This being the ship's log of the Jeschien-Winn Arctic expedition of 1936, 1936

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-32-5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Barbara Winn's diary of trip on the North Star from Juneau to Point Barrow in August and September, 1936 with her friend Louise Jeschien [or Jeschion]. Includes village descriptions of: Hoonah, Yakutat, Cordova, Tatlikelek [Tatitlek], Valdez, Chanega [Chenega], Seward, Sand Point, Elim, Nome, Teller, Cape Prince of Wales, Kotzebue, Kivalina, Wainwright, Barrow, Golovin, St. Michael, Unalakleet, Shaktolik [Shaktoolik], Point Lay, Point Hope, Cape Thompson, and Eklutna. She escorted students from Eklutna Industrial School on the trip back to Anchorage to pay her fare.

Dates

1936

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

Barbara L. Winn, born in Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 9, 1916, took this trip on the North Star, at the age of 20. She brought the diary to the 100-year Juneau Douglas High School reunion in the summer of 2004.

Extent

1 folders (1 v. : typescript and holograph.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donor : Barbara Winn Roberts

Accession number : 2004-025

Accession date : 7/8/2004

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for This being the ship's log of the Jeschien-Winn Arctic expedition of 1936, 1936
Status: Completed
Author: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2021 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin