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James Judge Papers, 1894-1907
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Judge, James, b. 1866
- Title
- James Judge Papers
- Dates
- 1894-1907 (inclusive)18941907
- Quantity
- 1.5 cu. ft. (3 document cases, 1 card file box)
- Collection Number
- Mss230
- Summary
- Papers of an Assistant United State Treasury Agent to the seal fisheries at St. George, Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Includes detailed notebooks and diaries containing observations on seals, foxes, coal, and other matters; fox and seal reports; census of St. Paul and St. George Islands; letters from U.S. Treasury agent Joseph Murray; and a diary of Judge's wife, Helen.
- Repository
-
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
James Judge (b. 1866) was the Assistant United States Treasury Agent to the Seal Fisheries at Pribilof Islands. Along with his wife Helen, he was stationed at St. George, Pribilof Group, from 1894 to about 1910.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes 28 pocket notebooks of James Judge dating between 1897 and 1907, and two kept by Helen Judge in around 1894. These record daily happenings, observations on foxes, seals, coals, and other matters. Among the papers are Judge's reports for the years 1895, 1897, 1900, 1901, 1903, and 1905; seal reports, 1896-1904; fox reports, 1900, 1901, 1903-1904; journals kept in 1896-1897, 1900, 1901; census of St. Paul and St. George Islands, Pribilof Group, 1900; personal and business correspondence, 1894-1903, including letters from Joseph Murray, Special United States Treasury Agent stationed at St. Paul Island, Pribilof Group; and miscellaneous documents, receipts, and ephemera.
Notable among the correspondence is a letter from Thomas O'Hare, Sept. 16 1896, describing the U.S. presidential campaign. Letters from Joseph Murray provide details of life on St. Paul Island. Murray also traveled to Washington, D.C. and wrote of the political situation in the capital in 1896. Among the diaries, of particular interest are Judge's notes from interviews with elderly natives, dated July 28, 1899 (box 4, folder 2), and a diary of Helen Judge.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any publication use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
James Judge Papers, Mss230, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series A: Correspondence, 1894-1903
- Series B: General materials, 1894-1900, undated
- Series C: Reports, 1895-1905
- Series D: Diaries, journals, and notebooks, 1896-1907
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A: Correspondence, 1894-1903Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General
Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence |
1894-1896 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence |
1897-1899 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence |
1900-1903 |
| 1/4-8 | Letters from Joseph
Murray |
1895-1898; undated |
Series B: General Materials, 1894-1900, undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/9 | Census of St. Paul
Island |
1900 |
| 1/10 | Historical notes on Alaska
and the Irish people |
undated |
| 1/11 | General materials
|
|
| 1/12 | Receipts |
1894-1896 |
Series C: Reports, 1895-1905Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1 | Report |
1895 |
| 2/2 | Report |
1897 |
| 2/3 | Report |
1900 |
| 2/4 | Report |
1901 |
| 2/5 | Report (copy of
above) |
1901 |
| 2/6 | Report |
1903 |
| 2/7 | Report |
1905 |
| 2/8 | Seal reports |
1897-1904 |
| 2/9 | Fox reports |
1900-1904 |
Series D: Diaries, journals, and notebooks, 1896-1907Return to Top
All items are by James Judge unless otherwise noted
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Loose-leaf
journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | 1896 December 9-1897 May 9 | |
| 3/2 | 1900 June 11-July 29 | |
| 3/3 | 1900 June 11-August 25 | |
| 3/4 | 1901 June 8-August 7 | |
Pocket diaries and
notebooks |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | Account book |
circa 1896 |
| 4/2 | Notes, tallies, and other
information
Includes notes on interviews with elderly natives, 1899
July 28.
|
circa 1896-1899 |
| 4/3 | Diary |
1897 January 10-September 10 |
| 4/4 | Diary |
1897 December-1898 January 4 |
| 4/5 | "Clarke: journal on
foxes"
Also includes "Summary of year foxing", 1899 April 1;
and "Seal Notes", 1899 November 28.
|
1898 October 16-1899 May 28 |
| 4/6 | Diary and
notebook |
1899 June 25-August 10 |
| 4/7 | Diary, notes and
tallies |
1899 July 13-August 14 |
| 4/8 | Coal record |
1899 August 9-1900 July 25 |
| 4/9 | Diary |
1900 June 25-July 21 |
| 4/10 | Diary |
1900 July 29-November 7 |
| 4/11 | Diary |
1901 June 3-19 |
| 4/12 | "Journal of
observation" |
1901 June 20-July 9 |
| 4/13 | Diary |
1901 July 10-August 6 |
| 4/14 | Diary, inventories and
accounts |
1901 August 7-17 |
| 4/15 | Diary |
1902 June 8-July 24 |
| 4/16 | Coal tallies |
1902 July 9-1904 July 27 |
| 4/17 | Fox record |
1902 November 20-December 12 |
| 4/18 | Diary |
1902 December 30-1903 March 23 |
| 4/19 | Diary |
1903 March 17-August 28 |
| 4/20 | Diary |
1904 May 4-August 8 |
| 4/21 | Diary
Also includes list of seal legislation, 1903-1904; and
accounts, 1904 June-November
|
1904 August 9-December 29 |
| 4/22 | Diary |
1904 December 30-1905 June 27 |
| 4/23 | Diary |
1906 July 8-August 2 |
| 4/24 | Diary titled "Pencil
memo" |
1906 August 2-4; October 20-23 |
| 4/25 | Diary |
1906 August 3-1907 January 18 |
| 4/26 | Coal weights and
accounts |
1906 |
| 4/27 | Diary
Includes some data for 1905
|
1907 January 19-September 11 |
| 4/28 | Helen Judge
diary |
1894 August 29-September 15 |
| 4/29 | Helen Judge
notebook
Includes lists of letter received and answered, books
read, recipes, and souvenir spoons.
|
1902-1907 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Eskimos--Alaska--History
- Fox trapping--Alaska--Pribilof Islands
- Foxes--Alaska--Pribilof Islands
- Seals (Animals)--Alaska--Pribilof Islands
- Women--Alaska--Pribilof Islands
Personal Names
- Judge, Helen (creator)
- Judge, James, 1866-1910--Correspondence (creator)
- Murray, Joseph, fl. 1895-1898--Correspondence (creator)
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Description and travel
- Pribilof Islands (Alaska)--History
- St. George (Alaska)--History
- St. Paul Island (Alaska)--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
- Letters
- Notebooks
Collection processed by Geoffrey
B. Wexler, 2005
2006
