John Jay Blake papers
Summary
Correspondence, financial records, case files and miscellaneous records of Blake's law practice in association with E.J. Frawley, William E. Borah, and C.C. Cavanah; and as attorney for Boise City, Idaho. Also includes records concerning Blake's mining interests.
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1910
Biographical Note
John Jay Blake was born in Vermont, Wisconsin in 1870. Blake was a graudate of the university of Wisconsin with a B. L. degree. In 1894, he came to Idaho and practiced law with E.J. Frawley until 1898. The Frawley and Blake partnership dissolved with Frawley was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Ada County. Blake was then a parter with C.C. Cavanaugh and W.E. Borah. The Blake Cavanaugh firm served as attorneys for Boise City from 1902 until 1907. Blake served two terms as judge in probate court. Blake died March 24, 1926.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 document boxes.)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Finding aid for MS 0005 John Jay Blake papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Stone, Patrick Teater
- Date
- 2025-07-25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository