E. G. Mellem Photograph Collection, 1898
Scope and Contents
The small collection contains pictures of Mr. Mellem's trip including Copper Center, Sitka and unidentified men and locations. The typed manuscript from "Ships Island, Alaska May 25, 1898" describes his experience traveling the trail, hauling supplies on a glacier and family information regarding mail delivery at Port Valdes [Valdez].
Dates
- 1898
EAD
PCA0370Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Biographical
Little is known about Mr. Mellem. According to his granddaughter, he was a “school teacher, homesteaded lots of land in N. Dakota and was in real estate law.” He came to Alaska during the 1898 gold rush and never would have survived the expedition if he had not received help from an Eskimo family. Out of the 80 men who went, only 4 or 5 returned. He died in 1904.
Extent
8 Photographic Prints : 1 typescript
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographs were donated to the Alaska State Library in 1970 by Mellem's granddaughter, Ione Mellem-Moore of Brisben, New York. (Acc. No. 1996-23).
Processing Information
The photos were numbered by staff and housed in Mylar. A finding aid is available.
- Title
- Finding aid for the E. G. Mellem Photograph Collection, 1898
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: India Spartz, August 1996 ; 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
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov