Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Includes ledger (1917-1918) with workers' names; also includes grocery lists, legal forms, and credentials for Windham Bay delegate to attend 1903 Alaska Territorial Convention.

Dates

1898-1921

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material fromthe collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

David Yates was born in Illinois, but followed the gold rushes first to the Cassiar District and then to Juneau and Wrangel. He worked at Sumdum in the early 1900s, but then went to Windham Bay where he took up claims and remained there the rest of his life. He married in 1905; his wife became postmistress of Windham.