Table of Contents
Research of Museums and Archives For the St. Paul Island Heritage Commission
Inventory Lists of Museum Collections of Aleut Materials
Funter Bay photographs, testimony, and small scale model
Photographs of each stage of the seal harvest
Copy of the cancelled check that purchased Alaska and the Purchase Treaty
Examples of clothing and tools used in fur seal harvest
Items of assembled clothing from fur seal pelts
Appendix 1: Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association
Appendix 2: Anchorage Museum of History and Art and Attachments
Appendix 3: National Archives and Records Administration
Appendix 4: Typed version of the American Original of the Alaska
PurchaseAppendix 5: National Archives, Pacific Region, Anchorage,
Appendix 6: Tundra Times article list and attachments
Appendix 7: National Museum of the American Indian Guide to Research
Appendix 8: Alaska State Museum inventory
Appendix 9: Sheldon Jackson Museum inventory
Appendix 10: National Museum of Natural History inventory
Appendix 11: National Museum of the American Indian inventory
Appendix 12: University of Alaska Museum inventory
Appendix 13: Directory
Research of Museums and Archives For the St. Paul Island Heritage Commission
The following is a report on the information I gathered during the week of May 13 to May 17, 2002, for the St. Paul Island Heritage Commission. My research focused on gathering inventory lists from museums of their Aleut collections; researching archives for photographs of the seal harvest on St. Paul Island; researching photographs of Funter Bay, Alaska, looking into the construction of a small scale model of Funter Bay, and locating World War II Aleut testimony; locating copies of the cancelled check that purchased Alaska and the purchase treaty; researching the Tundra Times for articles about the Aleut independence movement and photographs of the Aleut leaders; locating examples of clothing and tools used in the seal harvest; and locating western style clothing made from fur seal pelts.
I requested lists of inventory of Aleut collections from several museums in Alaska as well as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of the American Indian. I visited the National Archives Pacific Alaska Region in Anchorage and the Anchorage Museum of History and Art to research their photograph collections. I visited the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association to search their photograph collection and locate video tapes of World War II Aleut testimony of their internment at Funter Bay, Alaska. I visited the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library to locate Tundra Times newspaper articles about the Aleut independence movement. I spoke with various people who offered suggestions concerning clothing, tools, scanned photographs of inventory, and museum standards.
The following is a discussion of my findings followed by appendices containing more detailed information gathered from organizations including contact information. A separate directory with an alphabetized list of the organizations and contact information is provided in Appendix 13.
Return to topAlaska State Museum, Juneau
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
I found the English version website of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, and I sent an email requesting an inventory list of their Aleut collections. I will forward any information that I receive to Chauncina Bourdukofsky and Daria Dirks.
Sheldon Jackson Museum, Juneau
Rosemary Carlton, Curator, of the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Juneau mailed a copy of the inventory of their Aleut collections. Please see Appendix 9.
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
If there are certain images that the SPIHC would like to view before making a final decision on loan requests, Aron advised that SPIHC can request scanned images from the Aleut collections held by NMNH which will be put on CD and mailed to SPIHC. I have sent a request for pricing. Aron advised that the loan process can take up to one year, so the SPIHC would need to give the NMNH plenty of lead time. Included in Appendix 10 are copies of photographs taken by Aron of a few objects housed at NMNH.
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian
A copy of the inventory list of the Aleut ethnographic and archaeological collections held by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was sent via email by Dr. Patricia Nietfeld, Collections Manager (Appendix 11). She advised that the archaeological collection includes a couple of proveniences that might not be in the Aleutians. She also included a list of the collection identified as general Alaska items, of which some may actually be from the Aleutians but have no specific provenience given. The ethnographic collection includes all objects with the identification of “Aleut” in their database. She stressed that NMAI has many misidentifications in their database concerning culture; therefore, some of the items on these lists identified as Aleut may not be Aleut and instead may be something else. Included in Appendix 11 are copies of three of the many scanned objects that Aron Crowell has on a CD which he requested from NMAI.
NMAI Guide to Research
Patricia also forwarded the NMAI Guide to Research (see Appendix 7) which gives other resources, such as the NMAI Photo Archive and NMAI Paper Archive. The guide states that the museum is in the process of moving their collections to a new location which will not be complete until 2004; therefore, the collections are currently unavailable for research. Aron Crowell mentioned that the Alaska collections may have already been moved to the new location.
Standard Facilities Form
Erik Satrum, Loan Officer at the National Museum of the American Indian, advised that NMAI does not have a general set of standards that museums have to meet in order to obtain loans of materials, but that loan decisions are made by NMAI on an individual museum basis. NMAI gives special consideration to smaller museums, especially those associated with Native groups. He suggested that SPIHC order the American Association of Museums’ Standard Facilities form on CD which contains the standards (such as security and temperature) that most museums require in order to lend their materials to other museums. He suggested contacting Judy Baletka, Registrar, at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art for a blank form. Judy has offered to let us copy her disk that contains the Standard Facilities form. Erik suggested that if climate control will be a problem, then the SPIHC may want to tailor their requests for items for which this would not be a problem.
University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks
Angela Linn, Collections Manager of the Department of Ethnology and History of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks emailed the inventory list of their Aleut collections (Appendix 12). I have contacted Jim Whitney, Archaeology Collections Manager of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, for an inventory of Aleut collections in the archaeology department. He is in the process of compiling this list.
Doug Veltre
I emailed a request to Doug Veltre for an inventory list of Aleut collections at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is out of town until May 20, 2002. The request is also for the artifacts which were found on St. Paul Island during the 2000 and 2001 field seasons.
I met with Allison Young, Cultural Heritage Director of the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association (A/PIA), and looked through some photographs of Funter Bay which she has in an album. I made a list of a few of them and noted (if available) the name of the archive where the originals are located and and the catalogue number (Appendix 1). Most of the Funter Bay photographs were acquired from the Fredericka Martin collection housed in the University of Alaska Fairbanks archives and a few are from the National Archives in Seattle. Allison advised that the National Anthropological Archives at the Smithsonian ahs some good photographs of the Pribilofs.
Allison suggested contacting Dave Nichols, Curator, at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art for information of what is entailed in having a small scale model constructed of Funter Bay and who we may contact to construct a model. I sent an email to Dave and will follow this up with a phone call.
Aleut Independence Movement
In Appendix 6 is a list I compiled of newspaper articles from 1962 to July 1966 from the Tundra Times concerning the Aleut independence movement. There may be more articles beyond July 1966. I came across only two photographs in the newspaper, one of leader Flore Lekanof and one of Father Michael Lestenkof with some other gentlemen which are not identified in the caption. A copy from microfilm of these two photographs are included in Appendix 6. The archives of the University of Alaska Fairbanks may have the original of these photographs.
The Tundra Times newspaper articles are on microfilm at the Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage and at the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage. They can be found in microfilm at other Alaskan libraries as well.
Allison Young at A/PIA suggested contacting family members for photographs of the Aleut leaders of the independence movement. The Olson collection in the archives at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art has several photographs of St. Paul residents that are unidentified. It is possible we may find a photograph of some of the leaders of the movement in this collection.
Return to topPhotographs of each stage of the seal harvest
The National Archives, Pacific Alaska Region, in Anchorage has hundreds of photographs of the Pribilof Islands in a collection from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The photographs that were shown to me were photographs that had been reproduced from originals and had been returned to the archive only recently. Most of the reproduced photographs were unidentified and I do not believe the originals state whether the photograph was taken in St. Paul or St. George, stating merely “Pribilofs.” There were several photographs of the seal harvest and processing of pelts taken in the 1940s plus photographs of buildings and of seals. In Appendix 5, I have listed a few of the photographs that are in this collections.
A/PIA also has a few reproduced photographs of the seal harvest and processing acquired from the Alaska State Library. See Appendix 1 for a listing of some of these photographs. A/PIA has microfilm copies of the Pribilof Island Logbooks, 1872-1961. These logbooks, kept by government agents, contain daily entries of island activities about the seal harvest but also include information about the islands and their inhabitants. Separate logbooks were kept for St. Paul and St. George.
Copy of the cancelled check that purchased Alaska and the Purchase Treaty
I contacted the National Archives in Washington, DC for information on how to obtain a copy of the cancelled check that purchased Alaska and a copy of the American Original of the purchase treaty. I have only received a response from the Old Military and Civic Records concerning the purchase treaty. A copy of the cancelled check and a page from the purchase treaty can be viewed on the National Archives website. Please see Appendix 3 for more information. The Anchorage branch of the National Archives does not have a copy of the cancelled check or the purchase treaty. I have included a scanned copy of the typed version of the purchase treaty in Appendix 4.
Examples of clothing and tools used in fur seal harvest
Allison Young at A/PIA suggested that we have these items reproduced since it may be difficult to find the actual clothing and tools. She also suggested purchasing a club and bucket from someone this summer and see if someone has a cap that they will donate. She said that there are companies that will reproduce period clothing and SPIHC would need to provide a good description of the clothing including type of material it was made from. The tools could be reproduced as well, or it may be possible to locate tools at antique dealers or museums. The Alaska State Museum has a skin scraper in their collection. (See Appendix 8; last page of the list marked “Acquired since 1990” for a description and photograph.)
