Papers, 1850-1952.
Title:
Papers, 1850-1952.
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 ft.
General Note:
The material described in this catalog record is located in the collections of the Alaska Historical Library (Juneau).
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Abstract:
Letters received (1897-1949), relating to business, personal affairs, and frontier life; other papers relating to mining activity; newspaper clippings; diaries (1919-1935) recording prospecting and other activities; and photos of Candle and other Alaska locations, and family views; together with diaries, letters, and other papers (1850s-1941) of Muncaster's grandparents and other relatives in New York State, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Ownership:
Gift, 1968.
Biographical/Historical Data:
Actress, b. Arabelle Frances Patchen; married Samuel G. Allen in 1892; in 1897 married Thomas Clarke Noyes and went with him to Alaska, where they became prominent in the Candle mining area; later married William Muncaster and continued her mining activities, eventually settling in Haines, Alaska.
Citation Reference Notes:
Described in: Inventory of the Frances Noyes Muncaster Papers, 1850-1952 (Manuscript 90) and Photographs (PCA 202) / Louetta Ward (1985).