Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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This collection depicts the scenes (streams, mountains, trees and waterfalls) viewed along the Valdez Canyon Trail via the Copper River Railway, the Valdez Transportation Co., and the Valdez Transfer Co., ca.1920s. The photographs are signed by H.W. Steward. A photocopy of a menu from the Copper River and Northwestern Railway is included.

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Three black and white images taken by Gustavius Stewart, ca. 1920. The images are of Canadian outdoor guide Tom Saville, First Nations guide Antoine Wildcat, and Willow Island Creek [?]

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Letter to his niece describing his life in Wrangell and his observations of the Tlingit Indians. Photograph of Helen Lewis Anthony, John Gould Anthony – niece and nephew of Stillman Lewis, ca. 1880s.

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Includes handwritten and typescript diaries, Sawtooth Power studies for Seward Peninsula area, and notes; diaries (1896-1898) describe travels in British Columbia among the Tahltan, Kaska Liard, and Kookpugmioot tribes, (1901-1903) describe collecting activities on the Kenai and Alaskan peninsulas, Kodiak, and the Arctic.

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Includes articles and excerpts by and about A.J. Stone. Also includes "Publications known to the family, August 1998."

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The collection contains David Stone’s research files related to his work as an historian of gold mining in Alaska, particularly in the Juneau Mining District.

Boxes 1 through 3 contain photocopies of original documents detailing the history of each of the mines which eventually were consolidated into the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.

Box 4 includes cassette tapes with interviews conducted by David Stone while researching Hard Rock Gold.

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Includes a journal kept by Dr. Stone, letters written by Eugene and Madge Stone, and photographs.

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Letter from Samuel Storer to his daughter Mabel, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, describing the 4th of July Festivities in Sitka, ca. 1868-1869.

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Recounts a story told to her family during their 1925 trip to the Yukon by Pat Connor of Whitehorse, as he drove them around to see the sights. Connor tells of his gold-seeking trip to the Klondike in 1898, and reflects on the end of the gold rush era. The family then visited Mrs. Pullen in Skagway. Partially fiction. Exact notes from two days in Diack's diary appear at end of story.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials from Clyde A. Thompson, Eagle Trading Co., Eagle, Alaska. It contains bills of sale, receipts and correspondence relating to the sale and transfer of furs and materials such as produce, boats, and hardware. Companies represented include: Seattle Fur Exchange, Eugene Donzelot & Son, West Coast Fur Sales, Inc., Albert N. Rose & Bros. Inc., E. A. Stephens & Co., Little Bros. Fur Sales Agency, White Pass & Yukon Route, Pacific Fruit &...