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Alaska manuscripts collection

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3176
Abstract:

This collection encompasses accessions of single letters and small groups of letters and other manuscripts pertaining to the history of Alaska, which the library has chosen to group and list as an artificial collection. Letters and documents discuss travel in Alaska, interactions with Native Alaskans, the Alaska gold rush, the fur industry, surveying, business operations, and naval service. Also includes one photograph of the U.S.S. Pinta.

Dates: 1841-1906

Robert Sewall Browne and Alice Gray Browne correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-4422
Abstract:

Letters by or relating to Robert Sewall Browne and wife Alice Gray Browne, circa 1894-1908. Circa 170 letters document Robert Browne's efforts mining gold in Alaska and Yukon Territory--142 of these letters were exchanged between Robert Browne and Alice Gray Browne. 28 letters concern Robert Browne's death in Alaska. Included are 80 letters addressed to Alice Browne and son Carl Gray Browne.

Dates: circa 1894-1951, bulk 1894-1908

Davies/Scroggie Collection of White Pass and Yukon Documents and Ephemera

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2627
Abstract: The Davies/Scroggie Collection of White Pass and Yukon Documents and Ephemera provides evidence of commerce and transportation in the Yukon Territory and Alaska dating between 1899 and 1947. The Collection largely consists of time rolls and distribution of labor books documenting the firm White Pass and Yukon Route. Other material in the collection includes certificates, customs documents, bills, correspondence, and legal documents, which represent commerce, transportation, and the Klondike...
Dates: 1899-1947

John Dennett Guthrie papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1121
Abstract:

The papers contain correspondence, notes, writings, printed material, photographs and memorabilia concerning forestry and forest policy in Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia and material on Guthrie's association with Civilian Conservation Corps, United States Forest Service, Society of American Foresters and the Yale Forest School.

Dates: 1901-1959

Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 616
Abstract:

The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Laura K. Lada-Mocarski and Valerian Lada-Mocarski, stemming from their collecting activities and relating particularly to their book collection, which they donated to the Beinecke Library. Material includes bibliographies, notes and lists of books, valuation information, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and printed material.

Dates: 1796-1985, bulk 1933-1985

Harold John Lutz papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1723
Abstract:

The papers include correspondence, notes, and photographs which document Harold John Lutz's scholarly interests in the field of forestry, primarily soil science, ecology, and forest lands in Alaska.

Dates: 1914-1997

Edward Augustine Sherman papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 594
Abstract:

Typed manuscripts; diaries of 3 trips to Alaska, illustrated with photographs; memorandum on Alaska re: forestry and agriculture.

Dates: 1915-1922

E. Tappan Stannard papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 890
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia. The correspondence (1939-1949) is entirely devoted to Stannard's participation in the development of the sciences at Yale University and as a member of various university committees. A photograph album depicting the construction of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway in Alaska (ca. 1909-1910) is also included.

Dates: 1909-1949

Sherwood Sterling papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1164
Abstract:

Chiefly the business records of four companies in which Sherwood Sterling was active. The most complete records are for the Sterling Grate Bar Company which manufactured furnace grates. Included are patents, legal and financial papers, and advertising. The other companies were engaged in mining in Alaska. Also included is printed matter from F. T. McIntyre describing his Hypnotic Ball Treatment for the cure of diseases and for psychic self-improvement.

Dates: 1880-1905

John Waddell Collection of Mining Papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3049
Abstract: The collection consists of manuscript and printed letters, prospectuses, and brochures describing oil and mining investment opportunities in Colorado, Alaska, and Arizona. The bulk of the collection concerns mining ventures in Colorado, and particularly well-represented companites include the Crosby-Ehrich Syndicate, the Jack Pot Mining Company, and Tucker, Ballard, and Company of Colorado Springs; the Ramsay C. Bogy Investment Company of Denver; and the Gold Coin Mining and Leasing Company...
Dates: 1896-1914