Mabel and Emil Fisher Photograph Collection, ca. 1937-1952
Scope and Contents
This collection of photographs depict the Eskimo families, and other residents and their traditional activities from Cape Prince of Wales, Hoonah (before the 1944 fire), Little Diomede, Unalakleet, where the Fishers lived and taught during their time in Alaska. Some of the photographs have captions on the verso, identified by Carol Browning and Vernon Everett Fisher. Some of the photographs were taken by Charles Menadelook.
Dates
- ca. 1937-1952
Conditions Governing Access
The photos may be viewed. However they 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
The Fishers moved to Nome, Alaska in l931 to teach at the Bureau of Indian Affairs school. During their careers with the BIA, the Fishers lived in Nome (1937-39), Unalakleet (1939-43), Hoonah (1943-46), Mt. Edgecumbe (1946-49) and Nome (1949-52). In 1949, Mabel retired from the BIA and went to work at the Federal Jail in Nome while her husband worked for the BIA Reindeer Service. Emil Fisher was a colonel in the Alaska Territorial Guard (“Home Guard”). He died in a plane accident near Nome in 1952. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fisher moved to California to live near relatives.
Extent
90 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Carol Browning, niece of Emil and Mabel Fisher, loaned the photographs to the Library in 1995, for copying.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives : 56-64, 89-90
Processing Information
The photographs are numbered. Some are captioned on the verso. A geographic-level inventory is available.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Mabel and Emil Fisher Photograph Collection, ca. 1937-1952
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: India Spartz 12/96 ; 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