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WSU Vancouver Library; Archives 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA. 98686 |
Guide to the
James E. Carty Collection
Collection
processed by Robert Schimelpfenig, November 2006
Inventory
encoded by Robert Schimelpfenig, November 2006
Overview of the Collection
Collection/Accession
Number:
WSUV-2006-001
Creator:
Carty, James E.
Title: James E. Carty Collection
Dates
of materials: 1873-1915; ca.
1966-1980;
1984-2001.
Quantity:
1.25 Linear Feet
Summary:
Manuscripts,
correspondence, essay drafts, editorials and other materials created
and compiled by James E. Carty during his career as former Woodland,
Washington city attorney, Clark County prosecuting attorney
(1973-1980), historian and Chairman for the Cowlitz County and Clark
County Democratic Party. Also contains personal letters and contents
relating to the early history of the Carty family. Materials in this
collection were donated by Leona Carty.
Location Collection: WSU-Vancouver Library; Archives
Location
of Originals: WSU-Vancouver
Library;
Archives
Biography of James E. Carty
James
E. Carty was born on November 11, 1920 in Ridgefield, Washington. The
son of
former Washington State Representative William Edward Carty and his
wife Mary
E. Fitzpatrick, Carty was a descendant of one of the first families to
settle
in Clark County. He was a graduate of Ridgefield High School in 1938,
attended
Washington State University (graduating in 1949) and then received his
law
degree from Duke University in 1952. For over twenty years Carty served
as city
attorney for Woodland, Washington. He later became prosecuting attorney
for
Clark County, which he served from 1973 to 1980. During his lifetime
Carty was politically
active in the Democratic Party, becoming chairman for both Cowlitz
County
(1952-1956, 1958-1960) and Clark County (through the sixties and
seventies).
Following his retirement in the 1980s, Carty began doing historical
research on
the Northwest, writing a series of essays, a book and giving
presentations and
lectures to the local community. In the early 1940s he married Leona
Carty and
they remained together living in Woodland for 59 years until the time
of his
death on October 24, 2001.
Content
Description of
Collection
James
E. Carty’s great granduncle (James), arriving with the Hudson’s Bay Co.
in
1837, and grandfather (James N. Carty), arriving in 1858, where among
the first
families to settle in Clark County. Among the family papers in this
collection
includes title abstracts of property owned by the Carty family as well
as
receipts and accounting ledgers documenting the family’s daily
business, which
included, among other things, a rock and gravel quarry. A small number
of
personal letters and a scrapbook of clippings and poetry are also
included.
As
an attorney, James E. Carty encountered many interesting cases in his
career.
One of the more notable cases was his involvement in the parole of the
legendary gangster Alivin “Old Creepy” Karpis, a leader of the
Barker/Karpis
gang. During the late 1960’s Carty became lawyer for Karpis after being
recommended by another inmate. Carty and Karpis became good friends and
continued a regular correspondence. Karpis was successfully paroled
after spending
over 30 years behind bars, 25 of which were spent at Alcatraz with some
of the
nations most notable criminals. The James E. Carty Collection contains
over ten
years of correspondence between Karpis and Carty, photographs
documenting the
day of parole, a manuscript and galley proof of Alvin Karpis book The
Alvin
Karpis Story, clippings and other items and ephemera relating to
their
legal and personal relations.
Although
much of Carty’s political career had ended in the early 1980s, he
remained
politically active in the Democratic Party until his death in 2001. The
collection includes a large number of copies and clippings of
editorials
written to local newspapers expressing concern over political and
social issues
of the day. Correspondence with regional and national political figures
are
also contain in the collection as well as a number of news articles,
research
data for political strategy and a collection of jargon for political
speeches.
In
his later life, Carty exercised his abilities as a historian. In 1994
he
published a book called A Territorial Anthology of the Oregon
Territory 1792-1860, an historical
survey
revealing the early voyages, settlements and business of immigrants in
the
Northwest, the life of American Indians in the area and the ensuing
wars and
conflict with whites. The collection includes typed drafts and notes of
the
book with revisions and finalized copies. Also included are a number of
other
historical writings Carty composed during and after the creation of the
book.
Some of these writings uncover little known histories about Clark
County and
the Pacific Northwest. Other miscellaneous writings are interspersed
among the
historical papers, revealing Carty’s reflections and opinions of his
own
history, his politics and observations on the present state and future
of Clark
County and the nation.
Arrangement
Series
A:
Drafts,
notes, research data and correspondence related to A Territorial
Anthology
of the Oregon Territory 1792-1860
(alternately titled An Oregon Country Anthology) by James E.
Carty.
Dates of research ca. 1986-1994. Miscellaneous writings and history
writings.
Series
B:
Carty
family documents. Journal and account Day Books, photographs and
miscellaneous
documents. 1873-1890; 1899-1919.
Series
C:
Political
correspondence and papers, letters to the editor, personal
correspondence and
miscellaneous papers.
Series
D:
James
E. Carty and Alvin Karpis correspondence and other materials and
documents
relating to Alvin Karpis. ca. 1969-1979.
Subjects
Alcatraz
Alvin
Karpowicz (aka Al Karpis)
Anna
E. Carty
Annie
Carty
Benjamin
L. E. Bonneville
Bozarth
Family
Clark
County History
Columbia
River
Columbian
Newspaper
Democratic
Party
Fort
Vancouver
Hudson's
Bay Company
J.
