HISTORY OF ALASKA TO BE
COMPILED IN CONNECTION
WITH ROCKEFELLER FUNDS
Urgent Need Explained Of
Gathering of Historical
Data Explained By
College Officials
Recognition of the importance
of research to make available all
data possible having to do with
the history of Alaska finds ex
pression in an appropriation auth
orized by the Executive Commit
tee of The Rockefeller Founda
tion on May 15, 1936. The sum
of $17,000 was made available to
the University of Alaska to cover
a two year period beginning July
1, 1936.
The application for this appro
priation was made through Dr.
David H. Stevens of the Division
of Humanities of the Rockefell
er Foundation and has been un
der consideration during the past
two years.
Hon. James Wiekersham, who
is the author of A Bibliography
of Alaskan Literature, 1724-1924
and which was published in 1928
as Volume 1, Miscellaneous Pub
lications of the Alaska Agricul
tural College and School of Min
es, is giving his enthusiastic sup
port to this project. Judge Wick
ershani’s extensive library is be
ing made available for the re
search to be undertaken.
Former Professor Cecil F. Robe 1
on leave of absence for the past 11
three years while doing grad- i
uate work at Yale, has been ap- ‘
pointed director of this research, j
He is sailing from Seattle for
Juneau and during the months
of July and August will be in,
Juneau organizing the work.!
Two assistants who will spend
most of their time in Juneau
during the two year period are
to be appointed in the near fu
ture. One will be assigned the
duties of translating Russian pub
lications and manuscripts; the
work of the other will be devot
ed principally to research in pub
lications, documents and manu-1
scripts written in English. Miss
Hilja Reinikka of Douglas, grad
uated from the University of Al
aska in the Class of 1936, has
been appointed Secretary to Dir
ector Robe.
The undertaking involves a vast
amount of details. Although the
major portion of the work will
be done in Juneau, the translat- j
or oi books, documents and man-]
uscripts in Russian will probably j
have to spend some time in the j
Manuscript Division and Rare
Book Section of the Library of]
Congress, in the archives of the
Department of State, and in lib
raries on the Pacific Coast.
In the Manuscript Division of
the Library of Congress is a vast
amount of material in the form
of films of books and documents
in libraries in Europe. It is in
teresting to know that these film
records of foreign documents
were made under aid from Mr.
Rockefeller, Jr., and from The
Wins Heart Balm
Suit Miami, Fla.
{By The Associated Press)
MIAMI, Florida, July 10, — A
jury found 22-year-old Levis E.
Mallory III had stolen the love
of Kathryn Crawford from her
Conner husband James Edgar Jr.,
■—a assemed damages of $35,
Q00. Edgar sued for three hun
ded thousand dollars heart balm.
Rockefeller Foundation, and de
livered to the Library of Cong
ress.
Already many now resident in
the States, and who came to Al
aska in the gold rush days have
become interested in this work
and its importance. As indicat
ed by letters received, the resi- i
dents of Alaska are going to be
of invaluable assistance in col-1
lecting data for this research.
What has been written and offer-!
ed to the public in printed form
is naturally very important, but
of vital importance are the diar- ■
ies, letters, pictures and old pap
ers packed away to be looked ov-'
er only at rare intervals and un
fortunately as it so frequently
happens, destroyed by fire or
thrown away by those who do not
realize their importance.
The University of Alaska is
provided with a fire proof vault
in which all such important data
can safely be kept. Its depart
ment of history has been esta
blished, and, in order to facili
tate this research and do the very
best job possible with the funds
made available by The Rocke
feller Foundation, special service
is provided to receive all books,
documents, manuscripts, diaries,
letters and data that can be don
ated or loaned for the work at
hand. All such material will be
i carefully indexed and receipted
for and, if loaned, will be re
turned.
Frequently it happens that one
• knows where valuable data can
; be secured, but is uncertain how
1, to have it made available. Any
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Last summer George Pilcher
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Yukon and Kuskokwim. What
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Dionne’s 12th Is
Lying In Lap
of Luxury Now
(By The Associated Pressl
CALLANDER, Ontario, July 10.
—Baby Dionee lone brother of
the celebrated quintuplets, rul
ed the most luxurious nursery
in the world.
The eight pound baby in his
cr b is swathed in fine linens,
which the quints outgrew.
This is the Dionne's twelfth
child, and their third son. The
mother is in excellent spirit. So
far no name has been chosen,
but christening services are plan
ned for a week from Sunday.
Arrested Carrying
Concealed Gun On
Person Ketchikan
'Hv The Associated Press)
KETCHIKAN. July 10. — Con
rad Espe, Seattle business agent!
for cannery workers and farm
laborers union, was arrested and
placed in jail last night for car
rying a concealed automatic in
a shoulder holster.
Deputy Marshal N. O. Hardy
said that the King County per
mit was ineffective here, which
Espe produced when arrested.
His wife said that he carried
3 gun because he often had large
sums of money on his person.
Espe came here a week ago
and announced he would attempt
to organize the Alaskan fishermen
and cannery workers.
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He Was Fined
(By The Associated Presst
KETCHIKAN, July 11, — Con
a
twenty-five dollars fine and a
hundred-day suspended sentence
on a plea of guilty in the Com
missioner's court, to carrying fire
arms.
Espe came north recently to at-1
tempt to organize cannery work- j
ers. He had a permit to carry a
gun in King County, Washing -:
ton where he frequently carried
large sums of money.
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National Guard
Armory Burned
Olathe, Okla.
(By The Associated Press)
OLATHE, Oklahoma, July 9—
The National Guard Armory, in
cluding four cannon, seven trucks
and five thousand rounds of am
munition, was destroyed in a
three hundred and thdrty-six thou
sand dollar fire that also razed
the post office and two other
business houses.
Firemen encountered little
danger from the exploding am
munition, as the walls caught
the bullets. They have been un
able to determine the cause of
the blaze.
Fight Tonight
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 11, — The
Johnny Risko, Freddie Steele
fight, scheduled for today has
been postponed, on account of
rain. It will be held Saturday
night weather permitting.
Air Minister Is
Accused Giving
Secrets Soviets
(By Tne Associated Press)
PARIS, July 10, — Air Mini
ster Pierre Cot, accused of deliv
ering a secret airplane gun to
Russia denied the righist charge
in the chamber of deputies who
responded with a 403 to 162 vote
of confidence.
Cot refused to “discuss if the
gun would be delivered”, saying
that the French government must
differentiate between indispensa
ble secrets and necessary ex
change.
The rightists charged that Cot
gave the Soviets a model of A
new 22 millimeter airplane gun
mounted in an airplane motor,
capable of firing eight hundred
shots a minute. Only six such
guns are in existence.
DEATH TOLA. HIGH
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11,
—The toll of deaths due to the
drought has officially mounted to
370, it was declared today.
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