William G. and June Paine Scrapbook, 1942

Collection

Identifier: MS 219

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single 9.75” x 7.5” scrapbook, 36 pages, with a hand-painted wood panel cover bound by string. The scrapbook contains correspondence, announcements, photographs, and records belonging to Mr. and Ms. Paine covering their courtship, marriage, and Mr. Paine’s fatal aircraft accident.

Dates

1914-1942

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing, however; the photographs may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical

William George Paine was born December 13, 1914 in Stacey, Montana. June Denham, from Fairbanks, Alaska, worked at the Heat and Light Department of the Northern Commercial Company in Fairbanks. Later she worked as the head of the Selective Service System of Nome, Alaska. Mr. William George Paine and Ms. June Denham were married outside of Fairbanks on August 1, 1942.

Mr. Paine piloted a total of 8 months for Wien Airlines, flying in and out of Nome. On September 30, 1942 he was piloting a flight that crashed on the Nulato River outside of Galena, Alaska. The crash killed him and his three passengers, Frank Widegar, and Mr. and Mrs. James Keenan. No further information is currently known about Mr. and Ms. Paine.

Extent

1 boxes : (1 scrapbook: 24.5x18 cm) ; 0.25 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was transferred in 2006 to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections from the William A. Egan Library at University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK.

Processing Information

This collection has been maintained as it was received from the Egan Library at University of Alaska Southeast.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the William G. and June Paine Scrapbook, 1942
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Sean Lanksbury September 2006 ; 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