Paul E. Thompson Photograph Collection, 1937-1941
Scope and Contents
The collection contains black and white photographs of adolescent students and student activities at the Eklutna Vocational School, where Paul Thompson taught during the late 1930’s. Most of the students are identified. The collection contains many scenic color slides of glaciers, totems, landscapes, mountain ranges in locations throughout Alaska – the Interior, South Central, the Aleutians, the Pribilof Islands, and Southeast. The slides begin at number 146.
Dates
- 1937-1941
EAD
PCA0153Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs 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
Paul E. Thompson went to Cordova in 1931 as warden for U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (seasonal). He returned to Cordova each year through 1937 as a seasonal fish warden. During the summer of 1933, he made stream surveys on the upper Copper River. In the Fall of 1937, Mr. Thompson taught at the Eklutna Vocational School and spent summers at the Knik Arm fish camp for the school. In the spring of 1941 he went to Juneau as District Chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service until February 1942 when he transferred to Washington, D.C. as assistant chief for the Division of Alaska Fisheries.
Mr. Thompson retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Chief of Fishery Research in March 1971 and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
Extent
2 folders : 145 black and white photographs ; 160 color slides
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
These photographs and slides and a Manuscript (MS 4-8-4) were donated to the library in August 1979.
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 slides and photographs are individually numbered and sleeved in Mylar. An item-level inventory is available.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Paul E. Thompson Photograph Collection, 1937-1941
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Melissa Scriven, April 2019 ; Inventory Added by: Connie Hamann ; Finding Aid Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, June 2021; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid Revised by: Connie Hamann
- Date
- 2021 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- 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