Papers and photographs, 1941-1951, 1941-1943.

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Papers and photographs, 1941-1951, 1941-1943.

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The collection consists of papers and photographs from Robert Lewis' service in the U.S. Army at Fort Raymond, Seward, Alaska during World War II. The papers include: two issues of the Daily Polaris (the Fort Raymond post newspaper), a certificate of completion and text from a University of Alaska extension course in mining, notes on combat intelligence, plans for a bridge, a National Park Service booklet on Mount McKinley National Park, and an Alaska Defense Command booklet about the Mt. McKinley U.S. Army Recreation Camp. The photographs include those of Robert Lewis and Battery E, Fort Raymond and its facilities and troops, and scenery and recreational activities on the Kenai Peninsula and along the Alaska Railroad. Localities depicted in the photographs include Seward, Mount McKinley National Park, Fairbanks, Cooper Landing, Moose Pass, Russian River, Rendezvous, Hope, the Divide Ski Area, and "Alaska Nellie" Lawing's house and trophy room in Lawing. The photographs also include a group of images of Adak Island and the army base there, taken in 1951.

.45 cu. ft.

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765884

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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Lewis, Robert C.

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Robert C. Lewis came to Seward, Alaska, aboard the U.S.S. U.S. Grant in June 1941 with his army unit, Battery E, 205th Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) Battalion. Lewis served at Fort Raymond, the U.S. Army base in Seward. His battalion was redesignated the 420th Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) Battalion in April of 1942. It later left Fort Raymond sometime in 1943-1944. From the description of Papers and photographs, 1941-1951, 1941-1943. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record i...

United States. Army. Coast Artillery. Regiment, 205th. Battery E

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Lawing, Nellie Neal, 1873-1956

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Nellie Neal Lawing, known as Alaska Nellie, hunted, fished, trapped, dog-mushed and worked in a mining camp, after arriving in Alaska in 1915. From the description of Letter, from Nellie Lawing, written leaving Seward, Alaska, to Mr. Garfield, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1927 March 25. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 85896414 ...