Juneau - Douglas Dairy and Farming Families (Dairy farmers)
Content Description
This collection represents 5 of the more than a dozen families who ran dairy farms in Juneau from the 1890s until the 1950s: Kendler (Alaska Dairy), Danner (Mendenhall Dairy), Pederson (Pederson Dairy), Smith (Juneau Dairy), Hendrickson (Sunny Point Dairy). The collection includes an additional pioneer family, the Browns of Treadwell/Douglas who immigrated from Scotland. Photo captions were taken directly from the albums or provided by Willette Janes or surviving relatives. A biographical sketch of each family is included. The photos depict the families, their farms, the dairy operations and scenics. Other Juneau dairy collections include PCA 150, the Curtis Sherwood collection.
Dates
- Majority of material found within circa 1890-1950
EAD
PCA0328Conditions Governing Access
The photos may be viewed. However they 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 / Historical
More than a dozen dairies served the Juneau area from 1869-1965. Some of the families came north from the lower 48 states while others immigrated from Europe, lured by the promise of free land or hopes of finding gold. Only a few came with the intention of starting a dairy. With the advent of air service into southeast Alaska in the early 1940s, dairying began to lose profitability. The rising cost of feed and surface transportation furthered losses and by 1965 the last of the dairies closed. [From: Draft Report Of The Juneau Dairy Farming Historic Resources Survey, by Willette Janes, 1991. For additional information see Kendlers': The Story Of A Pioneer Alaska Juneau Dairy, by Mathilde Kendler.
Extent
151 Photographic Prints (1 Box) : 151 photographs, black and white, some color
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In 1989, Willette Janes, local historian, compiled a survey of Juneau's dairy farming for the City and Borough of Juneau. She met with relatives of the family members and coordinated the copying of photographs from personal albums. In 1991, the photographs were donated to the Alaska Historical Library. Other photos were donated by the Kendler family. Acc. Nos. 1991-17, 1991-39.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.
Processing Information
The collection is arranged by family. Photographs are sleeved in Mylar. An item-level inventory is available which includes biographical background for each family.
Processing Information
The collection is arranged by family. Photographs are sleeved in Mylar. An item-level inventory is available which includes biographical background for each family.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Juneau - Douglas Dairy and Farming Families (Dairy farmers) Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Staff ; Updated by: Jacki Swearingen, Aug. 2017 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Melissa Scriven, April 2019 ; Inventory Added to ArchivesSpace by: Connie Hamann
- Date
- 2021 May
- 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