Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Mr. Olive writes that this is a story told to him by William Ogilvie. It is about a young man named Pam who took the Dyea trail to the Klondike, his partner Sir Beaujoy Longchamps died enroute. He finds a purse on the trail and returns it to its owner. Later, in Dawson, Pam meets a dance hall girl who sends her earnings to her brother for college. It turns out that she is the person, disguised as a boy, whom he had helped on the trail.

Scope and Contents The manuscript collection includes four log and work books kept by surveyors probably during the construction of a short rail line with the initials A.P.R.T. Co. -- Alaska-Pacific Railway and Terminal; Company. The books mention going in and out of Juneau as well as Whale Island and Lake Kustaka; Catalla [Katalla] is also mentioned. The notes are mostly property boundary surveys and a few tonnage calculations.According to Howard Clifford in Rails North, "The APRandT Co. was...

Scope and Contents This collection includes 36 translated letters written between Anna Karlsson and Charles Sutherling from 1902-1904. Also available, in digital form only, are 18 letters in Swedish from Anna Karlsson (later Mrs. Sutherling) to Charles Sutherling. Anna’s letters were translated and are part of the 36 translated letters. 15 photoprints of Charles Sutherling, Anna Karlsson (Sutherling), and the Nome area are also contained in this collection. Photographers include E.A. Hegg and...

Scope and Contents The collection contains 571 images, 191 of which are black and white prints, the remainder color slides. Which images Dora Sweeney photographed is not documented, but many of the slides are probably hers. The black and white photographs date primarily from the 1950s to the mid-1960s, with the legislature as their subject. One oversize image is a composite of portraits by W. H. Case, entitled, 1887 Alaska Pioneers' Association, copyright 1908. The color slides may date as early as 1935 and...

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Mostly scenic views of southeast and southcentral Alaska dated 1928 to 1931. Taber, his wife and a few friends appear in several of the photos.

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Includes photographs and commercial postcards of Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Kasaan, Tokeen, and Wrangell. Photographers represented in the collection include F.W. Carlyon, Cheney & Johnston, F.O. Cheney, J.E. Worden, Elite Studio, J.E. Thwaites, Winter & Pond, W.H. Case, Ordway and others. Also includes "Alaska View Book, " photograph pamphlet produced by C.P. Johnston Co., Seattle.

Scope and Contents The collection primarily includes photographs, drawings, paintings, and postcards. Correspondence, a biographical sketch, clippings and certificates comprise the remainder of the collection. Photos and drawings are primarily based on Dr. Tavlin’s Alaska experiences. The collection spans the years from 1925-1970; the bulk of the collection includes 1929-1933 during Dr. Tavlin’s Alaska service. Artifacts, e.g. baskets and dental equipment are housed in the Alaska State Museum. A totem pole was...

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Activities of the Salvation Army in Hoonah, Kake, Klawock, and Valdez.

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The Hilda Harbin Taylor papers consist primarily of correspondence, journals and her written account of her experiences during her time in Alaska. The journals are mostly written by Hilda with a few entries by her husband Clarence whom she referred to as “Tate.” Correspondence is written to family members by both Hilda and Clarence. Hilda signs her letters, “Jimmy.”

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The Hilda Harbin Taylor photograph collection (76 photographs) depict life during her time on Bendel and Nagai Islands (Shumagin Islands), mainly on a fox farm in the mid-1930’s. A postcard collection follows various Alaska trips including an Inside Passage journey, ca. 1932.