Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery photographs & papers, 1913-1978
Scope and Contents
PCA 473 and Related Materials. The collection is comprised of a publication: Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery: A Guide to Interviews with Men and Women Engaged in Commercial Fishing, 1913-1978. Text by Stephen B. Levey; photos by George Figdor. Alaska State Library Historical Monograph No. 6, Alaska Department of Education, Juneau Alaska, 1979; Photograph and manuscript material accumulated in the course of writing and publishing Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery; audio interviews (originally on audiocassette); six one half-hour radio programs (location unknown) and one half-hour audio visual program (originally on video tape) produced by KTOO FM and TV (Public Radio and Television), Juneau Alaska. The publication contains 54 interview summaries, selections of transcripts, and original print photographs of persons interviewed in 1978. Audio interviews and half-hour audio visual program are housed separately at the Historical Library (ASL Phonotapes C-44 and Video 039 –see catalog). The published version of these materials is entitled The Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery: A guide to interviews with men and women engaged in commercial fishing 1913-1978 is available for circulation through the Juneau Library system and accessible at the Historical Collections in PCA473 and LC call# F901.A295 no. 6.
Dates
- 1913-1978
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical Note
Stephen Levey is a freelance writer and researcher with a PhD in English from the State University of New York. He has taught literature, writing, and cinema at various colleges, and has served as a consultant for citizen education on public policy and community affairs for humanities programs both in Alaska and Washington.
George Figdor is a photographer and writer living in Haines, Alaska. He has a Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania. His photos of Alaskan life have appeared in National Fisherman, Alaska Magazine, Alaskan Fisherman, and Southeastern Log. He is also the co-author of a children’s book on Salmon fishing.
Extent
0.066 Linear Feet (1 box) : 2 folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance undetermined. Accessioned into the Alaska State Library Historical Collections on September 14, 2000 (Acc # 2000-055.)
Processing Information
Arranged in order of publication with copy of page where placed in publication. Paper clips removed, placed in Mylar. Boxed and held in two folders; photos identified and audio interviews summarized.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery photographs & papers, 1913-1978
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Kay Shelton and Gladi Kulp, August 2000. Revised by Ken Nail, Jr., and Sean Lanksbury, October 2007; Anastasia Tarmann Lynch, April 2009. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson.
- Date
- 2019 May
- 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