Charles F. Amidon Papers, 1902-1956
Collection Overview
Title: Charles F. Amidon Papers, 1902-1956
ID: OGLMC129
Primary Creator: Amidon, Charles F. (1856-1937)
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/1956
Subjects: Legal
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
"Amidon, Charles Fremont
Born August 17, 1856, in Clymer, NY
Died December 26, 1937, in Tucson, AZ
Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota Received a recess appointment from Grover Cleveland on August 31, 1896, to a seat vacated by Alfred D. Thomas; nominated to the same position by Grover Cleveland on December 8, 1896. Confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1897, and received commission on February 18, 1897. Assumed senior status on June 2, 1928. Service terminated on December 26, 1937, due to death.
Education: Hamilton College, A.B., 1882 Read law, 1886
Professional Career: Private practice, Fargo, North Dakota, 1887-1890, 1894-1896 City attorney, Fargo, North Dakota, 1890-1894 Code commissioner, Commission to Revise Codes of North Dakota, 1893-1895"
Source: Federal Judicial Center, https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/amidon-charles-fremont
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Mrs. Paul Ratliff
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Charles F. Amidon Papers. OGLMC 129, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in May 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: "Charles Fremont Amidon: 1856-1937" by Beulah Amidon Ratliff
- 20 page biography
- Folder 2: "Amidon, Charles Fremont (1586-1937" by Dr. Elywn B. Robinson, 1956
- 4 page biography
- Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings, 1937, 1939, 1944
- Folder 4: Opinions written by Amidon
- Folder 5: "The Nation and the Constitution," possibly written by Amidon
- Folder 6: Correspondence to UND President Webster Merrifield, February 1902
- Folder 7: Correspondence from Andrew White, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, July 1906
- Folder 8: Correspondence from President Theodore Roosevelt, February 1907
- Folder 9: Correspondence from Theodore Roosevelt, April 1911
- Folder 10: Correspondence to Theodore Roosevelt, March 1912
- Folder 11: Correspondence with Zechariah Chafee, Jr., Harvard Law School, 1918-1920
- Folder 12: Correspondence from Senator E.F. Ladd of North Dakota, April 1921
- Folder 13: Correspondence to Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin, 1921-1923
- Folder 14: Correspondence to Oswald Villard, editor of The Nation, January 1923
- Folder 15: Correspondence to Representative James Frear of Wisconsin, March 1923
- Folder 16: Correspondence to Judge Learned Hand, United States Circuit Court of Appeals, New York City, February 1928
- Folder 17: Correspondence from Judge Learned Hand, United States Circuit Court of Appeals, New York City, February 1928
- Folder 18: Correspondence to Felix Frankfurter, Harvard Law School, July 1923
- Folder 19: Correspondence from Felix Frankfurter, Harvard Law School, March 1932
- Folder 20: Correspondence to Beulah Amidon Ratliff from Rev. R.A. Beard, Fargo Congregational Church, March 1939
- Folder 21: Correspondence between Beulah Amidon Ratliff and Dr. Elwyn B. Robinson, 1956
- Folder 1: "Charles Fremont Amidon: 1856-1937" by Beulah Amidon Ratliff
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