Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-34-6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Relates her story of arriving in Alaska, seeking employment, hiking and encountering bears.

Dates

1927 March 25

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

Nellie Neal Lawing, known as Alaska Nellie, hunted, fished, trapped, dog-mushed and worked in a mining camp, after arriving in Alaska in 1915.

Extent

1 folders ([4] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

Each sheet of letter has Alaska-related photo at top of sheet.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.
Status: Completed
Author: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2021 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin