Aaron S. and William A. Simson photograph collection, ca. 1892-1905.
Title:
Aaron S. and William A. Simson photograph collection, ca. 1892-1905.
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Physical Description:
25 photographs : black and white, sepia
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Abstract:
The collection includes Southeast Alaska, the Sitka mission school and mission students. Primarily views of Juneau and Sitka by photographers Moosbauer, Reuben Albertstone, F. Jay Haynes and Y. Eaton of Native Photo.
Geographic Term:
Biographical/Historical Data:
Aaron Taylor Simson was born in Rayne Township, Pennsylvania in 1848. His date of arrival in Alaska is unknown however, he and his first wife, Maggie, worked at the Indian Training School at Sitka until 1894. Shortly afterward, Maggie died and Simson returned to Pennsylvania. He remarried Alma Hamill and had two children, including the donor's father, William Albert Simson (deceased 1989). Aaron Simson collected artifacts and photographs while in Alaska; he died in Pennsylvania on May 31, 1920. Mrs. Alexander donated the remaining artifacts to the Sheldon Jackson Museum at Sitka, Alaska.
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.
Contents:
Sitka View and Portrait Co. -- Shoe Shop, Mission Training School (Sitka) -- Mission Coronet Band (Sitka) -- Princess Tom (Sitka) -- Mission Training School (Sitka) -- Mission Hospital (Sitka) -- Sheldon Jackson Museuem (Sitka).