Clarence Leroy Andrews papers, 1806-1947
Title:
Clarence Leroy Andrews papers, 1806-1947
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1.67 linear ft. (3 boxes)
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Photographs form a separate collection, PCA 45.
Abstract:
Includes Andrews' writings, correspondence, maps -- mostly gold rush era, early Russian manuscripts, and newspapers from various places in Alaska. Andrews' writings partially consist of the original manuscript of The Story of Alaska, later published, and a translation of Khlebnikov's biography of Alexander Andreevich Baranov.
Biographical/Historical Data:
Born in 1862 in Ohio, C.L. Andrews came to Alaska in 1897 with the Luigi expedition as a bearer (camp hand) to climb Mt. St. Elias on the Alaska-Canada border. He spent time in Sitka, in Skagway during the gold rush, in Eagle on the Yukon as a customs agent, 1904-1906, and in the Arctic, 1922-1929, working for the School and Reindeer Service. He wrote numerous articles and books on Alaska, and published and edited The Eskimo, a tabloid, from 1936-1947. Andrews moved to Eugene, OR and lived with his sister until his death at 85 in 1948.
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.
Contents:
Story of Alaska -- Father of Nome -- Biography of Baranov -- The flower story -- Materials for a history of the Russian colonies.