Research Materials
U.S. MARSHALS BOOKS
The following is a list of books that are either in whole or part about U.S. Marshals and or Deputy U. S. Marshals. This is by no means a complete list. The rest of the page are places and items to use in research.
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
| Adams, Ramon F. | Six Gun and Saddle Leather |
| Asfar | Outlaws and Lawman of the West Vol. II |
| Ball, Larry | United States Marshals of Arizona & New Mexico |
| Ball, Larry | Desert Lawman |
| Bell, Bob | The Illustrated Life & Times of Wyatt Earp |
| Atichinson | After The Moonshinner |
| Berkman, Ted | My Prisoner |
| Bossenecker, John | Badge and Buckshot |
| Bond, Ervin | Percy Bowden |
| Brady, Paul L. | The Black Badge: Deputy United States Marshal Bass Reeves |
| Brayer, Herbert O. | Range Murder |
| Breihan, Carl W. | Great Lawman of the West |
| Breihan, Carl W. | Lawman & Robbers |
| Browing, James A. | Violence was no Stranger |
| Bryant, Will | Great American Guns And Frontier Fighters |
| Burchardt, Bill | Black Marshal |
| Burrows, Charles | Differing Opinions |
| Burt, Olive W. | American Murder Ballads and Their Stories |
| Burton, Art | Black Red & Deadly |
| Cain, Del | Lawmen of the Old West (The Good Guys) |
| Calhoun, Frederick S. | The Lawman |
| Canton, Frank | Frontier Trails |
| Cantwell, Bert | A History of the U.S. Marshal in the District of Kansas |
| Carlson, Chip | Joe Lefors |
| Carlson, Chip | Killing Men is My Specialty |
| Convis, Charles L. | Lawmen , True Tales of the Old West Vol #14 |
| Corcoran, | Bitter Harvest |
| Chaput, Don | Virgil Earp |
| Chaput, Don | Dr. Goodfellow |
| Chenoweth, James H. | Down Darkness Wide |
| Croy, Homer | He Hung Them High |
| Croy, Homer | Trigger Marshal, The Story of Chris Madsen |
| Crichton, Kyle S. |
Law and Order, "The Life of Elfego Baca" |
| Cruthcher, T.P. | SPURRIER: Among the wildcats & Moonshiners |
| Cummings, | Federal Justice |
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Cunningham, Eugene |
Triggernometry |
| Darrow, Mary Ann | From Mainsprings To Steel Bars |
| DeArment, Robert K. | Alias Frank Canton |
| DeArment, Robert K. | George Scarborough |
| DeArment, Robert K. | Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West: Best of NOLA. |
| Dodge City | Dodge City Lawman |
| Dunan, Andrew J./ Dennis McBride | Building Hoover Dam |
| Earley, Pete & Gerald Shur | Witsec |
| Earson | Gun Fighters Moon |
| Eaton, Frank | Pistol Pete |
| Eaton, Frank | Campfire |
| Ellison, Robert | Territorial Lawmen of Nevada Vol # 1 |
| Emery, | Court of the Dammed |
| Ernst, Robert & Stumpf, George | Deadly Affrays: Violent Deaths of the United States Marshals Service 1789 -2004 |
| Etulain, Richard W. | With Badges & Bullets |
| Farris, David A. | Oklahoma Outlaw Tales |
| Frey, Elnora | Atlas of Wyoming Outlaws |
| Gard, Wayne | Frontier Justice |
| Garves, Richard S. | Oklahoma Outlaws |
| Green, Michael | United State Marshals Service |
| Haines, J.D. M.D. | Wiley G. Haines - Frontier U.S. Deputy Marshal |
| Haley, J. Evetts | Jeff Milton "A Good Man with a Gun" |
| Hanes, Bailey C. | Law and Outlaws |
| Hanson, Margaret | Power River Country |
| Harrington, | Hanging Judge |
| Harrington, Marie | On The Trail of Forgotten People |
| Harris, Wesley | Neither Fear Nor Favor |
| Henderson, Dee | The Guardian |
| Henry, Will | I, Tom Horn |
| Herman, S. W. | Hell on the Border |
| Herring, Ed | Sam Baker, Winston County Gunfighter |
| Herring, Ed | Malice, Murder, Mayhem |
| Holbrook, Stewart H. | Wyatt Earp, U.S. Marshal |
| Holland, Thomas R. | Oklahombres Revisited |
| Hooker, | Born out of Season |
| Horan, James D. | Across the Cimarron |
| Huffines, Alan | A Pilgrim Shadow |
| Hunt, William | Distant Justice |
| Johnson, | Famous Lawmen of the Old West |
| Jones, W.F. | Experiences of a Deputy U.S. Marshal |
| Jordan, | Frontier Law and Order |
