Frederick L. Rockwood Papers, 1877
Scope and Contents
4 items in one folder: Letter (4 leaves), envelope, carte de visite (type of small photograph), and calling card. A transcribed, typescript copy of the original letter is included in the collection.
Letter sent from Sitka, Alaska, dated August 20, 1877, to "Gib", J. Gibson Winnen, in Philadelphia from Lt. Rockwood who was serving on the U.S. Revenue Steamer [Thomas] Corwin. The [Thomas] Corwin was sent to Sitka in August 1877 when U.S. Treasury department agents expressed fears that the Tlingit Indians would attack the settlement after Army troops left Alaska in June. Letter describes Alaska and activities in Sitka.
Dates
- 1877
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.
Extent
1 Volumes : 1 folder ; letter, envelope, carte de visite, calling card
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Notice : Transcribed transcript of the entire letter is in this folder; do not pull original without permission from the librarian.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1/93. Acc. # 1993-002.
Processing Information
All items were placed in Mylar and then into an archival folder.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Frederick L. Rockwood Papers, 1877
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- 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
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
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