Sophie Rotermundt Collection, circa 1915-1933
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one photograph album with 180 black and white photographs and 85 black and white loose photographs from about 1912-1933. The images depict scenes of daily life in Interior Alaska, particularly Fort Yukon. Several images chronicle the journey to Fort Yukon, including scenes of Juneau and Seward.
Dates
- circa 1915-1933
EAD
PCA0463Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for viewing.
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
Sophie was born in 1890 at Arlington, Washington, the only child of German parents. She was fluent in both English and German. She was trained at Bellingham Normal School, and worked as a teacher in Fort Yukon, Alaska, between 1925 and 1927. She returned to Fort Yukon to teach again in 1930 or 1931. Sophie met George Davies, a fur trapper, in 1931 at Fort Yukon, and they were married in 1932. The couple spent the remainder of their lives on a small farm in Arlington. The collection includes photos from George Davies’ years in Alaska before meeting Sophie, beginning from 1915.
Extent
1 Volumes (1 photograph album) : 180 b/w photographs
85 Photographic Prints (85 loose b/w photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
A. Loren Kraetz donated the photograph album in 2006, accession #2006-015. Photographs 196-280, added February 28, 2013, accession #2013-005.
Existence and Location of Originals
INVENTORY OF ORIGINAL NEGATIVES
Negatives stored in freezer in Vault
1 Box
27 negatives that have prints in collection (most 4 x 6½)
#16, 45-46, 50, 52, 71-73, 93, 108-111, 129, 134, 142, 166, 184-185, 192, 198-200, 217, 247, 263
51 negatives that do not have prints in the collection (most 4 x 6½). These negatives have not been scanned.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 001, 005, 021, 038, 098-102
Processing Information
The album is in fragile condition. Album has been scanned. Some album pages are loose, with a few photographs missing. Loose photos sleeved in Mylar. Photographs 196-280 have been placed in Mylar and placed in an acid free folder.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Sophie Rotermundt Collection, circa 1915-1933
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: James Simard, July 2006; Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann, Mar. 2013; Revised by: Connie Hamann, Oct. 2014; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Oct. 2014; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Melissa Scriven, April 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 December
- 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