Edgar Hoover
James
Carty
James
E. Carty
Jane
Reed
Lewis
and Clark
Maggie
Murphy
Northwest
Indians
Oregon
Territory
Politics
Ridgefield,
Washington
Robert
Gray
Linda
Smith
Vancouver,
Washington
Washington
Territory
Whitman
Massacre
William
E. Carty
Woodland, Washington
Bibliography
Carty, James E. A
Territorial Anthology of the
Oregon Territory, 1792-1860. (Woodland, Wa.: Irish Press, 1994).
Separate
Materials
Several books from
James E. Carty's personal collection are catalogued in Griffin and are
available in the WSU Vancouver Archives. Research
data primarily related to James E. Carty’s book, to A Territorial
Anthology
of the Oregon Territory 1792-1860,
currently being organized and processed at WSU Vancouver. Local and
regional maps copied and collected by James E. Carty are also
available. Please see the Guide to the James E. Carty Maps Collection.
Alternative
Forms Available
None
Administrative
Information
Restrictions
on Access: The collection is
available only during the hours that the Archive is in operation.
Researchers
must first consult with staff before accessing materials.
Restrictions
on Use: Currently materials
are not
available for reproduction.
Copyright
Statement : Some materials
in this
collection have a copyright and are restricted from reproduction.
Acquisition
Information: Collection
donated by
Leone Carty, February 2002
Container List
Series
A: Drafts and items
relating to A Territorial Anthology of the Oregon Territory 1792-1860
|
Drawer/Folder |
Contents
|
|
A-1/1 |
A Territorial
Anthology of the Oregon Territory; typed final manuscript, 6p.
|
|
A-1/2 |
Columbia, log
of second voyage; multiple copies and edited drafts
|
|
A-1/3 |
Bulfinch;
drafts relating to The Columbia River and Robert Gray
|
|
A-1/4 |
Discovery of
Columbia River; drafts involving research on Robert Gray, Columbia
Rediva, Chatham, the Manby Journal and trading.
|
|
A-1/5 |
Chatham: The
Columbia and Broughton; four draft copies
|
|
A-1/6 |
Oh Where, Oh
Where, Did He Stop; exploration of Columbia river by Vancouver's ship
Discovery in 1792; transcription of crew journal
|
|
A-1/7 |
The Manby
Journal; one draft
|
|
A-1/8 |
Manby
Journal; 5 drafts and transcriptions of manuscript journal of Th.
Manby, serving under Geo. Vancouver, 1793
|
|
A-1/9 |
Benjamin L.
E. Bonneville; seven drafts
|
|
A-1/10 |
Bonneville;
draft, letter from Archives in Canada; photocopied archival material
|
|
A-1/11 |
To Oregon
with Jason Lee (Cyrus Shepard); four draft copies
|
|
A-1/12 |
To Oregon
with Jason Lee (Shepard); two draft copies
|
|
A-1/13 |
Slacum
Memorial; eight copies, slightly different drafts
|
|
A-1/14 |
Slacum
Memorial; two draft copies
|
|
A-1/15 |
Indian Food,
Medicine, Fishing, Housing, etc.; six copies, multiple drafts
|
|
A-1/16 |
Where was it
Located? (Fort Vancouver); one draft
|
|
A-1/17 |
First Fort
Vancouver; two drafts
|
|
A-1/18 |
The Cowlitz
Farm; describes settlement of Cowlitz farm by Geo. Roberts as described
in his journal; two draft copies
|
|
A-1/19 |
Roberts:
Cowlitz Farm; The Cowlitz Farm and George B. Roberts; portrait
photograph reproduction; two drafts
|
|
A-1/20 |
Values;
Appraisal of the Domains of the Hudson's Bay Company Below the 49th
Parallel;" "The Value of the Hudson's Bay Real Estate and Improvements
Below the 49th Parallel; two drafts “The Values of Hudson’s Bay Real
Estate
|
|
A-1/21 |
Value of the
Hudson's Bay Real Estate and Improvements Below the 49th Parallel;
value (and inventory) of property as given in Stevens Report; six drafts
|
|
A-1/22 |
Improvements
at Fort Vancouver; detailed description of improvements made to Ft.
Vancouver after HBC decided to pull out of area following Treaty of
1846 between US and Britain; two drafts
|
|
A-1/23 |
Oregon
Territory to Britain: "Goodbye"; three drafts
|
|
A-1/24 |
HMS Modeste;
essay/log excerpts re: Modeste's role in 54-40 debate between US and
Britain; five drafts
|
|
A-1/25 |
Modeste; HMS
Modeste; notes and transcription of log book; |
|
A-1/26 |
The HMS
Modeste; three drafts
|
|
A-1/27 |
They tarried
too long at Waiilatpu (Whitman); Whitman massacre; two drafts
|
|
A-1/28 |
"They Tarried
Too Long at Wailatpu" re: Whitman Massacre; six drafts
|
|
A-1/29 |
(Ingalls)
Fort Vancouver, An American Military Post; Ft. Vancouver, esp. Capt.
Rufus Ingalls; three drafts
|
|
A-1/30 |
The Fourth
Infantry; detailed manuscript re: Fourth Infantry's journey to Ft.
