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Mary Greene Photograph Collection, 1922-1930

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 132

Alaska's Digital Archives: Mary Greene Photograph Collection, 1922-1930. ASL-PCA-132

Content Description

The photographs, some of which are faded and or blurred, record Mary Greene's daily life as a missionary in Nome and include many of the women and children (identified) with whom she lived and worked. Included are images of Abraham Lincoln, Nome’s chief reindeer herder, Beth Stewart, the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission, the Catholic and Methodist Episcopal churches in Nome, Flora Eroeruk, Jim Sogragok (Sinuk), Edna Murray (registered nurse), the Tattok family, the Beeson family and others.

Dates

  • 1922-1930

EAD

PCA0132

Conditions Governing Access

The images may be viewed however, they may not be photocopied.

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 Note

Little information has been found on Mary Greene except that she served as a missionary for the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission in Nome, Alaska from 1922 to 1930.

Extent

1 folders : 53 b&w photographs

1 folders : 26 pages of original photograph captions

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

The collection was donated Dec. 1, 1969 by Stanley T. Rowe from the Historical Society of Battlecreek, Michigan. No accession number available.

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized & available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: #22-23

Related Materials

See also: The Mary Greene Papers, 1922-1934 (MS 4-1-2). Mary Greene corresponded in detail with Inez Walthall, describing her daily life and the people with whom she lived and worked.

Processing Information

Mary Greene described the photographs in detail. The descriptions were photocopied onto acid free paper and the photographs attached with archival photo corners.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Mary Greene Photograph Collection, 1922-1930
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Staff, Feb. 2005 ; Inventory by: Sandy Johnston, Oct. 2020 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Oct. 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, May 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
Date
2021 October
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)