Sarah Ellen Gibson Papers, 1884-1918.

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Sarah Ellen Gibson Papers, 1884-1918.

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The Sarah Ellen Gibson Papers consist of correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, and various legal documents relating to Sarah Ellen Gibson, her family, and various family business enterprises in Yukon Territory and Alaska. Of particular interest are letters written to Sarah by her husband, Joseph Gibson, during his journey to Dawson, Yukon Territory, via Skagway and Dyea, Alaska, in 1897-98, and letters written by Sarah to her son, Thomas H. Gibson, describing her overland journey from Dawson to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Fortymile in 1903.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7293390

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Gibson, Thomas H.

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In 1898 Thomas H. Gibson, mother Sarah Ellen Gibson, and brother Elmer arrived in Dawson, Yukon Territory, to join father Joseph Gibson, a gold miner. When Sarah Gibson moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1903, her two sons followed. Thomas subsequently founded the Gibson Auto Stage Line, which provided transportation between Fairbanks and Valdez, Alaska. From the description of Thomas H. Gibson Photograph Collection, 1909-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 309458085 ...

Montana Laundry (Dawson, Yukon).

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Butler, W. H. (William H.), 1943-

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Gibson Auto Stage Line (Fairbanks, Alaska).

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Gibson, Elmer

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Gibson, Joseph V. (Joseph Vincent), 1828-

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Gibson, Sarah Ellen d. 1908.

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Sarah Ellen Gibson (d. 1908) followed her husband Joseph, a miner, to Dawson, Yukon Territory, in 1898. There she purchased and operated the Montana Laundry. In 1903 she left with William Butler for Fairbanks, Alaska, where she hoped to start a hotel. She and Butler had joint mining claims in the Fairbanks region. From the description of Sarah Ellen Gibson Papers, 1884-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 309412393 ...