| Katz, William | Black Indians |
| Katz, William | The Black West |
| Katz, William | Black People Who Made the Old West |
| Katz, William | Eyewitness |
| Keller | Seith Bullock |
| Krakel, Dean | Saga of Tom Horn |
| Lake, Stuart N. | Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal |
| Lavergne, Gary M. | Bad Boy From Rosebud |
| LeFors, Joe | Wyoming Peace Officer |
| MacDonald, A. B. | Hands Up |
| MacPherson / MacLaren | Outlaws and Lawmen of the West Vol. # 1 |
| Masterson, W. B. (Bat) | Famous Gun Fighters of the Western Frontier |
| May, Robin | Gunfighters |
| McBride, Arvil | Evaders |
| McBride, Dennis | In the Beginning |
| McCarty, | The Gunfighters |
| McCarty, John H. | Reminiscences |
| McCullough, Harrell | Selden Lindsey |
| McKelvie, Martha | Lawman of the West |
| McKennon, C. H. | Iron Men |
| Marohn, Richard C. | The Last Gunfighter |
| Medaris, Gene | North Country Marshal |
| Meeks, Bonnie | Heck Thomas, My Papa |
| Miller, Nyle H. and Snell, Joseph W. | Why the West was Wild |
| Miller, Nyle H. and Snell, Joseph W. | Great Gunfighters of the Kansas Cow Towns 1867 - 1886 |
| Miller, Nyle H. | Kansas Frontier Peace Officers before TV |
| Miller | The Silent Agent |
| Miller, Floyd | Bill Tilghman, Marshal of the Last Frontier |
| Miller, Rick | Sam Bass & Gang |
| Miller, Wilber R. | Revenuers and Moonshiners |
| Nix, E. D. | Oklahombres |
| Odom, Tony | History of The United States Marshals Service |
| O'Neal, Bill | Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters |
| O'Neal, Bill | Cattleman and Sheepherders |
| Owens, Ron | Oklahoma Heroes |
| Peck, Henry L. | The Proud Heritage of LeFlore County |
| Pence, Mary Lou | The Story of a Frontier Lawman ( N. K. Boswell) |
| Pexton, John | Pages from Converse County Past (Frank Wolcott) |
| Poe, Sophie | Buckboard Days |
| Prassel, Frank | The Western Peace Officer |
| Ramsland, Katherine | The U.S. Marshals: The Long Arm of the Law |
| Reynolds, Bill | Troubles in New Mexico Vol. #1 |
| Reynolds, Bill | Troubles in New Mexico Vol. #2 |
| Reynolds, Bill | Troubles in New Mexico Vol. # 3 |
| Rockwell, Wilson | Memoirs of a Lawman |
| Rosa, Joe | Gun Law |
| Rosa, Joe | The Gunfighter, Man or Myth |
| Rosa, Joe | The Vengeance of Frank Eaton |
| Rosa, Joe | Age of the Gunfighter |
| Sabbac, Robert | Too Tough to Die |
| Sacks, B. | Arizona's Angry Man |
| Schoenderger, Dale | The Gunfighters |
| Samuelson, Nancy B. | Shoot from the Lip |
| Sherrard, Ray and Stumpf, George | Badges of the U.S. Marshals |
| Shirley, Glenn | Gunfight at Ingalls |
| Shirley, Glenn | Purple Sage |
| Shirley, Glenn | Buckskin and Spurs |
| Shirley, Glenn | Guardian of the Law |
| Shirley, Glenn | Heck Thomas, Frontier Marshal |
| Shirley, Glenn | Law West of Fort Smith |
| Shirley, Glenn | Red Yesterdays |
| Shirley, Glenn | Shotgun for Hire |
| Shirley, Glenn | Six Gun and Silver Star |
| Shirley, Glenn | Thirteen Days of Terror |
| Shirley, Glenn | The Fourth Guardsman |
| Shirley, Glenn | Toughest of them All |
| Shirley, Glenn | West of Hell's Fringe |
| Speer, Bonnie | The Killing of Ned Christie |
| Speer, Bonnie | Portrait of a Lawman, U.S. Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas |
| Sommers, Robin | History of The United States Marshals |
| Sonnichsen, C. L. | Roy Bean, Law West of the Pecos |
| Strong, | My Frontier Days & Indian Fights on the N.P. |
| Stroud, Carsten | Deadly Force in the Street with U.S. Marshals |
| St. Luke Church | 100 years of Worship |
| Tilghman, Zoa | Marshal of the Frontier |
| Torres, Donald | Handbook of Federal Police and Investigative Agencies |
| US Marshal Service | Marshal |
| US Marshal Service | Index of U.S. Marshals 1789 to 1960 |
| US Marshal Service | Index of U.S. Marshals 1789 to Present (1992) |
| US Marshal Service | Index of U.S. Marshals 1789 to Present (1994) |
| Utley, Robert M. | Billy The Kid |
