Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

Scope and Contents The collection contains journal entries related to a woman’s voyage to southeast Alaska. The first entry begins in Tacoma, Washington, described by the author as, “the termination of the Pacific Coast of the Northern Pacific Railroad and our place of embarkation for Alaska.” From Tacoma, the ship, likely a Pacific Steamship Company vessel, sailed to Seattle, Nanaimo (British Columbia), and on to Wrangell, Juneau, Haines, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Killisnoo, and other Native villages along the...

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This collection contains two journals that document the construction of the Cape St. Elias Light Station. One journal contains only penned records of each day’s work. The other journal contains photographs with penned captions.

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Holograph journals written in ledgers; some typescripted.

Contents: v. 1. W.F. Doty, Aug. 14, 1898 to July 12, 1899; P.H.J. Lerrigo, Sept. 1, 1899 to Aug. 18, 1900. -- v. 2. P.H.J. Lerrigo, Aug. 19, 1900 to June 18, 1901; William A. Egan, June 23, 1901 to May 11, 1902; E.O. and Frances L.K. Campbell, July 1, 1902 to June 1903. --v. 3. E.O. and Frances L.K. Campbell, July 1, 1903 to June 30, 1904. -- v. 4 E.O. and F.L.K. Campbell, July 1, 1905 to June 3, 1906.

Content Description The Mary Joyce Collection contains personal photographs, documents, correspondence, and newspaper and magazine clippings spanning Ms. Mary Joyce’s lifetime. This collection contains materials held in Ms. Joyce’s possession during her lifetime. Additional materials were added by Ms. Mary Anne Greiner, Ms. Joyce’s cousin, following Ms. Joyce’s death in 1976. Most materials in the collection are directly related to key figures and event in Ms. Joyce’s life, cover the Alaskan regions of...

Scope and Contents The slides primarily depict Jund’s life outside her work as a public health nurse, including road trips and scenics. There are a few images of public health buildings in Anchorage and some public health employees and departmental outings. Friends and family are also shown, including Dr. C. Earl Albrecht. Locations include Anchorage, Matanuska Valley, including views of Spenard Lake, downtown Anchorage, Knik River Bridge, agricultural experimental farms in the Mat-Su Valley.Other...

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Taku Glacier; Mendenhall Glacier; Auk Lake; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; bear cub, Governor George A. Parks, Carl Ben Eielson.

Scope and Contents Photographer/collector is unknown and the donor could not provide any previous provenance. Many of the photographs are printed on postcard stock and some of the photos have been inscribed on the back. These photos are primarily of young adult friends who lived and worked in Juneau, Treadwell, or Thane, Alaska. Some of the photos show a large group outing to Taku Village near Point Salisbury near Juneau, Alaska. It is probable that the photos belonged to a college age person that came to...

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These papers contain Saroff's notes on his candidacy for Juneau's first Charter Commission, his recollections of the deliberations and decisions of the Commission, of which he was Deputy Chairman, and an article on the Charter Commission written while he was Associate Professor of City Planning at the University of Virginia in the early 1970s.

Content Description This collection represents 5 of the more than a dozen families who ran dairy farms in Juneau from the 1890s until the 1950s: Kendler (Alaska Dairy), Danner (Mendenhall Dairy), Pederson (Pederson Dairy), Smith (Juneau Dairy), Hendrickson (Sunny Point Dairy). The collection includes an additional pioneer family, the Browns of Treadwell/Douglas who immigrated from Scotland. Photo captions were taken directly from the albums or provided by Willette Janes or surviving relatives. A biographical...

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The Juneau Family photo album, ca. 1920, looks like it belonged to a family that lived in Juneau, Alaska. The photographs depict the Juneau area including Douglas, Thane and the Nugget Creek power station. They also depict Juneau area people and activities. The owner of the album was possibly an electrician or caretaker of the Nugget Creek power station and lived there with his family.