Don Steffa Photograph Collection, ca. 1958-1977

Collection

Identifier: PCA 283

Staff Only

Alaska's Digital Archives: Don Steffa Photograph Collection, ca. 1958-1977. ASL-PCA-283.

Content Description

Anchorage, Juneau, political events, ca. 1958-1980.

Dates

ca. 1958-1977

Conditions Governing Access

The photographs may be viewed, however, they may not be photocopied.

Biographical / Historical

Donald Bennett Steffa was a professional photographer whose aerial photos were used in tourism promotions and brochures about Alaska. He died October 16, 1987, in Juneau. He lived in southeast Alaska for 35 years and worked with the municipality on an aerial mapping project for state land selection. He had two daughters Carole [Van Lerberge] and Dinah [Dobbyns] and one son, Larry. [From Alaska Magazine, Feb. 1987, p. 90.]

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes photographs, b/w )

0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes negatives )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: (1-)046 ,172, 174-175, 177, 179, 227, 243-244, 247, 395; (2-)427-471, 473-476; (5-Baranof-Hotel-)01-44

Processing Information

The photographs are sorted and sleeved in Mylar. A preliminary inventory is available.

Digital Material

Alaska's Digital Archives: Don Steffa Photograph Collection, ca. 1958-1977. ASL-PCA-283.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the Don Steffa Photograph Collection, ca. 1958-1977
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Kathryn Shelton, May 2003; Revised by: Alea Oien, April 2009; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, June 2012; 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