Alaskan Diary, 1916. Alaska and the Yukon: an outing tour for college girls and their friends
Scope and Contents
Alaskan Diary 1916 ( July 4 - August 26): 104 page typescript, gives a detailed accounting of the travel arrangements of the Trip to Alaska, beginning with a train ride through Canada, stopping at Banff and then a steamship from Vancouver, BC, through the inside passage to Skagway; over the White Pass by railroad to Whitehorse and then down the Yukon River by steamboat to St. Michael, then continuing by steamship back to Seattle, WA. This “official” diary also contains a typed copy of Dr. Shattuck’s letter to the father of one young woman who unexpectedly announces she has become engaged to a typewriter salesman from Juneau.
The booklet is a prospectus for the trip and includes the itinerary, costs, and what to bring and wear.
Dates
- 1916
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Biographical
George B. Shattuck was a Professor of Geology at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, who conducted camping tours for college girls in various parts of the West. In the summer of 1916 he offered an extended tour in Alaska.
Extent
2 items : 1 v. (104 p.) : typescript
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession no. 97-16
- Title
- Finding aid for the Alaskan Diary, 1916 Alaska and the Yukon: an outing tour for college girls and their friends
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
- Date
- 2019 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
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- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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