Henry S. Kaiser family papers, 1920s-1997.

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Henry S. Kaiser family papers, 1920s-1997.

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The Henry S. Kaiser Family Papers consist of 82 photographs taken in Nenana, Fairbanks, and various Yukon River villages in Alaska in the period 1920-1947; more than 900 negatives depicting people and activities on the University of Alaska campus in Fairbanks in the period 1957-1960; and several articles written by Henry S. Kaiser, Jr., and/or illustrated with his photographs.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7515134

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Kaiser, Henry S., 1890-1949.

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Henry S. Kaiser (1890-1949), born in Seneca, Kansas, came to Alaska in 1912 as a soldier in the U.S. Signal Corps. He was a telegraph and wireless operator, lineman, and electrician, and installed many of the early Alaskan wireless stations. He eventually settled in Nenana, Alaska, where he owned the local power plant. First elected mayor of Nenana in 1937, he served several terms in that position. He died of a heart attack in January 1949 while helping to fight a fire that threatened the Nenana...

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Kaiser, Henry S., 1932-

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Henry S. Kaiser, Jr. (b. 1932), was raised in Nenana, Alaska. He graduated from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, in 1961 with a degree in education and went on to a career in teaching and work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Alaska. While a college student in Fairbanks, he documented campus activities as a photographer on the yearbook staff. After graduation he remained interested in photography and writing, and became a frequent contributor to various Alaskan publications. F...