Vanc. From New York, 1852
|
|
A-1/31 |
Post Returns,
Fort Vancouver, 1854; summary of personnel at Ft. Vancouver,
assignments and activities of units;
|
|
A-1/32 |
Post Returns,
Fort Vancouver, 1854;
|
|
A-1/33 |
Indian
Treaties; Indian treaties from Geo. Gibbs journals, 1854; nine drafts
|
|
A-1/34 |
Indian
Treaties; Indian Treaties; George Gibbs, two drafts
|
|
A-1/35 |
A Count Down
to War; George Gibbs' journal describes Puget Sound Indians murdering
whites, 1854; Gov. Isaac Stevens reactions/actions; two drafts
|
|
A-1/36 |
Crook, as
Army Lieut. In the Indian wars in the NW; description of life of Gen.
George Crook and his involvement in Indian wars in NW, 1852; three
drafts
|
|
A-1/37 |
Indian wars;
six drafts |
|
A-1/38 |
Indian Wars;
three drafts
|
|
A-1/39 |
United States
Steamship Massachusetts; USS Massachusetts; essay, notes,
correspondence, copied reference and archival material; four drafts
|
|
A-1/40 |
Massac, log
of USS Massachusetts; USS
Massachusetts in Puget Sound, 1856; one draft
|
|
A-1/41 |
The United
States Steamship Massachusetts [The First Amphibious Assault?]; two drafts
|
|
A-1/42 |
The United
States Streamer Decatur; transcription of log of the Decatur, 1855;
three drafts
|
|
A-1/43 |
Irons, USS
Decatur; two drafts
|
|
A-1/44 |
The United
States Streamer Decatur; three drafts
|
|
A-1/45 |
High Noon at
San Juan Island; manuscript on land dispute between U.S. and Britain on
San Juan Island, a war begun by a pig, 9pg; one draft
|
|
A-1/46 |
San Juan, Pig
War; Rooting Hog and Brinkmanship; pig that almost started a war on San
Juan Island; one draft
|
|
A-1/47 |
Habeas
Corpus; Gov. Stevens; 1856 case re: employees of HBC tried without
requested writ; four drafts
|
|
A-1/48 |
Habeas "The
Great Writ Suspended"; two drafts
|
|
A-1/49 |
He Should
have stayed home: Jared Fox; four drafts; Jared Fox, correspondence,
notes
|
|
A-1/50 |
Book of Jared
Fox; one draft
|
|
A-1/51 |
The Road to
Oregon; notes and essay re: emigration to Oregon on the Trail; two
drafts
|
Series
A: Miscellaneous
writings and History writings
|
Box/Folder |
Contents |
|
A-2/1 |
Essay re: St. Mary's Mission; Geo. Suckley
|
|
A-2/2 |
Essay re:
Oregon Country roads and transportation practices
|
|
A-2/3 |
British Lts.
Warre and Vavasour's survey of Oregon Country, visit to the Cape at
Astoria, recommendations for guns at strategic points to defend from
the U.S., disgust at the HBC's treatment of workers
|
|
A-2/4 |
Essay re:
U.S. Massachusetts, Capt. Swarthout, Port Gamble, battle against B.C.
Indians in Puget Sound, 1856
|
|
A-2/5 |
Similar to
item 100, details trial of first homicide in later Washington State
|
|
A-2/6 |
Early settler
life in the NW; heavily edited with "redone" noted
|
|
A-2/7 |
Story from
journals of Geo. Gibbs re: practices of seal hunting on Vashon Island
|
|
A-2/8 |
Timber
exports in Oregon Territory
|
|
A-2/9 |
Shipwrecks
off Pacific NW coast; hazardous interactions with Indians when
survivors came ashore
|
|
A-2/10 |
Draft essays
on A. Lee Lewes, employee of Hudson's Bay Company
|
|
A-2/11 |
Economy of
Oregon Territory, 1830s
|
|
A-2/12 |
U.S. Survey
Steamer Active, 1857
|
|
A-2/13 |
Manuscript
section re: commerce, customs, trade expenses, US shortage of funds,
|
|
A-2/14 |
Paul Kane,
author of "Wanderings of an Artist" 1858
|
|
A-2/15 |
Dr. George
Suckley's report on survey for Northern route for railroad to pacific
|
|
A-2/16 |
Four draft
essays on acquisition of the West. Lewis and Clark.
|
|
A-2/17 |
Manuscript on
economy of NW -- detailed pricing notes
|
|
A-2/
18 |
Development
of economy in Oregon by 1830s
|
|
A-2/19 |
Essay on
first steps pioneers took upon arriving at destination
|
|
A-2/20 |
Description
of the first homicide trial in Washington
|
|
A-2/21
|
Import/export
via Port of Vancouver, trade, prices from HBC days
|
|
A-2/22 |
Two cases
Carty had as prosecutor involving defendants who were either not guilty
or otherwise not deserving of punishment
|
|
A-2/23 |
Attempt by
Communists to infiltrate Democrat party in 1930s (?)
|
|
A-2/24 |
Compilation
of information from pioneer diaries; Elizabeth Dixon Smith, Amelia and
Joel Knight
|
|
A-2/25 |
First
military post in Oregon Country, Fort Vancouver
|
|
A-2/26 |
Essay on
petition of settlers to U.S. to form a separate territory of the
northern part of Oregon Country; founding of Washington Territory
|
|
A-2/27 |
Al Karpis,
crime of his time; describes a change in the type of person who becomes
a criminal today (no class)
|
|
A-2/28 |
Indian
treaties in NW, interactions between whites and native peoples
|
|
A-2/29 |
Detail of
building a cabin in Oregon Country; notes three remaining cabins: John
R. Jackson, Covington House, and one in poor repair 3 1/2 miles SE of
Jackson's.
