Letters of Edward Daniel Kingsley, from the Klondike gold rush, 1898

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-29-7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The three letters, February through May, 1898, from Seattle, Washington; Copper City [Old Valdez], Alaska; and Lake Tasnuna, Alaska, respectively, were written to the editor of the Freeport, Illinois, newspaper, The Freeport Journal. Members of the party included Lute Guiteau, Philo Snow, William Becker, and Ed Kingsley.

Dates

1869-1940

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

Edward Daniel Kingsley, born in Freeport, Illinois in 1869, attended Washington University in St. Louis and married Charlotte Wright in 1891. In 1898, he joined the gold rush to the Klondike. In 1900, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he founded West-Oregon Lumber Co., dying there in 1940.

Extent

1 Volumes : 3 letters (14 leaves total) ; typescript (photocopies)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Arthur C. Spencer, III, in 1975.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Letters of Edward Daniel Kingsley, from the Klondike gold rush, 1898
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Kay Shelton ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
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Language of description note: English