Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Letters received by the Chief of the Stikine or Wrangell tribe, 1879-1900.

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Letters written to Alaska territorial officials regarding administration of justice and law enforcement in Alaska; correspondents include Governor John G. Brady.

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Two letters written to Arthur K. Delaney from Vladimir, bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, regarding a suit to regain church property; includes correspondence from Russian consulate general in San Francisco regarding cession treaty [Sitka], 1885-1889.

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Includes typescript of diary, photographs, and map sketches.

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Store ledger; includes names of Chilkat and Auk Indians having store accounts.

Scope and Contents All of the photographs and film clips in this collection were taken during a 12-day cruise aboard the S.S. ALASKA, August 3-15, 1950. The following notes are from material provided by Margaret Lewis.The F. Garland Swain family boarded the S.S. ALASKA at the recently opened Pier 42 of the Alaska Steamship Line in Seattle, Washington. “There were eight family members in our group, including my parents, my grandparents, my sister (age 16) brother (13), younger sister (7), and myself...

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Papers and manuscript Memories of Alaska or Americas Last Frontier by Grace L. Lewis, 1938-1944.

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The photographs in this collection include views of Juneau, Sitka, Flat City and Iditarod. Views of Juneau include the Gold Creek Dam and flume construction, 1928, Juneau buildings, general views, and fires. Photographers represented in the collection include Trevor Davis, the Snap Shoppe, Lomen, and Ordway. Many of the images were taken by unidentified photographers.

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Boxes 1 and 2 contain b&w and color slides and photographs of libraries in Alaska with an emphasis on the northern regions. Community, school and academic libraries statewide, library staff and workshops are included, dating from the 1960's. People from the Alaska State Library in Juneau are also represented.

Box 3 contains images of library events around the state.

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Includes a general survey of Alaska's libraries and suggestions for a territorial book service.