Nanette Smith Collection, 1948

Collection

Identifier: MS 241

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Nanette Smith collected postcards, pamphlets, newsletters and film footage while on her cruise to Alaska in 1948, specifically of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. In addition, there are two news clippings and a copy of a Skagway Kangaroo Court receipt. All materials date from June 1948.

Dates

1948

Conditions Governing Access

Permission granted to Klondike Gold Rush NHP, Skagway and to Alaska Historical Library, Juneau.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Historical

The items in this collection were gathered by Nanette Smith on the S.S. Princess Louise to Alaska June-July, 1948. Her note describes the trip:

I was 29 at the time, and travelled with my parents. We sailed from Vancouver on the Canadian Pacific B.C. Coast steamship S.S. Princess Louise. Our itinerary took us up the Inside Passage to Skagway, and we returned on the same ship. There were stops at Alert Bay, Prince Rupert, Haines and Ketchikan. The S.S. Princess Louise was a working ship. At each port we had some time for local sightseeing. At Skagway, we took the WP and YR train, via Bennett, to Carcross. From Carcross we made the overnight trip on the Tutshi to Ben-My-Chree. Our return trip to Vancouver did not exactly duplicate the northbound passage.

Extent

1 boxes : 0.2 linear ft. 13 postcards, 10 travel brochures, 6 newsletters ; 1 VHS cassette [Copied from 4 reels 8mm film]

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donation by Nanette Smith to Alaska State Library Historical Collections, August 8, 1990.

Processing Information

The materials were boxed as loose items. Collection described at the item level.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Nanette Smith Collection, 1948
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Ken Nail, Jr. Oct. 19, 2007 ; Revised by: Alea Oien 03/12/2009 Anastasia Tarmann 06/2010 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English