Richard W. Wilke Photograph Collection, 1964

Collection

Identifier: PCA 241

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The earthquake, which hit Alaska on March 27, 1964, caused extensive damage to Southcentral Alaska, including Anchorage, the state's largest urban area. Richard Wilke toured the Anchorage area immediately following the earthquake to inspect any damage done to federally maintained roads and bridges. These 35 mm color slide transparencies and black and white photographs, taken by Mr. Wilke, record some of the damage done by the earthquake.

Dates

1964

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

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

Richard Wilke was born in 1920. He received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. During World War II Wilke served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. From 1960-1971, Mr. Wilke served as the Regional Engineer for the U.S. Forest Service in Juneau, Alaska (Region X). At the time of his retirement in 1980, he was serving as the Regional Engineer for the U.S. Forest Service at Denver, Colorado. Mr. Wilke died in 1981.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders) : 177 color slide transparencies, 35mm ; 16 b&w photographs, 8x10 ; 1 map, 1 periodical

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

The 35mm color slide transparencies were donated by Jennifer L. Wilke, 1984, Accession # 1984-015. Items in Folder 2 were donated by Jennifer L. Wilke in March 2009, Accession # 2012-041.

Processing Information

The slides were numbered and placed in Mylar slide pages. The black and white 8x10 photographs were numbered and placed in Mylar. The collection was placed in archival folders and an archival box.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the Richard W. Wilke Photograph Collection, 1964
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Nov. 2012 ; Updated by: Sandy Johnston, March 2018 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, March 2018 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen
Date: 2019 July
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English