Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

Scope and Contents These papers include some writings of Kenneth Chisholm on his Alaska experiences, Alaska material collected by him including a census of King Island in 1938 and weather reports of the area; also copies of reports of Alaska and Siberian villages in 1937 by Lt. Commander R. C. Sarratt of the Revenue Cutter Northland.Letters received by Kenneth Chisholm from 1938 1939 are from his future wife, Lucile, and other letters document his efforts to locate employment....

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Alaska Expedition with Father Hubbard. 1930-1938.

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The Chititu Creek Mining Camp photograph album contains photographs of a Chititu Creek placer mining camp, the placer workings and the people who lived and worked there. This looks to be a family photograph album as it also has photographs of unknown families, their homes and their horses. There are also photos of 3 ship captains: Captain J.S. Moore, Captain T.D. McFarland and Captain F.M Moore. There is also an impressive picture of a woman shooting a pistol.

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Archival prints depicting a variety of Alaskan scenes. Original images were produced on Kodak 3S mm EktachromeIKodachrome Color Transparency slide film with a Yashica 1L Electro X 3S nun camera.

Scope and Contents The collection includes slides and photographs made from plates in Choris' book, Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde (G420.K84C5 Extra Oversize) and Choris' second collection of lithographs, Vues et Paysages des Regions Equinoxiale (G420.K84C5 Extra Oversize). The detailed images include the inhabitants, tools, baskets, sea birds and animals and scenic views of St. George, St. Paul and St. Lawrence Islands (Pribilof Islands), the Aleutians, Kamchatka Peninsula, Kotzebue Sound, Unalaska. The...

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The CWU of Juneau Collection consists of a scrapbook (1964-1990) and 45 folders (1949-1999) of institutional records as listed in the inventory below. Records include CWU Presidents files, bank statements, financial records and, in a scrapbook, clippings, programs, photographs and typescripts.

Scope and Contents Photographs taken by Mr. Churchill depict placer mining, hard rock gold mining and related activities in 1912, during the Klondike gold rush. Some images document mining engineering practices such as brush retaining walls on streams and thawing of frozen ground to accommodate dredging. Places depicted include the Klondike River, Yukon River, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Allard Bay [Alert Bay, B. C.], Bonanza Creek, Y. T., Dawson, Y. T.Subjects...

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This collection contains 39 photographs of the Juneau, Alaska, area. They include area scenes and photos of the family and friends of Harrold and Thelma Clark. Patti Clark Lazarich, daughter of Harrold and Thelma, wrote a short reminiscence of the Crowell family of Juneau, Alaska. There is one CD with some of the photos on it.

Content Description Clemons documented the waterfront and street scenes in the rapidly growing communities of Ruby and Iditarod following nearby gold discoveries. Athapascan Indians of the area, families of miners, storeowners, various gatherings and events are also depicted. This collection is significant to the history of Alaska because it provides a direct view of Iditarod and Ruby during a time of tremendous development. The photos are well documented because Clemons carefully engraved identification on...

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The collection includes three scrapbooks of clippings from the National Fisherman about the Alaskan fisheries from 1974-1980. The content of the clippings is described in the Background Note above. The collection also contains clippings on boat wrecks and boat design. Three Alaska Packers salmon labels are also included in Scrapbook 2.