Walter T. Phillips Photograph Collection, 1911-1918
Scope and Contents
The images depict Fairbanks and surrounding area; individuals, businesses, the Agricultural Experiment Station, floods; agriculture; schools and school children, 4th of July (1916), parades and other community activities. 1911-1918. Some views came from the Margaret Kennan Harrais Estates. Mrs. Harrais was the Superintendent of Schools in Fairbanks from 1916-1918 and wrote the unpublished manuscript, Alaska Periscope (Historical Collections, F909.H36).
Dates
- 1911-1918
EAD
PCA0242Conditions Governing Access
The photographs may be viewed however they may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical Note
Walter Phillips grew up in Valdez, his parents arriving there in 1908. In 1915 they moved to Old Iliamna and returned to Valdez in 1923. He worked for the Signal Corps, the Alaska Road Commission and later as a telephone lineman on the Valdez Trail (now part of the Richardson Highway).
In June of 1984, Walter Phillips completed "The Roadhouses of the Richardson Highway, the first quarter century, 1898 to 1923," (Historical Collections, TX909.P53) which he researched under an Alaska Historical Commission grant. Mr. Phillips retired to Palmer, Alaska.
Extent
1 folders (59 black and white photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
These photographs of the Fairbanks area, between 1911-1918, were donated to the Historical Library in August 1984 by Walter T. Phillips. (Acc. No. 1984-018).
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 13-14, 33-38, 52-53
Processing Information
The photographs are sleeved in Mylar; an item-level inventory is available.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Walter T. Phillips Photograph Collection, 1911-1918
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, July 2019 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Oct. 2021 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov