Fagerson, Williams, Spartz Photograph Collection, ca. 1930-1960
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
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov