Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.
Title:
Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.
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Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Each sheet of letter has Alaska-related photo at top of sheet.
Abstract:
Relates her story of arriving in Alaska, seeking employment, hiking and encountering bears.
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Biographical/Historical Data:
Nellie Neal Lawing, known as Alaska Nellie, hunted, fished, trapped, dog-mushed and worked in a mining camp, after arriving in Alaska in 1915.
Restrictions on Access:
Manuscript is open to research.