Guide to the Fred Winter diary transcripts and translations
circa 1963-1974
Collection number: HMC-1111.
Creator:
Goetz, Janet C.
Winter, Fred.
Title: Fred Winter diary transcripts and translations.
Dates: circa 1963-1974.
Volume of collection: 0.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English and German.
Collection summary: Transcripts and translations of the diaries of a trapper dating from 1922-1938.
Historical note:
Janet Goetz was a long time resident of Anchorage. In the 1960s-1970s, she began a transcription and translation project of several diaries held by the Anchorage Museum written by a Susitna Valley homesteader and trapper, a German immigrant named Fred Winter.
Collection description:
This collection consists of transcriptions and translations of some of the Fred Winter diaries. It also includes some of Janet Goetz’s translation notes and a few personal business notes as well.
Arrangement: Materials are primarily in chronological order by date of the original diary.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Use restrictions: Users wishing to publish any materials from the collection should request permission from the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Preferred citation: Fred Winter diary transcripts and translations, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Custodial history: On behalf of the Goetz estate, the transcripts and translations were presented to the Anchorage Library Foundation.
Acquisition note: The Anchorage Library Foundation gifted the transcripts and translations to the Archives in 2012.
Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2012.
Location of originals: The original diaries are held by the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Container list:
| Folder | Description | Date |
| 1 | German transcription, handwritten | 1922 |
| 2 | German transcription, handwritten | 1923 |
| 3 | English translation, typescript | 1923 |
| 4 | English translation, handwritten | 1924 |
| 5 | German transcription, handwritten | 1926 |
| 6 | German transcription, handwritten | 1927 |
| 7 | English translation, typescript | 1930 |
| 8-9 | German transcription, handwritten (2 parts) | 1938 |
| 10 | English translation, typescript | 1938 |
| 11 | Transcription/translation notes | undated, 1920 |
| 12 | Draft entitled “Old Timer’s Year,” handwritten | undated |