A. N. “Gil” Eide Photograph Collection, 1940s-1970s

Collection

Identifier: PCA 351

Staff Only

Content Description

Territorial Sportsman Salmon Derby (1960’s-1970’s); Juneau High School activities (1943-1960); Amchitka Island; salmon fishing.

Dates

1940s-1970s

Conditions Governing Access

The photos may be viewed. However they may not be photocopied.

Biographical / Historical

Gil Eide was born December 13, 1908 in South Dakota. He was a member of the Territorial Sportsmen and taught chemistry and science subjects at Juneau High and later Juneau-Douglas High School between 1943-1973. Eide also ran a number of extracurricular activities. He started a rifle club and photography club and served as time and scorekeeper at the basketball games.

Extent

1,724 Photographic Prints (2-7” letter-size document boxes ; 2-5” letter-size document boxes) : Approximately 111 photographs

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 027, 034, 103-104, 124, 135, 137, 144, 335-336, 351-352, 378-380, 479-480, 545, 633, 676-677, 682-683, 742-743, 1080, 1087-1088, 1118, 1149, 1154, 1177, 1291, 1296-1297, 1299, 1302, 1305, 1322-1323, 1325, 1332, 1334, 1349, 1352, 1354, 1364, 1390, 1402, 1409, 1412b, 1414, 1437, 1463, 1465, 1476, 1579-1580, 1669, 1673

Processing Information

Mr. Eide organized the photographs of the Territorial Sportsman Salmon Derby by subject and year. The images of school activities were identified and numbered by Betty Miller and former students including Mike Blackwell, Mike Grummett, Renee Guerin, Virginia Breeze and Robert Messerschmidt. A series of negatives are stored with the collection, however, they are not processed or numbered. A finding aid is available.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the A. N. “Gil” Eide Photograph Collection, 1940s-1970s
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff ; Revised by E. FitzGerald/I. Spartz, March 1997 ; Anastasia Tarmann, December 2, 2017
Date: 2019 April
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English