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Charles Froman Photograph Collection, 1954

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 537

Scope and Contents

Color, glass mounted slides taken on the longest day of the year at Kotzebue in 1954.

Dates

  • 1954

EAD

PCA0537

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

Charles Froman was born in Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Civil Engineering.

He was hired his junior year in college to work for the Territorial Department of Health Arctic Health Research Center. Mr. Froman worked two years in Fairbanks and two years in Juneau as a water supply engineer for the U.S. Health Services.

From 1952-1956 Charles Froman was “on loan” to U.S. Public Health Services, Territory of Alaska. At the time, Amos, or “Joe” Alter, a Civil Engineer trained in Public Health, was head of the agency. The agency focused on water and sanitation problems specific to the Arctic.

Mr. Froman photographed Kotzebue on the longest day of the year, while working there the summer of 1954. He was in Kotzebue to check wastewater systems and draft a booklet for U.S. Health Services.

Extent

9 Photographic Slides

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Charles Froman via Jackie Walden (Honeywell). Acc. # 2010-046.

Existence and Location of Originals

INVENTORY OF ORIGINAL GLASS MOUNTED SLIDES Slides stored in glass plate cabinet in vault

Box 1 of 1 9 - 2 ¼ x2 ¼ color, glass mounted slides; medium format transparencies, framed in metal casings

Existence and Location of Copies

The photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. Original order maintained. Slides were scanned. Paper copies were made and placed in an acid free folder which was stored in an archival box

Title
Finding aid for the Charles Froman Photograph Collection, 1954
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Anastasia Tarmann, Aug. 2010 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, May 2017 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 June ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 April
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

Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
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