J. Malcolm Greany papers and photographs, Aleutian Islands, 1941.

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J. Malcolm Greany papers and photographs, Aleutian Islands, 1941.

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The collection contains original color slides, dating from J. Malcolm Greany's 1941 visit to Attu; other photographs include color print copies of the slides, and also black and white prints taken on Attu. In addition, there are field reports, journal entries, and numerous papers relating to Greany's work for the Fish and Wildlife Service and to his drafts of two articles: "Island Trail to Asia" and "The Last Days of Attu." Finally, there are photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the experiences of the Aleuts during World War II, and a copy of a magazine article, "They Came to Attu," by Corey Ford.

21 b&w prints, 25 col. slides, 23 col. prints, papers

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599495

Alaska State Library

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Ford, Corey, 1902-1969

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Author. From the description of Corey Ford papers, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164811111 Humorist, author, outdoorsman and screenwriter. From the description of Corey Ford letter to "Bill", [manuscript], 1934 Apr 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 263075760 ...

Brown Bear (Ship)

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Greany, J. Malcolm.

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During the summer of 1941, J. Malcolm Greany traveled to the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge aboard the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service boat Brown Bear. As a wildlife photographer for the Alaska Game Commission, Greany was along to photograph the populations of colonial nesting birds, marine mammals, and other wildlife indigenous to the Aleutian Islands and their adjacent waters. The westernmost Aleutian Island visited on the journey was Attu, where, in addition to photographing wildli...