John Harris Baker

Robert C. Baltzell Case Record and Scrapbooks
L 8
1888-1936, bulk 1925-1936
2 mss. boxes
Manuscript Section, Indiana Division
 Indiana State Library

Processed by: Christina Baich, January 2006

Biographical Note:

Robert C. Baltzell was born on August 15, 1879, in Lawrence County, Illinois. He moved to Indiana by 1903. Baltzell practiced law in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, from 1904 to 1921 excluding his military service during World War I (1917-1919). In 1921, he became judge of the Gibson County Circuit Court. Baltzell left the circuit court in 1925 to become judge of the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. He held this position until his death on October 18, 1950. Baltzell was also active in Republican Party affairs.

Source:
Who’s Who and What’s What in Indiana Politics. Indianapolis: James E. Perry, Publisher, 1944.

Scope and Content Note:

The collection includes the contents of four scrapbooks documenting Baltzell’s career, particularly as a federal judge presiding over murder, bootlegging, and other cases, including the murder trial of George W. Barrett for killing an FBI agent (1935-1936). Also included is a notebook listing his cases with names of jurors and trial outcomes (1932-1935).

Box and Folder:

Box 1.  Scrapbook pages
Folder 
1. Scrapbook pages, 1888-1925
2. Scrapbook pages, Feb.-June 1925
3. Scrapbook pages, May-Oct. 1925
4. Scrapbook pages, Oct.-Dec. 1925
5. Scrapbook pages, Jan.-Apr. 1926
6. Scrapbook pages, May 1926
7. Scrapbook pages, June-Sept. 1926
8. Scrapbook pages, Oct. 1926

Box 2.  Scrapbook pages

Folder 
1. Scrapbook pages, May 1927-Jan. 1928
2. Scrapbook pages, Jan.-July 1928
3. Scrapbook photo, 1928
4. Case record, 1932-1935
5. Murder trial scrapbook pages, 1935-1936

Collection Information:

Size of Collection:
 2 manuscript boxes
 
Collection Dates:
 1888-1836, bulk 1925-1936
 
Provenance:
 Unknown
 
Access: This collection is open for research.
Restrictions:
 None
 
Reproduction Rights:
 Permission to reproduce, exhibit, or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Manuscript Section, Indiana State Library.  Possession of a reproduction from an Indiana State Library collection does not constitute permission for use.
 
Language Materials are entirely in English
Alternate Formats:
 None
 
Related Holdings:

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