Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 396
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Creator:
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Kehoe, Joseph, 1890-1959
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Title:
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Joseph Kehoe papers
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Dates:
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1944-1955
(inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1 linear feet
2 boxes
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Languages:
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Collection materials written in English.
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Summary:
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This collection contains the personal journals, correspondence, and case notes of Joseph Kehoe, a lawyer in Alaska.
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Biographical Note
Joseph W. Kehoe was born in Portland, Oregon in 1890. He attended the University of Oregon School of Law and became an attorney in Portland. In 1919, he moved to Alaska and practiced law in Juneau. From 1924 to 1929, Kehoe was a United States Commissioner at Ketichikan. He also became a member of the Territorial Legislature in 1933 as well as 1943. While in Alaska from 1933-1943, he was a U.S. District Attorney, Third Division. Other prominent positions include: Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney General from 1943-1944; a U.S. District Judge, Second Division in Alaska form 1944 to 1951 and Secretary of Alaska from 1951 to 1952. Kehoe died in 1959.
Content Description
The Joseph Kehoe Papers are contained in 2 manuscript boxes. The papers consist of personal diaries in the first box spanning 1944 to 1955. The second box contains case notes and correspondence. The case notes are from 1944-1950 when Kehoe was a District Judge. The major correspondents include Harry P. Chandler, Rev. Jules M. Convert, S.J. and E.L. Bartlett and Ernest Gruening. The correspondence with Rev. Convert concerns unionization of the salmon canneries at St. Michael.
The journals are arranged in numbering starting from the right side and going back then continuing on the left side. The personal correspondence and case notes are arranged with the case notes in bound volumes, folders of correspondence and bound pamphlets. The collection was microfilmed in March of 1987.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following two series: Journals; Correspondence and case notes.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Joseph W. Kehoe Papers, Ax 396, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Bartlett, Edward Lewis, 1904-1968--Correspondence |
| Bartlett, S. J.--Correspondence |
| Chandler, Henry Porter, b. 1880--Correspondence |
| Convert, Jules M.--Correspondence |
| Gruening, Ernest, 1887-1974--Correspondence |
| Kehoe, Joseph W., 1890-1959--Archives |
| Cannery workers--Labor unions--Organizing--Alaska--Saint Michael |
| Judges--Alaska |
| Public prosecutors--Alaska |
| Diaries--Alaska |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Journals
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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January 1, 1944-April 21, 1944
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January 1, 1944-April 21, 1944 |
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April 22, 1944-November 22, 1944
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April 22, 1944-November 22, 1944 |
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November 23, 1944-May 28, 1945
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November 23, 1944-May 28, 1945 |
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May 29, 1945-November 30, 1945
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May 29, 1945-November 30, 1945 |
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December 1, 1945-September 13, 1946
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December 1, 1945-September 13, 1946 |
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September 14, 1946-February 8, 1947
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September 14, 1946-February 8, 1947 |
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February 10, 1947-November 25, 1947
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February 10, 1947-November 25, 1947 |
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November 26, 1947-July 6, 1948
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November 26, 1947-July 6, 1948 |
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July 8, 1948-November 28, 1948
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July 8, 1948-November 28, 1948 |
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November 29, 1948-May 16, 1949
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November 29, 1948-May 16, 1949 |
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May 20, 1949-September 12, 1949
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May 20, 1949-September 12, 1949 |
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September 14, 1949-April 20, 1950
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September 14, 1949-April 20, 1950 |
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April 21, 1950-June 4, 1951
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April 21, 1950-June 4, 1951 |
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June 5, 1951-December 20, 1951
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June 5, 1951-December 20, 1951 |
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December 21, 1951-April 9, 1952
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December 21, 1951-April 9, 1952 |
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April 11, 1952-November 3, 1954
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April 11, 1952-November 3, 1954 |
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March 25, 1957-1958
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March 25, 1957-1958 |
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Notes-35 Years in Alaska
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Series II:
Correspondence and case notes
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Record Book
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August 1, 1946-April 24, 1947 |
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Anchorage Place
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April 14, 1947-April 22, 1947 |
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Record Book
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January 4, 1946-July 31, 1946 |
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Record Book
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March 3, 1948-September 25, 1950 |
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Record Book
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April 25, 1947-March 2, 1948 |
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Record Book
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April 25, 1947-March 2, 1948 |
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Chandler, Hon. Harry P. Director, Administrative Officer of the U.S. Courts, Washington 13, D.C.
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Convert, Rev. Jules M, S.J. St. Michael, Alaska
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Cooper, J. Earl U.S. District Judge-Second Division, Nome, Alaska
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Democratic Central Committee
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Gruening, Governor Ernest
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J.W. Kehoe Miscellaneous Letters
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Barrow Rape Case
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Bartlett, Delegate E.L. "Bob"
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Rules of the District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division
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April 15, 1906 |
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Uniform Rules of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska
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March 7, 1947 |
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Rules of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska-Third Division
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Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division
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January 1, 1902 |
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Massage of the Governor of Alaska to the Twentieth Assemble of the Alaska Territorial Legislature
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January 25, 1951 |
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Message to the People of Alaska. A Report in the XVIIth Territorial Legislature
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April 1945 |
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Rules of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Division
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October 1, 1918 |
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Rules of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Second Division
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October 1, 1918 |
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Corporations on Record in the Office of the Auditor of Alaska
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June 30, 1945 |
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Third Message to the People of Alaska. A Report on the Extraordinary Session of the XVIIth Territorial Legislature
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April 1946 |
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Message of the Governor or Alaska to the Special Session of the Seventeenth Assembly of the Alaska Territorial Legislature
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March 4, 1946-April 2, 1946 |
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