Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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This collection includes press releases, photographs, clippings, and documents concerning Japanese investments in Alaska.

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Collection includes photographs of the Yukon Territory.

Content Description The material in the Dolgopolov Collection mirrors the varied interests of Alexander Dolgopolov. It is a collection which reflects Mr. Dolgopolov's personal experiences during and after the Russian Revolution. Russian history, especially military history, is the major strength of the collection. The White Movement during the Russian Revolution receives detailed coverage in biographies of the White military leaders, squadron histories and general chronologies of military events. Other aspects...

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The photographs in this collection show life in Juneau in 1918-1920s. This includes various mines, scenery, portraits of Harry and Carrie Dott and their friends, ships, houses, and glaciers.

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Each record includes: property owner's name, property location, tax, interest, and tax sale.

Scope and Contents Records of the Douglas Island Women's Club, 1915-1974.These papers of the Douglas Island Woman's Club are organized under three major series:1. Douglas Island Woman's Club: activities, 1915-1974 (Box 1-5) This material relates directly to the DIWC, including minutes, correspondence, treasurer's reports, press releases, scrapbooks of club activities, annual reports and project booklets.2. Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs. (Box 6) Materials received,...

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Includes yearly data, summary of school operation and maintenance costs, historical overview, and lists of teachers and pupils.

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Includes lot locations, local rules and regulations, and land transfers.

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Record of school cash receipts and paid school warrants by various school board treasurers, 1905-1944. Includes names of personnel and businesses paid, with number of warrant and amount of payment. Sometimes includes name of treasurer.

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This collection contains a diary kept by Elizebeth Davis Lewis Dowell during her voyage to Nome, Alaska and back to Seattle, Washington in the summer of 1900. There are 10 pictures of Stephen Layton Dowell’s gold rush ventures and his family’s trip to Nome. Also included in the collection is Elizebeth and Stephen’s daughter Catherine (Cassie) recollections of her life from 1897 to 1900 written at the age of 78.