Andrew P. Kashevaroff papers, ca. 1923-1935.
Title:
Andrew P. Kashevaroff papers, ca. 1923-1935.
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
11 folders (0.2 linear ft.)
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Abstract:
Includes Kashevaroff's diary, correspondence, writings, and a watercolor painting by his daughter, Xenia Kashevaroff. Certificates (folder 11) were added in 2001.
Personal Subject:
Biographical/Historical Data:
Archpriest, curator, writer. Born in Kodiak in 1863, married Martha Bolshanin of Sitka and had 6 children. Ordained a priest by the Russian Orthodox Church, he attained the rank of Archpriest and served the church for 60 years at Sitka, Nutchek, Kodiak, Killisnoo, Unalaska, and Juneau. He came to Juneau in 1912 and was appointed curator of the Alaska Territorial Library and Museum from 1920 until his death. He wrote many articles on Alaska's history and ethnology.
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.
Additional Physical Form Available:
Some photocopies available.
Contents:
A martyr for orthodoxy, Aleut Peter, -- Lawrence Alexis Zagoskin, 1807-1859 -- Biography of Archimandrite Joasaph -- Madame Shelikov [i.e. Shelikhov] -- Making bells in Sitka -- History of the Russian American Fur Co. activities at the time of transfer -- The first Alaska Day -- Juneau -- Tlingit war -- History of the Russian church in southeast Alaska.
Language:
Some correspondence is in Russian.