Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Unpublished manuscript; includes information about Dyea, Juneau, Cordova, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Katmai, Douglas, and Treadwell; also tells of experiences working for Governors J.F.A. Strong and Thomas Riggs, Jr.

Dates

1943

Conditions Governing Access

Manuscript is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical / Historical

William W. Shorthill lived in various areas of Alaska during the Klondike gold rush and early mining days of Treadwell, Douglas, and Juneau. He worked as Secretary to Alaska Governors Riggs and Strong.