| Victor, Rae Anna | Century of Honor, Excellence and Valor in Washington Law Enfor. |
| Van Eaton, Frank | Hell on the Border |
| Ward, Ronnie J. | "Catch 'Em Alive" Jack Abernathy |
| West, C. W. | Outlaws and Peace Officers of Indian Territory |
| White, Dale | Fast Draw Tilghman |
| White, Virgil D. | Index of U.S. Marshals 1789-1960 |
| Wilbanks, William | Forgotten Heroes, Alaska |
| William, Gerald | The Alaska State Troopers |
| Wheeler, Richard S. | Masterson |
ARTICLES
"We rode with Our Lives in Our Hands: Deputy U.S. Marshals of
Indian Territory"
By Juliet L. Golanska, US Park Service Historian
RESEARCH MATERIAL
Record Group 21 - Records of District Courts of the United States
Record Group 26 - Records of U.S. Coast Guard
26.3 - Records of the Revenue Cutter Service 1790 -1915)26.3.1 - General Records
Record Group 29 - Records of the Bureau of Census
29.02 - Administrative Records of the Census Office
1790 to 1870
29.2.1 - Records of the 4th to 9th Census
Record Group 60 - General Records of Department of Justice
1. Appointment Clerk Records on U.S. Marshals
2. Division of Accounts on U.S. Marshals
3. Letters from U.S. Marshals to Attorney General
Record Group 87 - Records of the United States Secret Service
Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant Generals Office
Record Group 118 - Records of the U.S. Attorneys (formerly United States Marshals)
From 1821 to 1980 There is 4,687 cu. ft.
Record Group 206 - Records of The Solicitor of the Treasury
Record Group 217 - Accounting Offices of the Department of the Record Group 217
217.6.3 - Records of the Judiciary Division
217.10 5th Auditor
Record of payments made to U.S. Marshals , Deputy U.S. Marshals,
Special Deputy's, Office Deputy's etc. 1801 to 1920 1,043 Lin. FT.217.10.1 - General Records
Record Group 527 - Records of the United States Marshals Service.
| 527.1 Administrative History |
| 527.2 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of Alabama 1885-1923 |
| 527.3 Records of U.S. Marshals, Arizona Judicial District 1875-1923 |
| 527.4 Records of U.S. Marshals, Northern Judicial District of California 1874-1919 |
| 527.5 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of Florida 1890-1927 |
| 527.6 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of Indiana 1893-1915 |
| 527.7 Records of U.S. Marshals, Kansas Judicial District 1864-1918 |
| 527.8 Records of U.S. Marshals, Western Judicial District of Missouri 1879-83 |
| 527.9 Records of U.S. Marshals, Nevada Judicial District 1939-50 |
| 527.10 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of New York 1845-52, 1868 |
| 527.11 Records of U.S. Marshals, South Dakota Judicial District 1893-1906 |
| 527.12 Records of U.S. Marshals, Wyoming Judicial District 1873-99 |
| 527.13 Records of U.S. Marshals, United States Court for China 1935-41 |
527.1 Administrative History
Established: The position of U.S. Marshal was established by Section 27 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 87), September 24, 1789, authorizing the appointment of one Marshal for each Federal judicial district. The Executive Office for United States Marshals (EOUSM) was the first organization to supervise U.S. Marshals nationwide. EOUSM was established, effective December 17, 1956, by announcement of Deputy Attorney General William P. Rogers, November 30, 1956. It functioned under the Office of the Deputy Attorney General until November 28, 1967, when it was transferred to the Administrative Division by DOJ Order 386-67, same date. It continued in that division until May 12, 1969, when it was superseded by the Office of the Director, United States Marshals Service. The United States Marshals Service was established in the Department of Justice by DOJ Order 415-69, May 12, 1969. USMS records include those of the Office of the Director, USMS, and those of USMS district and sub district offices located in the various Federal judicial districts.
