Ashby, Charles Thomas, 1899-1970

Collection

Identifier: MS 227

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Prospectors’ papers, ca. 1920’s-1960’s This collection consists of two separate recollections made by Ashby and Senator Aldrich of their time as prospectors. English to Chinook language dictionary is also included in this collection.

Dates

Majority of material found within ca. 1920s-1960s

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical

Charles Thomas Ashby was born in 1899. He came to Alaska with the United States Army to work for the Bureau of Public Roads. He moved to Copper Center and died in 1970.

Senator Frank A. Aldrich was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1857 and came to Juneau, Alaska in 1893 during the Klondike Stampede. He remained in the Dawson Territory until 1899, when he relocated to Nome. Aldrich was elected as Territorial Senator of Nome census area, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska. Member of Alaska territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1913-14; member of Alaska territorial senate, 1915-18, 1923-26 (2nd District 1915-18, 1st District 1923-26); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1916. He died in Sitka, Alaska on October 11th, 1930, aged 73 years.

Extent

1 boxes : 3 notebooks

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to the Historical Collections in August 2006 by Leo Melvin Jones of Auke Bay, AK. (Acc# 2006_61)

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. The collection's original order has been maintained. Charles Thomas Ashby's handwritten "Prospector's Views" was placed in Mylar, and all items were placed into pH-neutral folders.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Ashby, Charles Thomas, 1899-1970
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Sean M. Lanksbury December 2006 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English