Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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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 &...

Content Description Harry D. Colp came to Wrangell in l898. In 1900, with three others he prospected for gold in an area near Thomas Bay, which became known as the"Devil's Country" in his story. He settled in Petersburg, Alaska, working for various companies and continuing to prospect for gold. His story, “The Strangest Story Ever Told,”written in 1925, was first published posthumously in 1953.Collection includes Kolp’s original, handwritten manuscript; a typescript by Evan Hill and photocopies of...

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Family photographs. Strawberry Point, now Gustavus, Alaska, 1914-1917.

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Photographs of Arctic City, Holy Cross and Bergman, Alaska, 1899. The photos were probably collected by John Alexander in approximately 1911.

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The 1909 letter protests threatened withdrawal of mail service on the Yukon River, the hardship to those living in the region and need for maintaining the trail; also Stuck feels Frederick Cook's claimed ascent of Mt. McKinley was not possible as he described it. The 1910 letter presents the case of two natives who failed to receive payment from the government for moving a reindeer herd from Unalaklik to Bettles.

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Nondalton and Igiugig Photograph Project, 1978-1979

Scope and Contents Gov. Swineford collected the photographs during his 1888 voyage aboard the Thetis. Included are views of the Thetis and its crew, Eskimos, seal harvesters, the Jane Grey, Orthodox Eastern Churches in Alaska, King Island, St. Paul Island and other Alaskan villages along the coast. The collection includes 26 duplicate photographs, mounted on Bristol board, captioned in ink. Since some of the captions differ from and provide more information than the image in the album, the information has been...

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Eskimo drawings. The prints are copies from her sketch book; the originals are oil or water color.