Functions: Each U.S. Marshal is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The duties of each U.S. Marshal and, by delegation, of each deputy U.S. Marshal, include protecting the Federal court's) in their judicial district, together with court officials and trial participants; investigating and apprehending fugitives from Federal justice; ensuring the safety of endangered Government witnesses; maintaining custody of, and transporting, Federal prisoners; executing court orders and arrest warrants; managing, and disposing of, property forfeited to the Government by drug traffickers and other criminals; and responding to such emergency situations as civil disturbances and terrorist incidents.
Related Records:527.2 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of
Alabama
1885-1923
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Letters sent, 1885-87. Subject files, 1907-23.
527.3 Records of U.S. Marshals, Arizona Judicial District
1875-1923
Textual Records (in Los Angeles): Letters sent, 1901-04. Correspondence relating to Indian cases, 1917-23. Appointments and oaths of U.S. Marshals and Deputy Marshals, 1875-1912.
527.4 Records of U.S. Marshals, Northern Judicial District of California
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Correspondence relating to significant cases, 1874-1919.
527.5 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of Florida
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Records of the Deputy U.S. Marshal, Key West Division, including letters sent, 1921-26; letters received, 1907-26; and fiscal records consisting of a cash book, 1890-1904, and an expense ledger, 1921-27.
527.6 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of Indiana
Textual Records (in Chicago): Letters sent, 1897-1908. Letters received, 1893-1910. Correspondence relating to Chinese immigration cases, 1905-15.
527.7 Records of U.S. Marshals, Kansas Judicial District
1864-1918
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Records of U.S. Marshals, Kansas Judicial District, including records of appointment, 1867- 94; docket books, 1874-1908; and records (15 ft.) concerning issuances to German aliens of residency, transit, and employment permits, 1917-18. Records of U.S. Marshals, First Division, Kansas Judicial District, including letters sent, 1901-12; letters received, 1864-1918 (with gaps); and docket books, 1874- 88.
527.8 Records of U.S. Marshals, Western Judicial District of Missouri
1879-83
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Expenditure records, 1879-83.
527.9 Records of U.S. Marshals, Nevada Judicial District
1939-50
Textual Records (in Los Angeles): Daily dairies, 1939-50.
527.10 Records of U.S. Marshals, Southern Judicial District of New York
1845-52, 1868
Textual Records (in New York): Letters received, 1845-48, 1868. Orders received, 1848-52.
527.11 Records of U.S. Marshals, South Dakota Judicial District
1893-1906
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Letters sent, 1893-1906.
527.12 Records of U.S. Marshals, Wyoming Judicial DistrictTextual Records (in Denver): Abstracts of compensation to witnesses, petit jurors, and grand jurors, 1875. U.S. Marshal's civil docket, 1878-93, and criminal docket, 1879-93. Marshal's ledgers, 1887-99. Record of public funds, 1890-96. Description and history of convicts in the U.S. penitentiary of Laramie City, Wyoming, 1873-92. Register of writs, 1879-96.
527.13 Records of U.S. Marshals, United States Court for China
Textual Records: Case files relating to investigations involving U.S. citizens in China, 1935-41.
U.S. Marshals Day Books from Different Districts; approx 40 books.
Letters to the Attorney General of the United States from U.S. Marshals.
History on Establishing the Official Seal of the United States Marshals Service by Attorney General's Order 407-68. Dated 12/11/68
Photos of Different Marshals and Deputies.
Have some District Histories. (Not all)
U.S. Park Service, Ft. Smith, AR
U.S. Marshals Index by Angie Carter & Jim Simms
Payments made to Deputy U.S. Marshals from 3/22/1882 to 5/31/1883 from the Collection of Fadjo Cravens Jr.
