Dorothy Novatney Slide Collection, ca. 1945-1955
Scope and Contents
The collection includes slides of rural schools and school personnel throughout Alaska in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Images were probably taken by Dr. Dorothy Novatney as she traveled around Alaska as Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary Education and then as Deputy Commissioner of Education. As the slides were numbered, it can be assumed they were used for reporting back to the territorial Department of Education in the form of a slide show. Each slide is identified presumably by Dr. Novatney.
Dates
- circa 1945-1955
Conditions Governing Access
The slides may be viewed, however, the images may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Dorothy Holverson Novatney came to Alaska in 1940 when she was 35 years of age. She taught English at the high school in Ketchikan and then moved to Fairbanks to teach at the University. In 1945 she became the first Supervisor of Elementary and Secondary Education. Her responsibility was to inspect schools throughout the state and report back to the commissioner. By 1947 she became Deputy Commissioner of Education. She resigned from the Dept. of Education in 1956 and was subsequently asked to start a community college. She originated Juneau-Douglas Community College which later became the University of Alaska Southeast. Dr. Novatney was the first Director of the new community college. [Excerpted from: “The Names Behind the Buildings at UAS,” Whalesong, February 20, 1998, p. 4.]
Extent
102 Photographic Slides
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The slides were transferred from the Alaska Historical Collections’ backlog. Provenance is not certain. Accession No. 2002-61.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 24-27
Processing Information
The slides were numbered and in alphabetical order by village, probably by Dr. Novatney. They may have been numbered for a slide show. Some numbers were missing. Original order was maintained, however, staff re-numbered the slides so they are in sequential order. Images are housed in mylar and acid-free folders.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Dorothy Novatney Slide Collection, ca. 1945-1955
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Gladi Kulp, Aug. 2002; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen
- 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
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