|
|
A-2/30 |
Essay/notes
on archaeological sites in Clark County -- argues for ID and
memorialize, then develop
|
|
A-2/31 |
Several short
essays re: failings of George W. Bush as candidate for presidency
|
|
A-2/32 |
Notes from
same title, Lewis and Clark
|
|
A-2/33 |
Carty's
memoirs re: working for U-Haul, owned by nephew's family
|
|
A-2/34 |
Federal
government, currency devaluation, recommendations for action
|
|
A-2/35 |
National debt
of U.S. and future revolution as result
|
|
A-2/36 |
False
identity, Lou Brancillio, editorial department at the Columbian
newspaper
|
|
A-2/37 |
Essay
discouraging people from moving to Clark County from Oregon and
California
|
|
A-2/38 |
Satiric essay
on Felida as paragon of success
|
|
A-2/39 |
Pollution and
destruction of Clark county by dramatic growth and influx from Oregon
and California; suggests quotas for interstate migration, the end of
the Union
|
|
A-2/40 |
Three
paragraphs on Californians and Oregonians bringing crime to Clark
County, which should secure its borders by restricting immigration
|
|
A-2/41 |
List of
things associated with poverty levels
|
|
A-2/42 |
Price of
prescription drugs in U.S.
|
|
A-2/43 |
Life in
Appalachia, good because they don't know what they're missing
|
|
A-2/44 |
Contents of
manuscript; letter to Washington State Museum; copied archival
material; handwritten and typed notes re: slides; introduction and
narrative for slide presentation (typed)
|
|
A-2/45 |
Notes from
Geo. Gibbs' journal re: "Committee of Citizens"; murder of white man,
Gibbs and Maj. Lanard detachment to handle situation
|
|
A-2/46 |
Founding of
Oregon, early statutes, highlighting some of the more absurd
|
|
A-2/47 |
The revision
of the history of the Oregon Country
|
|
A-2/48 |
1841
Provisional Government of Oregon?
|
|
A-2/49 |
Describes the
term Oregon, founding, and provisional government
|
|
A-2/50 |
Emigrants
needed many imports to begin life in NW, customs practice, J. Adair and
family
|
|
A-2/51 |
Journey of
Warre and Vavasour through Oregon Country to survey the area as
reaction to U.S. Pres. Polk's election promise of "54-40 or fight" for
the boundary between the U.S. and British Canada.
|
|
A-2/52 |
Notes taken
from "Laws of 1839 to 1849" listed by page number, 10p.
|
|
A-2/53 |
Essay on
inaccuracies and revisionism re: early OR/WA settlement and government
|
|
A-2/54 |
Biograpical notes of John Adair's family,
Treaty of 1846 between US and Britain, HBC Customs dispute
|
|
A-2/55 |
Essay on
buffalo of the Plains, white human interactions with buffalo
|
|
A-2/56 |
Transcription
(?) of log kept by Capt. Geo. McClellan while surveying between Ft.
Vancouver and Spilyeh Creek for the Expedition of the Railroad Survey
in 1853
|
|
A-2/57 |
Manuscript
describing Oregon Country, early legislation
|
|
A-2/58 |
Multi-part
essay describes meetings to establish governance; objections of
Canadian residents; On a Meeting Held at the Oregon Institute, February
2, 1843
|
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A-2/59 |
Essay
describing founding of downtown Vancouver
|
|
A-2/60 |
First half:
essay re: pioneer settlements in Vancouver area; second half: essay re:
violence in modern children and suggested solutions
|
|
A-2/61
|
Typed
manuscript on the history of the Oregon Country |
|
A-2/62 |
History of
Bozarth family's immigration from Europe in 18th century, descendents
traveled cross country to NW
|
|
A-2/63
|
Essay re:
Indian war in Lewis river valley |
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A-2/64
|
Notes on
Indian canoe crafting |
|
A-2/65
|
Essay re: law
in Oregon, 1844 |
|
A-2/66
|
Typed
manuscript, Jim’s Gems; short stories involving James E. Carty 35p.
|
|
A-2/67
|
Typed
manuscript, Jim’s Gems Small Town Office; stories related to James E.
Carty 36p.
|
|
A-2/68 |
Essay arguing
that criminal rehabilitation rarely works
|
|
A-2/69
|
Essay
remembering three cases of arson in which James E. Carty as prosecutor
did not bring charges
|
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A-2/
70
|
Essay re:
Discussion and reporting of historical events; avoid historical
blunders; areas of disagreement among historians of Oregon Trail
|
|
A-2/71
|
Essay re:
program in Clark County to address non-violent crime without arresting
and prosecuting first time offenders
|
|
A-2/72
|
United States
land survey; description of survey conducted of Clark County
|
|
A-2/73
|
Transcription
of entry from journal of the Legislative Committee from June 18, 1844,
and other Journal entries loose leaf
|
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A-2/74
|
Writers and
artists of Oregon Country: Warre's journal drawings, Vavasour's maps,
Paul Kane's paintings, Gibbs' sketches, Gustav Sohon and John Mix
Stanley's art, Wm. Burch McMurtrie's drawings, James Madison Alden's
paintinigs, Johnson Kelly Duncan's.
