Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Records from the Russian American Company, 1802-1867; includes annotated bibliography of Russian-American Company records concerning Aleuts and correspondence of the Governors' General, both received and sent.

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The photographs show the construction of two schools, at Russian Mission and Pitkas Point (originally "Petkas Point), in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta during the 1970's. Also shown are some of the local residents. The photographer is unknown. No additional information is available on the project.

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It is estimated there have been at least 150 Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska’s history, with churches built in nearly every village under Russian influence, from Sitka to Attu, to St. Michael, and along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. 106 of these churches, many of which are no longer in existence, are represented in this collection. Two additional watercolors, of a nautical theme, complete the collection.

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Includes correspondence, reports, maps, statistics, and brochures.

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This collection includes pages of original writings that may have been used in Hjalmar Rutzebeck’s publications about his time in Alaska. A letter to Rutzebeck regarding land in Haines he was interested in homesteading is also a part of this collection.

The pages in this collection are difficult to decipher. Two pages are only partial pages and written on the backs of Wanted posters. Some pages appear to be letters, and some appear to be stories.

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The photographs follow the Olsen and Sadlier families and their lives in Alaska from 1898-1990, but primarily from 1898 to the 1950’s. Manuscript materials include Joe Sadlier’s field notes from his work in the Land Office survey party (Federal), Ryus Drugstore (Ketchikan) notes, correspondence, poetry by Joe Sadlier, and other memorabilia. A taped interview with Joe Sadlier conducted by Marie Darlin, January 7, 2000 and a video of the return of the LST-325 are also included.

Scope and Contents The William W. and Neeta Tobey Sale papers include correspondence, journals, clippings, publications, memorabilia, and a few photographs. Most photographs are in a separate collection, PCA 384, however a few photographs that were included in the Minnie Madsen Brink correspondence remain with this collection.Although the collection spans the years from 1899-1998, the bulk of the material centers around the 1900-1912 period, much of it spent in Nome, Alaska. It is from this time...

Scope and Contents Photographs are mainly from the time period 1901-1912. Papers and a few photographs are in a separate Collection: MS 165. The photographs in the manuscript collection are part of the Minnie Madsen Brink correspondence.William W. Sale was an avid photographer who photographed some of the images but none are signed. He also knew many of the photographers who worked in Nome: F. H. Nowell, Huey & Laws, Simmer, Goetze, and Lomen; the work of these photographers is also in the...

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This collection includes images of the Alaska Packers Association (APA) cannery and cannery hospital at Uyak on Kodiak Island, in the early 1900’s. The views were collected by Dr. Fletcher Greene Sanborn and include personal photographs. Other views in his collection include Valdez, Cordova, and the Katmai Volcano.

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The contents of this collection include a personal diary recording a ship voyage to Alaska and time spent at Clarks Cannery, plus additional handwritten narratives of the experience. There is also a letter he wrote to his mother on July 14, 1925 while at the cannery, as well as photos of the cannery and surrounding area. Some of the photographs have captions on the back.