Deputies Buried at Oak CemeteryU.S. Marshal Boles Day Book 3/22/1882 to 5/31/1883
Oaths of Office of U.S. Marshals and Deputy Marshals
Ft. Smith, AR. Newspapers
Court Operations Fort Smith Herald Different years
Court Operations Fort Smith Elevator Different Years (they talk about Deputies in Court and Deputies coming to town and leaving town)Record Group 21, U.S. District Court Records, Western District of Arkansas, entry 3W18A , Dec. 1992
Cordry, Dee
The Outlaw and Lawman Map of Oklahoma Dated 1989
Rankin, Joseph
Rankin's Diary, Territory of Wyoming
DUSM News ,dated 1942 to 1970
NADUSM Directory's 1951 and 1956
Register of Department of Justice (year)
(One book for each year from 1888 to Present
Not every year printed)
( Books can be found at Libraries)
Annual Report of the Attorney General
(Starting 1870 thru Present, not all years have Marshals &
Deputies
listed)
Department of Justice Bulletins " U.S. Marshal"
Dated from 1940's thru 1960's
U.S. Marshals Museum (records currently unavailable, museum items in storage)
U.S. Marshal Day Books of Montana
U.S. Marshal Day Books of IdahoU.S. Marshal Day Books of Arizona
U.S. Marshal Day Books of Missouri.
District of Wyoming Courts
Court Docket Books
Book of Grand Jury Subpoenas
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Records and Photos of U.S. Marshals and Deputy U.S. Marshals of OT, IT, Okla. and Arkansas
40 rolls of Micro film on Indian Pioneer Papers History
Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
Marshals and Deputies of the Old West.
Wyoming State Library
Depository of Federal Books for each branch of the Federal Government. Has list of Marshals, Deputy's and other related items.
Has a section on history of Lawmen and outlaws.
Web Sites
www.lexisnexis.com/academic/guides/jurisprudence/attorney_general/ag7184.htm
MAGAZINES
True West
Different Issues
"Was Wyatt Earp Really A Deputy U.S. Marshal" By Gary Roberts Jan-Feb 1961 issue."Wyatt Earp Cleared of Fix" By Wyatt Earp Nov 1982 issue
Different Issues
Different Issues
The Oklahombres Trail Guide
Oklahombres Address:
4611 Koerner Rd.
Piedmont, OK. 73078
Oklahoma State Trooper Magazine
Most issue since 1996 - 2004 (4 a year) have an article on U.S. Marshals or Deputy U.S. Marshals in Oklahoma or Indiana Territory.
National Association For Outlaw and Lawman History, Inc.Different Issues
NOLA Address:
RR2 Box 148-A
932 East Main Street
Yorktown, TX 78164-9538
Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association Inc.
Different Issues
WOLA Address
P.O. Box 70
Hillsboro, OR. 97123
Manuscript File
William R. Schnitger
Western History Research Center University of Wyoming
Frank Canton
Western History Research Center University of Wyoming
Thomas Jefferson Carr
Western History Research Center University of Wyoming
Joseph LeFors
Western History Research Center University of Wyoming
Nathaniel K. Boswell
Western History Research Center University of Wyoming
BOOK STORES WITH LAWMAN BOOKS
New, Used, Hard to find books on Lawman and Outlaws. May not have them when
you call, But you can be put on a list and when they get them you will be
notified.
T.A. SWINFORD, Bookerseller, Inc.
703 E. Western
Avondale, AZ 85323
Phone 623-925-5445
e-mail tasbooks@extremezone.com
PAHASKA BOOKS
8436 Samra Drive
West Hills, CA 91304
Phone 818-348-9795
THE EARLY WEST
Box 9292
College Station, TX 77842
Phone 1-800-245-5841
OLD WEST BOOK ROUNDUP
Young & Sons Enterprises
P.O. Box 759
Apache, OK 73006
Phone: 580-588-2093
www.oldwestbookroundup.com
e-mail: ryoung9583@aol.com
THE MOORE LIBRARY
P.O. Box 12158
Tallahassee, FL. 32317
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
814 S. First Street
Hamilton, MT. 59840
Phone 406-375-9334
BURKWOOD BOOKS
Box 172
Urbana, IL 61803
Phone: 217-344-1419
EMMETT HARRINGTON
Fine Books
251 Post Street, Suite 312
San Francisco, CA. 94108
Phone: 415-646-0060
FAX: 415-646-0070
E-Mail: emmettbook@aol.com
Gene W. Baad
Books on The West
824 Lynnwood Ave NE
Renton, WA. 98056-3805
Phone 425-271-6481
E-mail bookwest@eskimo.com
This information compiled by:
George Stumpf
P.O. Box Box 311
Cheyenne, WY. 82003
Updated: 03/05/2006
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