Verna Hurley Carrigan Photograph Collection, 1880-1945
Scope and Contents
The photographs and other materials found in this collection reflect the Webster and Hurley families. The collection includes photographs by Winter and Pond, and Landerkin and Winter. Most of the views were collected by Verna’s grandmother, Anna. Ed Webster’s receipts from Juneau businesses were added May 29, 2002, Accession No. 89-27.
Dates
- 1880-1945
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Biographical
In 1895, Ed Webster and Frank Bach founded The Juneau-Douglas City Telephone Company in Douglas, Alaska. By 1898, Bach had gone to the Klondike and Ed Webster purchased his partner's interest in the company and moved the operation to Juneau. In 1910, the business was re-named the Juneau-Douglas Telephone Company. In 1915, Webster built a switchboard station on what is today called Telephone Hill. After Mr. Webster's death in 1918, his wife, Anna, operated the business along with her children and grandchildren until it was sold to Continental Telephone Company in 1968.
Mrs. Verna Hurley Carrigan was the daughter of Minnie and Robert Hurley and the granddaughter of Ed and Anna Webster. Mrs. Carrigan lived in Juneau all of her life. Following in her grandmother’s footsteps she served as the telephone company's vice president and chief operator. Verna Carrigan died in Juneau on July 24, 1992.
Extent
1 boxes : 23 folders ; Photographs, Postcards, Correspondence, papers
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The initial donation was made in 1989 by Verna Carrigan of Juneau. Further donations were made in 1991 and 1992. Acc. # 1989-27, 1991-40, 1991-50, and 1992-35.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 50, 103a
Processing Information
The items in folders 1 – 18 have been described at the item. Folders 19 – 23 have been described at the folder level. Items have been placed in Mylar. All items have been placed into pH-neutral folders, and then an archival box.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Verna Hurley Carrigan Photograph Collection, 1880-1945
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: India Spartz, 1993 ; Updated by: Sandy Johnston, May 2014 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, May 2014 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- Date
- 2019 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov