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William Smith Collection, ca. 1897-1900

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 339

Alaska's Digital Archives : William Smith Collection, ca. 1897-1900. ASL-PCA-339

Scope and Contents

The Klondike photographs are by Winter and Pond with the exception of two images, unsigned. The collection also includes two small journals with faded pencil entries by Smith.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within ca. 1897-1900

EAD

PCA0339

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing; however, because of the fragile conditon of the originals, they may not be photocopies.

Biographical

William Smith was born in Rock Springs, WY (date unknown) and came to the Klondike with George Chilton in 1897. William spent the years of 1897-1908 in the Klondike and southeast Alaska (including Juneau). His daughter, Eva, was born in a cabin on the “40 Below Claim” on Quartz Creek. A note in the collection states William Smith was a representative to Wyoming’s 4th Legislature.

Extent

29 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by William Smith's granddaughter, Mae Kirkbridge in 1992. Acc. No. 1992-021.

Existence and Location of Originals

The photos in this collection have been digitized and may be viewed via Alaska's Digital Archives. A portion of the photographs is duplicated in the Winter and Pond (PCA 87) photo collection. Please refer to this collection when ordering copy prints.

Processing Information

The photos are numbered and cross-referenced to the Winter & Pond collection PCA 87. A finding aid is available.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the William Smith Collection, ca. 1897-1900
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: I. Spartz, E. FitzGerald 1994 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 July ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)