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John L. Gillespie Photograph Collection, circa 1900

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 215

Scope and Contents

Views of Nome, Anvil Creek, Unalaska and SS GARONNE; Eskimo and Athapascan portraits.

All of the prints are 6 ½" x 8 ½" in size and are mounted on 11" x 13" mount boards. Four of the views were taken by E.A. Hegg, an early Alaskan photographer.

Dates

  • circa 1900

EAD

PCA0215

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical

John L. Gillespie, Sr. sailed from Seattle to Nome on the SS GARONNE in 1900. He worked as a surveyor during the summer of 1900 for a mining company that had been organized in Nevada, Iowa.

Before leaving for Nome, Mr. Gillespie graduated from Iowa State College with a degree in electrical engineering. He later obtained a law degree from the State University of Iowa and practiced law for over fifty years in Des Moines, Iowa.

Extent

12 Photographic Prints (Photographs are located in PCA Oversize) : 2 folders ; black and white photographs ; prints are 6 ½" x 8 ½" ; mounted on 11" x 13" boards

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These photographs were donated to the State Library in 1982 by Mary G. Whiting, Mr. Gillespie’s daughter. (Acc. #1982-009)

Processing Information

Each photograph has been placed in Mylar. The photographs were divided into two groups and then placed into archival folders.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the John L. Gillespie Photograph Collection, circa 1900
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Jan. 2015 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston, July 2019 ; Inventory Added to ArchivesSpace by: Connie Hamann
Date
2021 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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)