Kenneth Chisholm Photograph Collection, 1930-1938
Scope and Contents
Alaska Expedition with Father Hubbard. 1930-1938.
Dates
- 1930-1938
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Historical
Between 1930 and 1938, Kenneth Chisholm, a St. Ignatius student at the time, Ed Levin and several others accompanied Jesuit priest, Father Bernard R. Hubbard (also known as "the glacier priest" and "the flying priest") on a series of Alaska expeditions. On the 1930 journey, the group made base camp on the Aniakchak River and traveled through Aniakchak, Veniaminof, the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and King Island. The snapshots reflect members of the group, camps and camp life, cooking and cooks, hiking, various villages and Eskimos.
Extent
94 Photographic Prints : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographs were selected from a collection of nitrate negatives donated by Mrs. G. McMurtry of Belmont, California, August 6, 1974. Manuscripts form a separate collection, MS 50.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 001-003, 005-012, 014-073, 075-095, 098-131, 133-151, 158-166, 168-170, 184, 228-231, 233, 237, 244, 246-248
Processing Information
Photograph are numbered and housed in Mylar.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Kenneth Chisholm Photograph Collection, 1930-1938
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Updated by: Jacki Swearingen, Oct. 2014 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- Date
- 2019 June
- 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