|
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A-2/75
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Description
of NW Indian medical practices and herbal remedies
|
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A-2/76 |
Oregon Trail;
notes for slides; describes the experience of being on the Trail
|
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A-2/77
|
Early Oregon
laws summarized in essay note form, with page numbers for primary source
|
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A-2/78 |
March of the
Mounted Riflemen; typed manuscript of Maj. Osborne Cross's journal
detailing march from Kansas to Oregon, 1849
|
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A-2/79
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Essay re:
Indian artifacts and burial practices
|
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A-2/80 |
Essay on
children, violence, and causation/responsibility
|
|
A-2/81
|
Numbered list
of things to do (?) re: research/writing about Lewis and Clark's
expedition and journals
|
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A-2/82
|
Description
of Carty's involvement with Woodland Chamber of Commerce and
relationship with exchange student Sam, from Africa.
|
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A-2/83
|
Essay noting
that development of Clark county has robbed public of their history,
which is no longer evident in the sites where settlers and Indians
lived and died
|
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A-2/84 |
History of
Bozarth family's immigration from Europe in 18th century, descendents
travelled cross country to NW
|
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A-2/85
|
Notes from
"Clark County History" around p. 279; history is written so as not to
offend those in power; Clark County was once the potato capital of the
nation
|
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A-2/86
|
Brief
biography of Benjamin L.E. Bonneville, namesake of BPA, B Dam, town of
North Bonneville, 6p.
|
|
A-2/87
|
Description
of wagons used for migration on Oregon Trail, not the Conestoga wagon
|
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A-2/88 |
Essay re: The
Oregon Trail, details of guides, supplies recommended, notes for slide
presentation
|
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A-2/89 |
Typed
manuscript re: Indian wars in NW 1850s, battle at the Cascades
|
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A-2/90
|
Transcription
of laws and districting of Oregon Country, 1843 at Champoeg; The
Fundamental Acts for Government in the Oregon Country
|
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A-2/91
|
Essay on the
founding of Clark County |
|
A-2/92 |
Oregon
Territory; typed history with notes for speaking with slides; moved
from loose files
|
|
A-2/93 |
Essay re:
settlement of Willamette Valley, choice of Portland as major city v.
Vancouver; moved from loose files
|
|
A-2/94 |
Unfinished
manuscript re: Cimarron (New Mexico?) area Indian raids of 1880s; moved
from loose files
|
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A-2/95
|
Typed
manuscript entitled That Great Land; Key: Laws
|
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A-2/96
|
Typed
notes/manuscript re: Blacks and Insane peoples in Oregon Country;
|
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A-2/97 |
Essay re:
early Clark County, school levies, loss of records in fire;
|
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A-2/98
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Essay the
Second Meeting re: creation of a code of law in Oregon, 1841
|
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A-2/99
|
Typed
essay/manuscript re: campaign signs
|
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A-2/100
|
Essay on the
set of values, modified Declaration of Independence
|
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A-2/101
|
Manuscript
detailing Carty's relationship with Al Karpis, the last of the "great"
bank robbers of the 1930s
|
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A-2/102
|
The
settlement at Pioneer; Memories from early settler of Pioneer
|
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A-2/103 |
Essay, taken
from trail journal (?) re: journey along trail through Oregon
|
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A-2/104
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Manuscript
re: migration and Trail; supplies, distances, advice, events described
in a journal (?)
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A-2/105
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Essay re:
first penitentiary in Oregon Territory
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A-2/106
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Essay re:
tasks for pioneers in the Northwest; describes cabin building and those
remaining
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A-2/
107
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Essay re:
options available to pioneers in travelling west
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A-2/108 |
Essay
summarizing Barry's "Seven Indian Tribes of Washington" of 1927, urges
reprinting of maps showing traditional Indian lands for preservation
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A-2/109
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Clark County
Volunteers, 1856; protection of settlers
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A-2/110 |
Indian Burial
Practices; essay re: burial practices of Indians of Oregon Country
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A-2/111 |
essay re:
early Northwest legal code, founding committees |
Series
B: Carty family
documents. 1873-1890; 1913-1915.
Drawer/Folder
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Contents
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B/1
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Day Book
(1872-1890); journal/accounts book includes maps and other drawings; 8"x12"
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B/2 |
Deed of Release; 1884
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B/3 |
Scrapbook (ca. 1886); collection of newspaper
clippings with farming and household tips, remedies, poems, notes, and
financial accounts; 3 3/4"x12"; Contains note of "James Carty,
Blackwater, County Wexford, Ireland"
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B/4 |
Letter to
Columbia Lancaster from the Law Office of Joseph M. Fletcher on behalf
of James Carty; 1877
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B/5 |
Papers
relating to relatives of the Reed family and heirs to property in Clark
County; (Jane Reed first wife of James Carty Sr.?); 1894
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B/6 |
Letter to
James Carty from M.J. Lisher regarding a land claim; Two letters from
Maggie Murphy, cousin to Annie (Anna Carty?), wishing the family a
Merry Christmas; 1889-1890
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B/7 |
Title
abstracts for land purchased by James and Anna Carty; 1910
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B/8 |
Day Book
(1913); account book, indexed by expense; 9"x13"; incl. Several scraps
with math work
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B/9 |
Day Book
(1913-1915); daily record of cash in and out; 7"x12"
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B/10 |
Day Book
(1913-1915); account book; incl. Notation of funeral expenses for James
Cardy; 8"x13"
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B/11 |
Soft cover
Day Book (1914-1915); account book; index of expense; 8”x10”
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B/12 |
Day Book
(1919); account book, mostly empty; 6"x13"
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B/13 |
Clark County
tax receipts and tax records related to James Carty Sr. and Anna E.
