Shell Simmons Photograph Collection, ca. 1929-1996
Scope and Contents
Photographs cover the subjects of Alaska aeronautics , the history of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Transport, Inc., bush pilots of Alaska, accidents,.
Dates
- ca. 1929-1996
Conditions Governing Access
The photos may be viewed. However the images may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Biographical
Sheldon B. Simmons. Pioneer aviatory, Shell Simmons was born Oct. 8, 1908 in Clearwater County, Idaho. Simmons was one of Alaska’s pioneer aviators, known as a “mercy pilot” who made daring rescues and contributed to commercial aviation. In 1935 he started Alaska Air Transport, a commercial air carrier business which merged with Marine Airways in 1939 to create Alaska Coastal Airlines. In 1962 the company joined with Bob Ellis’ Ellis Airlines from Ketchikan to become Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines, the largest scheduled airline exclusively operating amphibians. Later they merged with Alaska Airlines and Simmons was made a board member until 1981 when he was named director emeritus. Shell Simmon died [Juneau Empire, Nov. 16, 17, 1994]
Extent
32 Linear Feet : 2,113 photographs, 1 box slides ; slide viewing equipment
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by the Sheldon B. Simmons Trust, Nina L. Brown, trustee in February 1995.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 0001, 008, 0055-0067b, 0069-0073, 0082-0084, 0099, 0103, 0106-0108a, 0123-0125, 0131-0132, 0137-0139, 0143-0144, 0146-0148, 0153, 0176-0177, 0182-0183, 0193, 0201, 0212-0213, 0228, 0230-0237, 0240, 0242, 0249, 0251, 0264-0265, 0271, 0277, 0292, 0298, 0300, 0305, 0310, 0316, 0326, 0345, 0348, 0350, 0352-0353, 0356, 0360, 0366, 0368-0369, 0382, 0396, 0407, 0412, 0418, 0424-0426, 0491-0493, 0584, 0655, 0660, 0664, 0685, 0703-0704, 0972, 0976, 1003-1005, 1010-1013, 1017-1022, 1025-1026, 1028-1030, 1032-1035, 1039, 1042-1-1044, 1046-1050, 1055, 1057-1059, 1063-1064, 1066, 1070, 1073, 1075, 1082, 1087-1090, 1093, 1095, 1097, 1099, 1117, 1126-1127, 1199, 2001, 2002, 2026, 2050-2051, 2055, 2084-2085, 2097, 2101, 2103, 2104, 2314-L , 2315-R, 2316-R, 2317-L, 2318-L, 2319-R, 2320-R, 2323-L, 2324-L, 2325-R
Processing Information
The photos are numbered; a series of color slides have not been processed as of 8/98. Folder level inventory available.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Shell Simmons Photograph Collection, ca. 1929-1996
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed: 7/1998 by: Debbie Finley and India Spartz ; Inventory: M.C. Harris, 11/1999 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- 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