Guide to the Anne Moses scrapbook
1936, 1942
Collection number: HMC-0659.
Creator: Moses, Anne.
Title: Anne Moses scrapbook.
Dates: 1936, 1942.
Volume of collection: 0.01 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in this collection are in English.
Collection summary: Scrapbook of a woman who toured Alaska on the S.S. Yukon.
Biographical note:
Unavailable at this time.
Collection description:
The collection consists of the contents of the tourist scrapbook of a trip from Seattle to Seward in August 1936. The collection contains a xerographic copy of the original scrapbook; memorabilia from the Alaska Steamship Company, the Alaska Railroad, and the Canadian Pacific travel system, as well as two photographs: an Ordway’s Photo Shop print of the S.S. Yukon at Columbia Glacier, and a glacier along the Alaska Railroad. The Alaska Steamship Company items include: a deck layout for the S.S. Yukon; a copy of the ship’s daily newsletter, The Yukon Trail; three menus; a 1936 sailings schedule; a passenger list for the ship’s sailing from Seattle on August 9, 1936; a booklet entitled, “My Alaska Cruise”; and a ticket envelope, passenger identification check, luggage tag, and luggage sticker. Alaska Railroad items include a travelogue booklet and a tourist brochure. Other memorabilia includes: a Pruell’s Gift Shop guide to Ketchikan, a sticker from The Nugget Shop in Juneau, a Gray Line ticket for a tour of Mendenhall Glacier and Auke Lake, a horse race ticket, a business card from a jewelry and curio shop in Juneau; a page of dried flowers; and a Canadian Pacific travel system booklet. Also included with the scrapbook is a commencement program for the University of Oregon from May 31, 1942.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by type of document.
Alternative formats: A xerographic copy of the original scrapbook is also available.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Archives does not hold copyright to materials in this collection.
Preferred citation: Anne Moses scrapbook, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: The collection was purchased via Internet auction in 2003.
Processing information: The original scrapbook was dismantled, items rearranged, and collection described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2004. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard by Veronica Denison in 2017.