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Fagerson, Williams, Spartz Photograph Collection, ca. 1930-1960

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 495

Scope and Contents

Color images of Juneau, mostly the downtown area. Most cover two decades (1930-1950) although there are some photos from the 1950s and 1960s (and one from the 1970s).

Dates

  • ca. 1930-1960

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Biographical

Floyd Fagerson was born in Dyea, Alaska in 1898. When he was five, he moved with his mother to Arcata, California. In 1919, Floyd returned to Alaska and settled in Juneau, working with his father, Gus, in the concrete business. In 1939, while on a lengthy stay in Oregon, Floyd met and married Daisy McGrew Lane and adopted her young daughter Mary Lou. He moved his new family to Juneau that year. Floyd worked in a number of professions after closing his father’s concrete business, including insurance, wholesale grocery sales, and as a staff member of the federal Office of Price Administration. He was an avid photographer and amateur filmmaker and was actively involved with the Pioneers of Alaska, and the BPOE (Elks). He died on a family trip to California in 1951. Dr. Richard (Dick) Williams was born in Wyoming in 1899. He grew up in Idaho and received a dental degree from North Pacific College in Portland, Oregon. In 1932, Dick moved to Juneau and established a dental practice. He served in the U.S. Army’s Dental Corps, stationed in Excursion Inlet, during World War II. Dick enjoyed amateur photography, and also served as a member of the Juneau City Council, the Alaska Dental Society, the Masons, the American Legion, the Rotary, Pioneers of Alaska, and BPOE (Elks). In 1954 he married Daisy Fagerson in Juneau (widow of Floyd). They lived in Juneau many years until retiring to California in the early 1970’s. Dick died in Santa Cruz in 1984.

Extent

181 Photographic Slides : One binder.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Gina Spartz, granddaughter of Floyd Fagerson and Richard (Dick) Williams, collection photographers.

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 006, 011, 014, 019, 036, 047, 049, 052-053 067-068, 093, 128

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. Original order maintained. Slides arrived in sleeves housed in a plastic binder.

Title
Finding aid for the Fagerson, Williams, Spartz Photograph Collection, ca. 1930-1960
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Anastasia Tarmann November 2008 ; 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

Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)