Bernice Morton Photograph Collection, 1907-1935
Scope and Contents
Photographs and postcards are primarily of Juneau with a few other southeast Alaska towns included. Winter & Pond, W.H. Case and C.W. Beyers, Ordway, F. Matheson, and Kirk[?] photographers are represented in the collection. A photograph listing on W.H. Case letterhead follows the photographs, however, only photographs 1-27 were received by the Library. Also included is a description of The Beaver Pole. The bulk of the photographs were from the 1907-1935 time period.
Dates
- 1907-1935
EAD
PCA0167Conditions Governing Access
The photos may be viewed, however, the images may not be photocopied.
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 Note
Bernice's mother, Minnie E. Schaeffer (Stroud) Winsor, was the oldest of the four Stroud children. The two youngest were boys with the last name of Stroud. The younger son, Marcus, worked for Winter & Pond for a time, then took the stage name Lawrence G. Marcus and became an escape-artist on the vaudeville circuit. They lived in the Juneau area from around 1908-1922.
Extent
5 folders : 392 photographs and postcards ; 2 documents
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
This album of photographs was donated by Mrs. A. N. (Bernice) Morton in May 1980. The album formerly belonged to her grandmother, Elizabeth McCartney-Shaeffer Stroud, who lived in the Juneau area from 1908-1922. (Acc. No. 1980-007, 1980-009)
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 151
Processing Information
Images were arranged and numbered by Historical Collections staff. An item-level finding aid is available.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Bernice Morton Photograph Collection, 1907-1935
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Gladi Kulp, December 1999 ; Revised by Jacki Swearingen, April 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson; Inventory added by Jack Kovaleski, June 2021
- Date
- 2021 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov