Guide to the Alaska fish trap locations collection
circa 1932-1934
An Alaska Historical Society collection
Collection number: HMC-1468-AHS.
Creator: Unknown.
Title: Alaska fish trap locations collection.
Dates: circa 1932-1934.
Volume of collection: 0.02 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are entirely in English.
Collection summary: Records indicating the locations of fish traps throughout southern Alaska.
Historical note:
None available at this time.
Collection description:
This collection contains records documenting sites (or proposed sites) for fish traps and set nets in Alaskan waters from circa 1932-1934. There are notes with coordinates and descriptions of fish trap locations; a 1932 letter from the War Department with instructions on how to submit a fish trap permit application; diagrams of floating fish traps; and scaled maps indicating the proposed or existing locations for fish traps. Locations described include Cordova Bay, Stepovak Bay, and around Unimak, Paul, Uganik, Kodiak, Korovin, Popof, Noyes, San Fernando, and Heceta Islands. Named fishing companies include the Litnik Fish Co., Olsen Fish Co., Nagai Fish Co., Korovin Set-Netters Association, Popof Set-Net Co., Helene R. Mellick, Alaska Peninsula Packing Co., Bear Fish Co., D.G. Graham, Oltar Hofstad, Korovin Fishing and Canning Co., North Coast Fisheries Inc., Shelikof Fishing Co., and the Uyak Fishing and Packing Co.
Arrangement: This collection is in the original order in which it arrived in the Archives.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Please contact the Archives before using items from this collection.
Preferred citation: Alaska fish trap locations collection, Alaska Historical Society collections, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Related materials: To view more collections about fishing in Alaska, please see the Archives’ “Fishing, fisheries, and canneries” topic guide.
Acquisition note: This collection was donated to the Alaska Historical Society at an unknown date by an unknown donor. The Historical Society retains ownership of the collection and placed it on deposit in Archives and Special Collections at an unknown date.
Processing information: This collection was described by Becky Butler Gallegos in 2024.