Carty (1892,1895, 1900-1919); includes detail lists of personal property
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B/14 |
A Washington
State Superior Court summons for James Carty and Anna Carty in an
argument concerning tresspass and hunting right around Carty family
land; 1911
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B/15 |
Title
abstracts for land purchased by James Carty and Anna Carty; copied
document from Clarke County & Loan Co.; 1913
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B/16 |
Three letters
from Joshua Green to Anna Carty regarding membership and members in a
gun club; 1914
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B/17 |
Letter from
the Federal Land Bank of Spokane to William E. Carty regarding a
rejection on a loan due to descrepencies in land ownership; dated Jan.
24, 1918
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B/18 |
Family
records noting relatives from the Carty, Fitzpatrick, O’Rourke families
|
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B/19 |
School note
book for William Edward Carty. Subjects include Animal Husbandry,
English Grammar and Algebra, 1909
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B/20 |
J. Carty
Day Book with livestock, feed and other transaction from 1902 to 1914.
|
Series
C: Political,
editorial and miscellaneous papers.
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Drawer/Folder |
Contents |
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C/1
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Various
papers and speeches, ca. 1984. re: issues of the 1984 general election,
the economy, budgetary concerns, the deficit, responsible government,
farm compensation, and legislative authority.; Colmbian newspaper
article on the national debt (July 8, 1984); Time magazine article on
Freedom (October 6, 1986).
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C
/2
|
Numerous
newspaper clippings from various local newspapers. Many are by and
about Carty.
|
|
C
/3
|
Letters to
the editor and some personal correspondence 1984-1986
|
|
C
/4
|
Letters to
the editor; 1987-1988; drafts of Carty's letters to the editor of
various newspapers
|
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C
/5
|
Letters to
the editor; 1992-1997; drafts of Carty's letters to the editor of
various newspapers
|
|
C
/6
|
Letters to
the editor; 1998-1999; drafts of Carty's letters to the editor of
various newspapers
|
|
C
/7 |
Letters to
the editor; 2000; drafts of Carty's letters to the editor of various
newspapers
|
|
C
/8
|
Letters to
the editor; 2001; drafts of Carty's letters to the editor of various
newspapers
|
|
C
/9
|
Letter to Ate
Sen. Hal Zimmerman relating to Linda Smith; Correspondence with Rep.
Linda Smith; photograph of Carty with Smith; Voter’s viewpoint;
clippings; photocopies of Phyllis Schlafly anti-ERA materials; Carty’s
Medicare payment stubs; also correspondence re: Leschi Trial
|
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C
/10
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Letter to
Rep. Jolene Unsoeld; Card with Unsoeld family picture
|
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C
/11
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Local
political correspondence; dates vary from the mid 1980s to 2000
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C
/12
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Correspondence,
claims, bills, and clippings re: medical coverage, Medicaid and
Medicaid contractors; genocide in Balkans; impeachment of Clinton;
Gibbs in NW; public. Dates range from 1991 to 1999
|
|
C
/13
|
Personal
letters; various letters and notes to and from Carty dealing with
property, politics, church, and family history
|
|
C
/14
|
Correspondence
and materials re: social security. Includes several articles from
magazines
|
|
C
/15
|
Misc.
political; letter from Clark Co. Public Utilities District;
computerized list of names/addresses; bumper stickers for Brock Adams;
campaign pamphlets for Bob Larimer, Jim Justin; newsprint promotion for
Slade Gorton, Frank Kanekoa; clippings and newspaper editorials
|
|
C
/16
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Taxes and
budget information; clippings; A letter to and from Sen. Trent Lott
printed information on the budget off internet; "US Budget in Brief FY
1986" book; "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Government" Fys 1998-2001
|
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C
/17
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clippings re:
OPEC from Business Week; note from Sen. Murray's office
|
|
C
/18
|
Business Week
clipping "Wired Schools"; letter to editor, Columbian re: Slade Gorton;
newspaper clipping re: Slade Gorton
|
|
C
/19
|
several short
essays re: failings of George W. Bush as candidate for presidency
|
|
C
/20
|
clippings and
notes re: G.W. Bush during 2000 campaign; mostly re: prescriptions and
health care
|
|
C
/21
|
clippings re:
"Helping America's Working Poor;" other
|
|
C
/22
|
Business Week
article: "The Politics of Prosperity"
|
|
C
/23
|
clippings re:
"new" voters and trends associated with new economy
|
|
C
/24
|
clipping from
Business Week, "It's Open Season on the EPA;" two letters to editor of
the Columbian newspaper
|
|
C
/25
|
letter and
clippings re: Locke's prescription benefits plan
|
|
C
/26
|
copy of
Supreme Court opinion: Bush v. Gore; notation for political speech idea
|
|
C
/27
|
budget
materials for U.S. budget
|
|
C
/28
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notes,
essays, and letters (including FOIA request) re: Soviet arms
achievement; satelleites and NATO
|
|
C
/29
|
response to
FOIA request and others seeking information re: NATO and Soviet forces;
includes two letters from Barry Goldwater
|
|
C
/30
|
collection of
one liners intended to benefit the Democratic party; newspaper clipping
of mistaken English sentences; thank you letter from Sen. Alan Cranston
of California
|
|
C
/31
|
Political
jargon; lists of quips and one liners, mostly re: politics and
government, 31p.; four copies
|
|
C
/32
|
Political
jargon; lists of quips and one liners, mostly re: politics and
government, 31p.; three copies
|
|
C
/33
|
Political
jargon; lists of quips and one liners, mostly re: politics and
government, 53p.
