Alaska Map Collection, 1889-1928
Scope and Contents
The maps and charts, prepared between 1889 to 1928, show lagoons, bays, ports, lakes, rivers, etc. in Bristol Bay, the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Southeast Alaska. Shown frequently on the maps and charts are depth of the water and locations of fish traps, hatcheries, canneries, native villages and towns.
Dates
- 1889-1928
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted. However, the donor requests that copied material from this collection be credited to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Historical Note
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
This donation of maps and charts was primarily prepared by personnel of the U.S. Fish Commission and U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, predecessor agencies of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Most of the various sized maps were drawn with India ink on linen. Some of the charts were published in U.S. Fish Commission BULLETINS. These include reports of Z.L. Tanner and J.F. Moser documenting the fishery investigation cruises of the vessel ALBATROSS. It is not known how many of the maps have been published.
Extent
69 Sheets (6 map folders) : 69 maps and charts
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Maps #1-61 were given, on permanent loan, to the Alaska Historical Library from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Auke Bay Laboratory near Juneau, Alaska. The maps were received in April of 1984 through the cooperation of Dr. George Snyder, Laboratory Director. No accession number.
An additional 8 original, Alaskan maps, #62-69, were donated to the Alaska Historical Library from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, Auke Bay Laboratory. The maps were received in May of 1996 through the cooperation of Dr. Michael Dahlberg, Laboratory Director. Acc. no. 1996-015.
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. Maps #1-61 have been filmed onto 12 sheets of microfiche. The original maps have been placed in map folders in an order that corresponds to the microfiche sheets. The additional 8 maps, received in 1996, were placed in the order of the inventory received from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. The maps were added to this collection as #62-69 and placed in a map folder.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Alaska Map Collection, 1889-1928
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff. Revised by: Connie Hamann and Jacki Swearingen, June 2014. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
- Date
- 2019 May
- 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