Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.
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Lawing, Nellie Neal, 1873-1956.

Title
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Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25.

Personal Author
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Lawing, Nellie Neal, 1873-1956.

Physical Description
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4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

General Note
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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
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Relates her story of arriving in Alaska, seeking employment, hiking and encountering bears.

Personal Subject
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Lawing, Nellie Neal, 1873-1956-Correspondence.

Subject Term
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska.

Geographic Term
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Alaska -- Description and travel.
 
Alaska -- History -- Sources.

Biographical/Historical Data
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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
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Manuscript is open to research.


LibraryCall NumberType
State Library Historical0004-34-006 MSManuscript