roll 11005, Part 1, Page 33

Senate, Territorial

  • Senate Hearings, John A. Strong, 1915-1918 - Roll 11005, Part 5, Page 4

World War I

Delinquents List - Form 1018

  • 1918-1919, Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 127

Delinquents and Deserters, Final Lists (personal names unindexed)

  • Statewide (Alphabetical by last name) Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 57
  • Anchorage, Local Board 10, Roll 11006, Part 7, Page 116
  • Cordova, Local Board 11, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 16
  • Douglas, Local Board 1, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 23
  • Eagle, Local Board 16, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 27
  • Fairbanks, Local Board 17, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 28
  • Haines, Local Board 2, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 29
  • Iditarod, Local Board 18, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 30
  • Juneau, Local Board 3, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 34
  • Ketchikan, Local Board 4, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 48
  • McCarthy, Local Board 12, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 67
  • Nenana, Local Board 19, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 73
  • Nome, Local Board 9, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 80
  • Petersburg, Local Board 5, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 108
  • Ruby, Local Board 20, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 111
  • Seward, Local Board 13, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 114
  • Saint Michael, Local Board 22, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 127
  • Sitka, Local Board 6, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 128
  • Skagway, Local Board 7, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 131
  • Tanana, Local Board 21, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 137
  • Valdez, Local Board 14, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 138
  • Wrangell, Local Board 8, Roll 11006, Part 8, Page 148

Delinquents and Deserters, Reports from Local Boards on Individuals (personal names unindexed)

  • Anchorage, Local Board 10, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 125
  • Cordova, Local Board 11, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 75
  • Douglas, Local Board 1, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 61
  • Eagle, Local Board 16, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 51
  • Fairbanks, Local Board 17, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 40
  • Haines, Local Board 2, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 49
  • Juneau, Local Board 3, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 99
  • Ketchikan, Local Board 4, Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 33
  • McCarthy, Local Board 12, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 67
  • Nome, Local Board 9, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 26
  • Petersburg, Local Board 5, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 55
  • Seward, Local Board 13, Roll 11007, Part 1, Page 5
  • Sitka, Local Board 6, Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 16
  • Skagway, Local Board 7, Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 52
  • Valdez, Local Board 14, Roll 11007, Part 3, Page 2

Draft, General

  • File Subjects and Numbers for Records Regarding the Military Draft (rev. Aug.6), 1918, Roll 11007, Part 6, Page 21
  • Hearings on Demobilization at Fort Seward, 191, Roll 11007, Part 8, Page 65
  • List of Telegrams to Provost Marshal General, 1918-19, Roll 11007, Part 6, Page 19
  • Telegrams, Thomas Riggs Jr, 1st Volume July-Sept 1918 (pt.), - Roll 11005, Part 6, Page 94
  • Telegrams, Thomas Riggs, Jr, 2nd Volume, Sept (pt.) - Nov (pt.) 1918 - Roll 11006, Part 1, Page 4
  • Telegrams, Thomas Riggs, Jr, 3rd Volume, Nov (pt.) - Dec 1918 - Roll 11006, Part 4, Page 112
  • Telegrams, Thomas Riggs, Jr, 4th Volume, Jan-July 1919 - Roll 11006, Part 6, Page 39

Draft, Local Board Records

  • Anchorage, Local Board 10, Exhibits "C" and "D," 1918-19 - Roll 11007, Part 4, Page 86
  • Seward, Local Board 13, Classification Lists, Orders of Induction, and Registration Cards, 1919, Roll 11007, Part 6, Page 24

Military Affairs

  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Military Affairs, 1st Volume, Jun 1917 (pt.) - Oct 1917 (pt.), Roll 11001, Part 1, Page 5
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Military Affairs, 2nd Volume, Oct 1917 (pt.) - Dec 1917 (pt.), Roll 11001, Part 5, Page 2
  • Letters Sent, John A. Strong, Military Affairs, 3rd Volume, Dec 1917 (pt.) - Apr 1918 (pt.), Roll 11001, Part 8, Page 30

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