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Arthur Walther Collection, ca. 1914-1940s

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 375

Scope and Contents

This collection includes views around the city of Juneau, unidentified individuals, and group portraits. One of the unidentified individuals may be Arthur Walther. Some of the photographs were taken during a union strike in the late 1930s. The few papers include notes, envelopes, identification cards, and receipts. Some of the papers are related to the labor unions and a number of the items belonged to Victor Grimm, a member of the local union.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within ca. 1914-1940's

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PCA0375

Conditions Governing Access

The photos may be viewed. However they 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 / Historical

Art Walther was raised in Nevada and moved to Alaska in 1935 to work in the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine (AJ). He was seriously injured in a mine blast after only 20 days of employment. Walther spent the next year and a half in Seattle and Juneau hospitals before returning to the AJ mine to work. While in the hospital, Art met and married a public service nurse, Lola, and they had three daughters. Walther held a variety of jobs including dispatcher for the Juneau Police Department, Captain at the state jail, and Juneau’s Civil Defense director. In 1973, he retired from his position as manager of Juneau's City Shop (maintenance department). He served as City Councilman for two one-year terms, 1950-1953, and as secretary of the Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union, Local #203 for 22 years. Art Walther died in Juneau, September 2, 1984.

Extent

35 Photographic Prints (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Juneau Douglas City Museum donated the items in 1996. They received the collection from Sue and Vern Hirsch (Acc. No. 1996-049). The Juneau-Douglas City Museum retained other items belonging to the Walther family (#96.03).

Processing Information

The items were numbered and placed in Mylar. All materials were placed in an acid free folder and then into an archival box. There is an item level inventory for this collection.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Arthur Walther Collection, ca. 1914-1940s.
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: India Spartz, Dec. 1996 ; Inventory by: Sandy Johnston, Dec. 2017 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, March 2018; ArchivesSpace resource and inventory added by: Sandy Johnston.
Date
2020 June
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

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)