Franklin R. Brenneman photographs and letters [graphic], 1903-1922.

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Franklin R. Brenneman photographs and letters [graphic], 1903-1922.

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The Franklin Russell Brenneman photographs and papers include one photo album plus letters and various family papers which reflect his and his family's activities in Valdez and Katalla from 1903 through 1922, plus a few items concerning the family after their move to Long Beach, California in 1922. The photo album contains snapshots of family and friends plus photographs purchased by the compiler. Of interest is the photograph of the first oil well at Katalla. The papers include letters written to Mr. Brenneman while he was U.S. Marshal, and one to him in 1922 from his senior deputy, John Bouse, which details the persons and activities in Valdez since Mr. Brenneman's departure. Other items are two small notebooks or diaries kept by Mrs. Brenneman and legal papers relating to his discharge after the Spanish-American war and his petition in California courts to establish his daughters' births as well as obituaries and memorial books on family members.

1 album (392 photographs) : b&w ; 1.25 linear ft.papers 4 folders ; 0.25 linear ft + 2 sound cassettes.

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Brenneman, Franklin R.

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Brenneman came to Alaska in 1900 and staked a claim on Kodiak Island. Eventually, he went to Katalla where he invested in the first oil well. He met Anna Helen Petersen in Katalla and married her a short time later and they had four children. In 1907, he became a U.S. Marshall at Katalla and later was head marshal for the Third Judicial District in Valdez, a position he held until 1922. He died in 1940 in Long Beach, California. Mr. Brenneman was a childhood friend of Thomas R. Marshall who went...

Marshall, Thomas R. (Thomas Riley), 1854-1925

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Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an active and well known member of the Democratic Party by stumping across the state for other candidates and organizing party rallies that later helped him win election as the 27th governor of Indiana. In office, he proposed controversial changes to the Constitution o...