Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Co. Collection, 1915-1934
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the beach camp mine buildings and inner workings, and expense account entries dating from 1915-1934.
Dates
- 1915-1934
EAD
MS0247Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Company acquired the mine in 1918. The mine is located on Admiralty Island in Funter Bay, Alaska. It was run by W.S. Pekovich.
Extent
1 boxes (1 box) : 20 black and white photographs, 1 postcard, 1 list of expenses, 1 small notepad, 2 ledgers
Language of Materials
English
ACQUISITION Note
The collection was donated by Randy Tavenner to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections and is accessioned as 2003-49. An addition of 6 original photographs mounted on cabinet cards was donated by Robert Bova in January, 2026 (Accession No. 2026-001).
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. All items except the two ledgers have been placed in mylar and into pH-neutral folders.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Admiralty-Alaska Gold Mining Co. Collection, 1915-1934
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Alea Oien, June 2009. Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann, 2010; Jacki Swearingen, April 2018. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson, May 2019 ; Additions, Revisions, and Inventory Added by: Connie Hamann
- Date
- 2026 February
- 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
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov