Ethel Montgomery papers, ca. 1934-1989.

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Ethel Montgomery papers, ca. 1934-1989.

Correspondence, administrative and business records, newspaper clippings, subject files, catalogs, price lists, ANAC publications, and memorabilia represent Ethel Montgomery's activities as a collector and promoter of native crafts. Includes native artisan biographical and newspaper files maintained during her tenure as manager of the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Inc. (ANAC), and Alaska State Museum and Juneau City Museum docent.

6.25 linear feet (12 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7489410

Alaska State Library

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Montgomery, Ethel M., 1896-1989.

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Ethel M. (Clayton) Montgomery, collector and promoter of Native arts and crafts, docent, and well-known Juneau hostess, was born on March 12, 1896 in northeastern Nebraska, Montgomery graduated from Wayne State Normal. She taught elementary school in Nebraska and married Ivil J. Montgomery in 1917. The Montgomerys had three children -- Jean, Chloe, and Neil C. After they arrived in Juneau, Alaska in 1949, Ethel Montgomery actively promoted the sale of products, handmade by Native artisans, throu...

Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative Association, Inc.

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