“Captain Castner of Chilkoot”
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 16 page manuscript by William J. Betts, titled “Captain Castner of Chilkoot” and eleven 8x10 black and white images to accompany the manuscript. The photographs depict activities at Chilkoot Barracks, 1935-1937, and Colonel Castner.
Dates
- 1935-1937
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical / Historical
William J. Betts enlisted in the Army, 7th Infantry, Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska in 1935. The subject of his manuscript is Captain Lawrence V. Castner, Betts’ commanding officer, and his company while stationed at Chilkoot Barracks. Betts later reenlisted and the promoted Colonel Castner invited him to join “Castner’s Cutthroats,” a group of scouts sent to the Aleutian Islands. Betts declined the offer, but attributed the scouts’ accomplishments to their training under Captain Castner at the Chilkoot Barracks. Captain Castner was a grandson of Lt. J.C. Castner of the 4th Infantry, who led an expedition up the Matanuska Valley and over the divide into the Tanana Valley in the 1880s.
Extent
27 items : 1 folder ; 16 page manuscript ; 11 8x10 black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed in mylar and into a pH-neutral folder.
- Title
- Finding aid for the “Captain Castner of Chilkoot”
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Alea Oien and Anastasia Tarmann, Apr. 2009 ; Revised by: Connie Hamann, Oct. 2017 ; 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