Edwin Beverly Weaver papers, ca. 1928-1938.

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Edwin Beverly Weaver papers, ca. 1928-1938.

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The Edwin Beverly Weaver Papers consist primarily of photographs, many of which have some identification. The images, numbering more than 200, include scenery and people of Fairbanks, Alaska; the Fairbanks Exploration Company; the search for Carl Ben Eielson; the Wilkins-Detroit Expedition; and Fairbanks sled dog races. Of special note is a brief series of photographs documenting the Fairbanks Fire Department. Also included in the collection are several undated newspaper clippings concerning Weaver, and Weaver's employee identification card from the Fairbanks Exploration Company.

0.70 cu. ft.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7817155

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

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Weaver, Edwin Beverly.

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Edwin Beverly "Buck" Weaver (1903-1965) was born in Lewistown, Montana. He attended Shattock Academy in Fairbault, Minnesota, Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and the University of Washington in Seattle. He came to Alaska in 1928 and remained until 1938, working for the Fairbanks Exploration Company and serving a stint as chief of the Fairbanks Fire Department. Following his departure from Alaska, he served in World War II and in 1947 started his own business, Weaver's Concrete Supplies, Bain...

Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929

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Aviator. From the description of Papers, 1919-1930. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17732861 Arctic aviator from Hatton, N.D. Died in Siberia, Soviet Union. From the description of Collection of papers, 1924-1986. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 28470592 ...