Ivil and Ethel Montgomery Slide Collection, 1950-1969
Scope and Contents
A majority of the slides were taken in Southeast Alaska, with the bulk of these focusing on the Juneau area, including many scenic images of the city of Juneau and of surrounding mountains, glaciers, and trails. There are photographs of other Alaska communities, as well, including communities whose artisans created handicrafts for sale at the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative Association, also known as The Cache, which was owned and operated by Ivil and Ethel Montgomery. The subjects receiving significant coverage in this slide collection include the following: Auke Lake, Juneau downtown, Juneau ski bowl, Douglas Bridge, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau Icefield, Tracy Arm, totem poles, and the Princess Kathleen. There are over 200 slides featuring the Mendenhall Glacier and vicinity. With a few exceptions, the individuals pictured in the slides are not identified.
Dates
- 1950-1969
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted. However, the photographs may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish material from the collection should be discussed with the librarian.
Biographical
Ethel M. (Clayton) Montgomery, collector and promoter of Native arts and crafts, docent, and well-known Juneau hostess, was born on March 12, 1896 in northeastern Nebraska. Montgomery graduated from Wayne State Normal. She taught elementary school in Nebraska and married Ivil J. Montgomery in 1917. The Montgomerys had three children -- Jean, Chloe, and Neil C. After they arrived in Juneau, Alaska, in 1949, Ethel Montgomery actively promoted the sale of products, handmade by Native artisans, through the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearinghouse, later renamed the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative Association, Inc., known from its inception as ANAC. Montgomery was advisor and volunteer at the ANAC Cache, an outlet for Native arts and crafts in Juneau. She was a well-known docent at the Alaska State Museum and led local tours for local groups such as the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Montgomery remained active until her death on January 31, 1989, in Juneau.
Extent
1032 Photographic Slides : Color
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jean C. Berg, daughter of Ivil James Montgomery and Ethel M (Clayton) Montgomery, donated the color slides on July 11, 2010. (Accession # 2010-038).
Processing Information
The slides in this collection were both organized and unorganized when received. Some of the slides had been grouped into labeled bundles; some had sequential numbering, with gaps; and some had no perceivable arrangement. Whenever practical, the original order was maintained; of those not grouped by the donor, the photographs are arranged by location or topic and then by date. Some of the slides have notations regarding time period and subject matter; and, some of the later slides have dates from the company that processed the slides. After they were arranged, the slides were housed in Mylar, with each sheet of slides numbered sequentially and supported by folders.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Ivil and Ethel Montgomery Slide Collection, 1950-1969
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Gayle Goedde, Oct. 2011 ; 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
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