Carson Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: PCA 541

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Early images of the Southeast Alaska region.

Dates

circa July 30, 1919
circa November 14, 1922

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 Note

Norm and Linda Carson are collectors and authors of Pelican, Alaska history. As a college student on summer break, Norm worked at the cold storage, and moved to Pelican in 1966. After a career as an Alaska State Trooper for twenty-one years, Norm became Chief of Security at the Alaska State Legislature. Additionally, Norm has owned and operated commercial fishing boats. Currently, Norm and Linda are the proprietors of Pelican Charters. Norm is author of the book, Courage and Death on the Gulf of Alaska: Saga of the Fishing Vessel “Dixie” and he and Linda produced a documentary, Pelican: The Early Years, 1938-1944.

Extent

2 Photographic Prints (1 folder) : 2 black and white oversize photographic prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Norm and Linda Carson on February 18, 2011. Acc. # 2011-004. Provenance unknown.

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. Original order maintained. Photographs placed in Mylar, and pH-neutral folder. Housed in PCA Oversize stacks.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Carson Photograph Collection
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Anastasia Tarmann, February 18, 2011. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
Date: 2019 July
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English