Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence (1894-1954): personal and formal, college class notes from Yale University (1898), addresses, legal documents, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, published materials, maps, photographs, his diary which documents his experiences during WWI, and other miscellaneous materials.
Dates
- 1894-1954
Creator
- Crossley, James Judson, 1869-1957 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
James Judson Crossley (1869-1957) was a lawyer in Winterset, Iowa., a member of the Iowa State Senate, 1900-1907, and an active supporter of the statewide primary law. From 1908-1914 he was U. S. attorney, 4th District, Alaska. He then settled in Portland, Oregon He served on the Mexican border as an officer in Company C, 3d Oregon Infantry. From 1917 to 1919 he was in France and Germany, a captain with the 162d Infantry, A.E.F., serving with the 41st, 42d, and 6th divisions
Extent
1.75 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Crossley was a lawyer in Winterset, Ia., a member of the Iowa State Senate, 1900-1907, and an active supporter of the statewide primary law. Collection includes correspondence (1894-1954): personal and formal, college class notes from Yale University (1898), addresses, legal documents, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, published materials, maps, photographs, his diary which documents his experiences during WWI, and other miscellaneous materials.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence, Class Notes, Addresses, Legal Documents, Legal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Scrapbooks, Published Materials, Photographs, Diary, and Miscellaneous Materials.
Physical Description
2 containers
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Clippings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lawyers -- Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal documents Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Politicians -- Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States. Army. Oregon Infantry Regiment, 3rd
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the James J. Crossley Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
