William Thomas Lopp papers, 1890-1939.

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William Thomas Lopp papers, 1890-1939.

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Collection consists of materials from the Alaskan frontier, including Lopp's journals (1893-1936), correspondence (1893-1939), manuscripts, subject files, printed material, and photographs. Notes from overland journeys and explorations comprise the journal material. Within the manuscripts series is the Log of the Overland Relief Expedition, upon which Lopp's book, The Great Reindeer Drive was based. There is also documentation of the Lomen Controversy which involved cheating the Alaskan Indians out of their land and reindeer herd rights. There are folders on reindeer, the Eskimo language, and The Hudson's Bay Reindeer Investigation, 1920-1936. Lopp's collection of photographs depict Eskimo scenes, portraits, landscapes, and other aspects of Alaskan life. Reindeer herding figures are included in various government publications.

3.0 linear ft. (6 containers)

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Lopp, William Thomas, 1864-1939

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Born June 21, 1864, William Thomas Lopp was known to the native whalers and fishermen of Alaska as the "Reindeer Man." A teacher from the midwest, his career in the Arctic north as an educator, an expert in reindeer husbandry, and an explorer spanned 37 years. Lopp began his Alaskan work as a missionary teacher at Cape Prince of Wales on the Bering Strait in 1890. Two years later he became superintendent of the reindeer station at Teller. He educated himself about Eskimo life and during these ye...