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Alaska gold rush diary, 1928

 Collection
Identifier: MS 13-2-2

Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings that serialized Guiteau's 1898 diary in the Freeport [Illinois] Journal in 1928.

Dates

  • 1928

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

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 / Historical

Prospector from Freeport, Illinois who traveled to the Klondike seeking gold; describes his trip via the Valdez glacier, Copper River region, people on the trail, and the cost of supplies.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of : Arthur C. Spencer III; March 1976.

Title
Finding Aid for Alaska gold rush diary, 1928
Status
Completed
Author
Daniel Cornwall
Date
2021 June
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)