|
|
C
/34
|
Political
jargon; lists of quips and one liners, mostly re: politics and
government, 53p.
|
Series
D: James E. Carty and
Alvin Karpis Correspondence
|
Drawer/Folder |
Contents |
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D-1/1
|
Correspondence
-- 1966-67 (Includes
court documents) |
|
D-1/2
|
FBI
files and correspondence
|
|
D-1/3 |
Correspondence;
May 1966-Mar. 1967 |
|
D-1/4 |
Correspondence;
July 1967-Aug. 1967 |
|
D-1/5 |
Correspondence;
September 1967
|
|
D-1/6 |
Correspondence;
October 1967
|
|
D-1/7 |
Correspondence;
Nov. 1967-Dec. 1967
|
|
D-1/8 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1968-Apr. 1968
|
|
D-1/9 |
Correspondence;
May. 1968-July 1968
|
|
D-1/10 |
Correspondence;
August 1968
|
|
D-1/11 |
Correspondence;
Sept. 1968; Nov. 1968
|
|
D-1/12 |
Correspondence;
December 1968
|
|
D-1/13 |
Correspondence;
Aug. 1967-Oct. 1967
|
|
D-1/14 |
Correspondence;
Nov. 1967-May 1968 Letters
from James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/15 |
Correspondence;
June 1968-Nov. 1968 Letters
from James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/16 |
Correspondence;
December 1968 Letters
from James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/17 |
Hotel
messages, receipts, application for advance permission to enter as a
nonimmigrant
|
|
D-1/18 |
Hoover
article on Karpis arrest in American Magazine
|
|
D-1/19
|
Misc.
related to Karpis; note about parole board hearing; clipping on escapee
from Walla Walla connected to Barker-Karpis gang, correspondence from
the Legal Research Program at Duke University; copies of Karpis’
canadian citizenship documents; notes on Karpis case taken by Carty;
letter from McNeil Penitentiary.
|
|
D-1/20
|
Misc.
related to Karpis; papers titled the Expedition of Al Karpis
|
|
D-1/21 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; Visitation notice from McNeil Island Penitentiary
correspondence from Karpis (1968); court
case documents; citations of the law relating to Karpis case.
|
|
D-1/22 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; Memorandum of Agreement between Karpis and Standard
Publishing regarding a narrative from Karpis; Narrative by Karpis
|
|
D-1/23 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; copies of court cases relevant to Karpis parole;
copies of 1967 parole hearing; copies of original case and conviction
of Karpis; Carty notes dated |
|
D-1/24 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; narative on the arrest of Karpis; 25 pgs.
|
|
D-1/25 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; notations from court cases related to Karpis case
|
|
D-1/26 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; materials sent to Carty relating to Karpis case and
parole board hearing
|
|
D-1/27 |
Misc.
related to Karpis; Memorandum: Alvin Karpis and the Lindberg Act
submitted by the Legal Research Program at Duke University
|
|
D-1/28 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1969-Feb. 1969
|
|
D-1/29 |
Correspondence;
Mar. 1969-April 1969
|
|
D-1/30 |
Correspondence;
May 1969
|
|
D-1/31 |
Correspondence;
June 1969-July 1969
|
|
D-1/32 |
Correspondence;
Aug. 1969-Sept. 1969
|
|
D-1/33 |
Correspondence;
Oct. 1969-Dec. 1969
|
|
D-1/34 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1969-Feb. 1969 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/35 |
Correspondence;
May 1969-July 1969 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/36 |
Correspondence;
Aug. 1969-Dec. 1969 From
James E. Carty |
|
D-1/37 |
Clippings
announcing the release of Karpis from McNeil Island Penitentiary (1968) |
|
D-1/38 |
Clippings
on Karpis and his release from prison (1969) |
|
D-1/39 |
Clippings;
stories about Karpis (1969) |
|
D-1/40 |
Clippings;
stories about Karpis (1970-1971) |
|
D-1/41 |
Misc.
relating to Karpis; receipts, Vancouver BC airport directory; menu from
Vancouver airport autographed by Karpis; airplane tickets to Canada;
letters and notes from Karpis; Karpis narrative |
|
D-1/42 |
Misc.
relating to Karpis; postcards, mailing envelopes addressed to James
Carty; |
|
D-1/43 |
Misc.
