Arthur Edward Knutson Photograph Collection, 1898-1940
Content Description
Miscellaneous views and research documents pertaining to early Alaskan and Canadian towns, people, steamboats, train accident, 1935-1940; Map of lower Yukon River, 1898-1899.
Dates
- 1898-1940
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
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
Arthur Edward Knutson was born, September 23, 1916, in Interior, South Dakota. He grew up on ranches in Nebraska. At age 19 he went to Edmonds, Washington. There he was hired to work on Yukon River steam boats in the summer. Arthur E. Knutson worked on the Stern Wheel steamer, “Yukon” as a deckhand during the summers of 1935-1939 and as second officer on the “Yukon” in the summer of 1940. In the 1940s and 1950s he worked at the Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. In 1959 he went into municipal public works at Mountlake Terrace, Washington, and Kirkland, Washington. Arthur E. Knutson retired in 1981. He wrote several books about Stern Wheelers in Alaska, particularly on the Yukon River. The photographs in this collection were acquired during his research for his books.
Extent
1 Volumes (1 box) : 6 folders
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
The collection was donated by Arthur Edward Knutson through his daughter, Kay McMurray, to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections August 11, 2006. Kay McMurray is listed as the donor of record. Accession # 2006-056
Accession 2010-047 and 2010-062 were added later as Folders 2 and 3.
Accession 2013-004 was added later as Folders 4-6.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: #11
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. Many items have been placed in Mylar, into pH-neutral folders and into an archival box.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Arthur Edward Knutson Photograph Collection, 1898-1940
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Alea Oien, Apr. 2009; Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann, July 2010; Additions by: Sara Bornstein, Dec. 2012; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Aug. 2019; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Melissa Scriven, April 2019
- Date
- 2019 April
- 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