Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

40 glass lantern slides represented as depicting the story of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition, 1879 to 1881.

15 additional slides on Alaskan subjects.

Dates

1879-1881

Conditions Governing Access

Open to research according to the policies of the Alaska State Library.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

3 boxes : 55 glass lantern slides

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was purchased in June, 2007. There is no provenance on this collection.

Processing Information

Slides were housed in acid free containers.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Jeannette Arctic Expedition Lantern Slide Collection
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: James Simard July 2007 ; 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