Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Gustavus Millennium Time Capsule, 2000

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Collection consists of papers related to the writing of the proposed Hammond Amendment to Article IX, Section 15, of the Alaska State Constitution, regarding the treatment of income from the Alaska Permanent Fund. Includes two letters, three telegrams, 13 drafts, and an exegesis article. Some material was published in the Juneau Empire. Creators include Gov. Jay Hammond, Dr. George Rogers, and Dr. Robert Newton.

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William B. Hansen collected and took some of the photographs while working as a wireless operator for the Wilson Fisheries. The collection includes views of the cannery, buildings, docks, fishing boats and area scenics.

Port Walter is located 10 miles north of Port Alexander on the East Coast of Baranof Island in Southeastern Alaska.

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Record book of visitors.

Scope and Contents Generally the photographs in this collection are of coastal Southcentral and Southeast Alaska and appear to have been taken in 1961, either from the air or from the ground. There are some scenery views but most feature littoral zones, towns, infrastructure, and industry.Specifically, the photographs show shore developments like docks, breakwaters, floats, and boats; shore structures like warehouses; shore activities like dredging (especially in Valdez); a few “town overviews”...

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This collection contains the “Hard Rock Gold” manuscript by David and Brenda Stone. The book was published in 1980 by the Juneau Centennial Committee, City and Borough of Juneau. It is a comprehensive history of the large hard rock gold mining companies in Juneau, Alaska. Maps of Douglas Island mines and plans for alterations to B.L. Thane’s residence were later added to the collection.

Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of Harold M. Fine, his military records, photographs of the surrender of Northern Japan by the Japanese September 8, 1945 on the ship Panamint and photographs of President Roosevelt visiting troops in the Aleutian Islands, August, 1944. The photographs in this collection were found in the estate of Harold M. Fine. Photographs of Japanese Emissaries aboard USS Panamint (AGC-13) for conference on surrender negotiations for Northern Honshu,...

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Alaska periscope. Valdez, ca. 1948. Manuscript includes reminiscences about living in Alaska from 1917-1948 and an article about Margaret Keenan Harrais from The Alaska Journal, v. 5, no 3, Summer 1975.

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The George L. Harrington letter was written at the Alaska-Canada boundary near Eagle City, Alaska, July 3, 1909. George Harrington describes his Alaska experience, while working with the Alaska Boundary Survey, and includes some humor current for that time period. The letter was sent to Mrs. W.E. Harrington of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pages are written on birch bark and should not be handled as they are very fragile. There is a transcription that can be read instead.