C.L. Andrews scrapbook, 1921-1933.

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C.L. Andrews scrapbook, 1921-1933.

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The C.L. Andrews scrapbook includes newspaper clippings and a few typescripts about Alaska and the Arctic from 1921 to 1933. They include clippings about Arctic explorers, Alaskan pioneers, gold mines and miners, Alaska history, railroads, travel, and prominent Alaskans. There are, for example, numerous clippings about Roald Amundsen, the Italia disaster, and "Klondike Kate" (Kathleen Rockwell). The scrapbook also includes typescript copies of "True story of exploits and death of 'Soapy Smith'" published in the Dawson Weekly News, a letter from Lenore H. White about Vilhalmur Stefansson, "Jack Smith, prospector" published in the Alaska Weekly, and notes about the addresses, the Alaska railroad, and Alaska stories. Correspondents include Lenore H. White, librarian of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Alaska Department.

1 v. ; 28 centimeters.

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