George W. Carmack papers, 1869-1994 (bulk 1881-1990).

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George W. Carmack papers, 1869-1994 (bulk 1881-1990).

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The personal papers of George Carmack include letters, court documents, legal documents, and photocopies of photographs of Carmack. The bulk of the letters were written by Carmack to his sister, Rose Watson, and James Wickersham's correspondence documents his research on Carmack. Court papers relate to legal battles over Carmack's estate. The papers of Carmack's first wife, Kate Carmack, consist mainly of correspondence with her attorney, John H. Durst, 1900-1901. The research papers of his biographer, James A. Johnson, include correspondence with publishers and Carmack's heirs pertaining to publication of Johnson's biography of Carmack, Carmack of the Klondike (1990), as well as a manuscript for the book.

1.21 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

University of Washington. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7754431

University of Washington. Libraries

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Wickersham, James, 1857-1939

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U.S. District Judge (Alaska), 1900-1907; Alaska Delegate to U.S. House, 1909-1921, 1931-1933. From the description of Correspondence files, with miscellany [microform], 1890-1918 / James A. Wickersham. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42070900 ...

Carmack, George W. (George Washington), 1860-1922

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Gold miner whose discovery claim at Bonanza Creek on August 17, 1896, started the Klondike Gold Rush. George Washington Carmack (1860-1922) was a miner whose discovery claim at Bonanza Creek on August 17, 1896, started the Klondike Gold Rush. After deserting the U.S. Marine Corps in 1882, George Carmack lived among the Tagish Indians in the Yukon Valley with his common law wife, Kate Carmack, and their daughter, Graphie. Kate's brother, Skookum Jim, and Jim's nephew, Tag...

Durst, John H.

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Carmack, Kate

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Johnson, James Albert, 1905-

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Mormon from Preston, Idaho. From the description of Diary, 1900-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122392402 ...