Margaret Keenan Harrais papers, ca. 1895-1965.

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Margaret Keenan Harrais papers, ca. 1895-1965.

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The Margaret Harrais Papers contain correspondence and legal documents (1897-1963); a draft manuscript for Margaret's autobiography titled "Alaska Periscope" (1948); Martin Harrais's manuscript titled "Copper River Basin"; a biography of Martin Harrais by Margaret Harrais; a large file of clippings on Alaska; articles by or about the Harraises; photographs; correspondence from Martin Harrais to Margaret; and correspondence concerning Margaret Harrais's career and interests in temperance and politics.

4.35 cu. ft.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7444082

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...

Harrais, Margaret Keenan, 1872-1964.

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Margaret Keenan was born in Batesville, Ohio, in 1872. She came to Alaska in 1914 to assume a post as principal of the Skagway schools, a post she held until 1916. She then accepted the post of superintendent of schools in Fairbanks, which she held until 1918. In 1920, Keenan married Martin Harrais, a miner. In 1924, she joined her husband in McCarthy, Alaska, where she worked as a teacher. After the death of her husband, she became U.S. Commissioner and ex-officio probate judge in Valdez, Alask...