Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

Content Description The F. A. (Frederick A.) Zeusler papers, 1900-ca. 1981, contain materials written by and collected by Zeusler during his life. Most materials relate to his Coast Guard service and his subsequent roles as Alaska Steamship Company executive, maritime historian, and citizen active in various local governments, particularly those related to Puget Sound waterfront concerns, especially Seattle and King County, Washington.Some of his papers were bound professionally, however, there was...

Content Description Zeusler collected photographs, films, and slides, many of which he may have photographed himself. The largest group consists of images (photographs, films, slides, and glass lantern slides) of Alaska, both the Southeast and Arctic. Many of the arctic images may have originated from his Coast Guard Ice Patrol voyages to that area in the 1930s. Zeusler also collected some Gold Rush Era photographs of Alaska from the late 1890s to early 1900s, including the Chilkoot Trail and Nome. In the...

Scope and Contents

Includes clippings, notice of deposition, marriage license signed by Ziegler, list of Ziegler items for sale by a Seattle dealer, drawings, maps, and memorabilia.