Letters to Clara B. Arthur and diary of Alfred G. McMichael during trip to Fourth of July Creek and the Klondike during the Gold Rush, 1898 March 1-1899 April 15

Collection

Identifier: MS 13-5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of letters, diary excerpts, and the published version, Klondike Letters.

Dates

1898 March 1-1899 April 15

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

Photographer from Detroit who travelled over the Chilkoot Pass in 1898 to search for gold. He staked a claim on Fourth of July Creek.

Extent

1 boxes (0.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of : Juliette C. Reinicker, 1978

General

Originally titled Fourth of July Creek, the manuscript was published as Klondike Letters by Alaska Northwest Publishing Co. in 1984.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for Letters to Clara B. Arthur and diary of Alfred G. McMichael during trip to Fourth of July Creek and the Klondike during the Gold Rush, 1898 March 1-1899 April 15
Status: Completed
Author: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2021 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin