Guide to the Fred W. Wilkerson papers
1933, 1942-1944
Collection number: HMC-1508.
Creator: Wilkerson, Fred W.
Title: Fred W. Wilkerson papers.
Dates: 1933, 1942-1944.
Volume of collection: 0.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Photograph album from a lineman who worked on the Canol Pipeline route.
Biographical note:
Fred W. Wilkerson, originally from Missouri and born around 1910, was a civilian worker on the construction of the Canol Pipeline route. He appears to have been a telegraph lineman on that project.
Collection description:
The collection primarily consists of a photograph album related to Fred Wilkerson’s employment on the construction of the Canol Pipeline in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The photographs include scenic images of places along the route, workers, construction equipment, and buildings. Locations include Dodo Canyon, the Norman Wells Road, Blue Mountain, and several of the camps along the route. The album also includes a few pages with names and hometowns of other workers and some images of family. The collection also contains his discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933.
Arrangement: No order for the album pages has been determined.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Copyright status of materials in the collection is unknown.
Preferred citation: Fred W. Wilkerson papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Related materials: The Archives holds several collections with materials related to the Canol Pipeline route.
Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives in 2025 by Bonnie Turpen, a descendant of Fred Wilkerson’s wife.
Processing information: This collection was described by Ashley Luzader and Arlene Schmuland in 2025.