relating to Karpis; dictatape belts identified as Alvin Karpis, January
1969
|
|
D-1/44 |
Photographs
of Karpis after parole; 23 photographs 8x10 in.; a few of the
photographs are identified as pictures taken by the Tacoma tribune, in
Washington States and Montreal, Quebec Canada
|
|
D-1/45
|
Photographs
of Karpis after parole; 8 photographs, 3.5x4 in.; Karpis shopping,
relaxing at a home, and sitting with friends; two photographs of James
E. Carty including one with Karpis
|
|
D-1/46
|
Copy
of Life Magazine (Feb. 13, 1970); article featuring notorious criminals
mentions Karpis as a murderer; correspondence between Frank Lowe and
Carty regarding the article; response from Time magazine attorney
concerning the claim of murderer |
|
D-1/47 |
Card
announcing the publication of the Alvin Karpis Story; agreements for
publication and notes
|
|
D-1/48 |
A
list that is believed to be the only surviving list of inmates on
Alcatraz written by Alvin Karpis who was an inmate there for 25 years
|
|
D-1/49
|
Correspondence;
Jan. 1970- Feb. 1970 |
|
D-1/50
|
Correspondence;
Mar. 1970- Apr. 1970 |
|
D-1/51
|
Correspondence;
May 1970- July 1970 |
|
D-1/52
|
Correspondence;
Aug. 1970- Sep. 1970 |
|
D-1/53
|
Correspondence;
October 1970 |
|
D-1/54
|
Correspondence;
November 1970 |
|
D-1/55 |
Correspondence;
December 1970
|
|
D-1/56 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1970-Apr. 1970 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/57 |
Correspondence;
June 1970-Sep. 1970 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/58 |
Correspondence;
Oct. 1970-Nov. 1970 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/59 |
Correspondence;
December 1970 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/60 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1971-Feb. 1971
|
|
D-1/61 |
Correspondence;
Apr. 1971-May 1971
|
|
D-1/62 |
Correspondence;
June 1971- Aug. 1971
|
|
D-1/63 |
Correspondence;
Sep. 1971-Dec. 1971
|
|
D-1/64 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1971-June 1971 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/65 |
Correspondence;
Aug. 1971-Sep. 1971; Nov. 1971-Dec. 1971 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/66 |
Correspondence;
Feb. 1972-June 1972
|
|
D-1/67 |
Correspondence;
Aug. 1972-Sep 1972; Nov.
1972-Dec. 1972
|
|
D-1/68 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1973-Feb. 1973
|
|
D-1/69 |
Correspondence;
Mar. 1973-June 1973 Partial
Outline of the Alcatraz Story Project by Al Karpis
|
|
D-1/70 |
Correspondence;
July 1973-Aug. 1973
|
|
D-1/71 |
Correspondence;
Oct. 1973, Dec. 1973
|
|
D-1/72 |
Correspondence;
Feb. 1972-June 1972; Aug.
1972-Sep. 1972; Nov. 1972 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/73 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1973-May 1973; Includes
a set of snapshots from Karpis visit to Spain From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/74 |
Correspondence;
June 1973-Aug. 1973 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/75 |
Correspondence;
Oct. 1973-Dec. 1973 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/76 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1974-June 1974
|
|
D-1/77 |
Correspondence;
Oct. 1974-Nov. 1974
|
|
D-1/78 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1975-Apr. 1975; Aug. 1975; Oct. 1975
|
|
D-1/79 |
Correspondence; May 1976; Oct.
1976- Dec. 1976; postcard; note from Karpis on TV documentary; 3
clippings relating to TV documentary and Alcatraz
|
|
D-1/80 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1974-Feb. 1974 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/81 |
Correspondence;
Mar. 1974-June 1974 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/82 |
Correspondence;
Sep. 1974; Sep. 1974; Nov. 1974 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/83 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1975-Feb. 1975; Apr. 1975; Sep. 1975-Oct.1975 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/84 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1976; Mar. 1976; June 1976; Aug. 1976-Dec.1976 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/85 |
Narrative
on Alvin Karpis’ arrest
|
|
D-1/86 |
Correspondence;
Apr. 1977-Mar. 1977; July 1977-Sep. 1977; Dec.1977
|
|
D-1/87 |
Correspondence;
Apr. 1978-May 1978; Aug. 1978; Nov. 1978; Jan.1979
|
|
D-1/88 |
Correspondence;
Jan. 1977; Mar. 1977-Apr. 1977; July 1977-
Aug. 1977; Dec. 1977 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/89
|
Correspondence;
Jan. 1978; Apr. 1978-July 1978; Nov.
1978-Dec. 1978 From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/90
|
Correspondence;
Jan. 1979; Mar. 1979; May 1979; July 1979;
copy of a clipping dated Aug. 28, 1979 reporting the death of Karpis From
James E. Carty
|
|
D-1/91
|
Correspondence
relating to the status of the estate of Alvin Karpis; copyrighting
manuscripts and correspondence between Carty and Karpis; Sep. 1979;
Feb. 1980-Mar. 1980; includes notes and contact information
|
|
D-1/92 |
Copies
of the Alivin Karpis will, amended will; legal agreements; apartment
lease; extract and certified copy of death certificate
|
|
D-1/93
|
Correspondence;
Apr. 1980-Aug. 1980; letters relating to Karpis estate; attempts to
obtain copies of federal documents on Alvin Karpis;letters to and from
Bernie Beauchamp (power of attorney for the Karpis estate)
|
|
D-1/94 |
FBI
file on The Kidnapping of Edward George Bremer; History and Early
Association of the Karpis-Barker Gang Prior to the Abduction of Mr.
Bremer
|
|
D-1/95 |
Tacoma
News Tribune Sunday Magazine articles featuring stories on the life of
Alvin Karpis; Sep. 23, 1979; Sep. 30, 1979 (3 copies of each)
|
|
D-2/not in folder
|
Narrative
Accounts of Karpis ("Narrative
Accounts of the Interrogations and Trial of Alvin Karpowicz AKA Alvin
Karpis, Public Enemy #1 and correspondence between Alvin Karpowicz AKA
Alvin Karpis and his attorney, James E. Carty"—Copy of Correspondence)
|
|
D-2/not
in folder |
Manuscript of
the The Alvin Karpis story by Alvin Karpis and Bill
Trent I |
|
D-2/not in folder |
Manuscript
of the The Alvin Karpis story by Alvin Karpis and Bill Trent.
II
|
|
D-2/not in folder |
Galley
Proof of The Alvin Karpis Story |
11/06