Items of assembled clothing from fur seal pelts
Allison Young at A/PIA suggested that we contact clothing and costume museums and to check the web for western style clothing made from fur seal pelts. I found a list of costume museums at www.costumes.org, but I did not have a chance to look at the individual web sites for fur seal clothing. I sent an email request for information to the Costume Society of America (CSA). Whitney Blausen, Executive Correspondent for the Society, suggested that we send our query to the CSA News “In Brief” section to be published in their newsletter. She said that the newsletter reaches many curators who may have information on museum collections that may contain fur seal clothing. Please see the directory in Appendix 13 for contact information. I found a few items of fur seal clothing for sale on Ebay: fur seal coat for $99; fur seal ladies hat for $9.99; old fur seal coat for $24.99; and fur seal muff for $19.99. I was not very successful in doing a search on the web for information on fur seal clothing from the Fouke Fur Company.
Conclusion
I feel that a good beginning was made in one week of researching museums and archives for inventory, photographs, newspaper articles, and historical documents. Yet several items remain uncompleted. I will continue as time allows me, to follow up on a few of the items listed below.
What remains to be done
Suggestions
Someone from St. Paul Island should visit the National Archives Pacific Alaska Region in Anchorage and the Anchorage Museum of History and Art archives in Anchorage to look through the hundreds of photographs of the seal harvest and visit A/PIA to view the video tapes of World War II Aleut testimony. For photographs of Funter Bay, a visit to the University of Alaska Fairbanks may be necessary to look through the Fredericka Martin collection. Family members of the Aleut leaders of the independence movement should be contacted to see if they may have photographs that SPIHC can reproduce of these leaders.
Return to topAppendix 1
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association
Below is a partial list of the photographs that A/PIA has in an album. The name of the archive and catalogue number of the original photograph is noted if available. Not all of the photographs in the A/PIA album have identification recorded but the archive from where, or the individual from whom, the copy was obtained may have this information.
Contact information:
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association
Allison Young, Cultural Heritage Director
201 East Third Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-2544
Phone: 907-276-2700
Email: AllisonY@apiai.com
Photographs of Funter Bay
General Photos
View of buildings from water (taken by Fr. Michael Lestenkof)
Inside of a building (National Archives Seattle)
Outside shot of building (no reference)
Bidar
People on ship
Men chopping wood (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. # 91-223-___ failed to write down last three digits)
The Delarof
Cemetery (National Archives Seattle)
Abe Merculieff
Simeon Kochutin
Photo with Matfay Krukoff, Victor Bourdukofsky, Alex Melovidoff, Tony Melovidoff, Alex Stepetin, Gabriel Stepetin, and John Hanson, Jr.
Photo of children
St. Paul side
Mary Bourdukofsky and Mary Kushin washing clothes (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-333).
Group photo
View of buildings from water (Harold _______).
Outside shot of building, Antone Kochutin, Maxim Stepetin, Arthur Hapoff, ____ Shabolin (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-295).
Outside shot of building (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-274)
Outside shot of building, Platonida Melovidoff (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-294).
Outside shot of building with Antone Kochutin carrying food for people who are sick with TB and other illnesses (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF, acc. #91-223-337).
View of buildings from water (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF, acc. #91-223-273).
People seated at long table (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-281).
Cannery Church (photo by Fr. Michael Lestenkof)
Outside shot of buildings, people walking on boardwalk along shore (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-350).
Quonset huts-Dora Dushkin’s family lived in the first one and the Melovidov’s lived in the second (National Archives Seattle).
Outside shot of boardwalks and flag pole and flag (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-351).
Outside shot of wash hanging on lines (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-272).
St. Paul Pre-Evacuation
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (no reference)
Sts. Peter and Paul Church interior (no reference)
View of ball ground, church in background [Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-___ (failed to write down last three digits)]
View from hill toward houses [Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-___ (failed to write down last three digits)]
Ice House [Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-___ (failed to write down last three digits)]
Photo with caption “Native St. Paul Island, Alaska.” Woman in western dress (Gray and Hereford, Alaska State Library, PCA 185-1)
Men chopping ice (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223___)
Aerial photo of seal processing buildings (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-123).
Aerial photo of buildings (Fredericka Martin Album, UAF Archives, acc. #91-223-122).
Sealing
Sealers (no reference)
Men tanning seals (U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Library, PCA 128-198).
Men harvesting seals (U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Library, PCA 128-126, PCA 128-124, PCA 128-127.)
Male seals waiting to be harvested (Olson Collection, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, B.90.8, 1948-1593).
Seals (U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Library, PCA 128-149).
Sealers (U. S. Forest Service, Alaska State Library, PCA 128-200).
St. Paul Post War
Village (Olson Collection, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, B.90.8).
People, seals (Olson Collection, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, B.90.8).
St. Paul Church Post War
Interior of church (Gray and Hereford, Alaska State Library, PCA 185-11).
Interior of church (Olson Collection, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, B.90.8).
Interior of church (U. S. Fish and Wildlife, no other reference).
Return to topAppendix 2
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
The following are copies of only a few of the over two hundred photographs from the Olson Collection that is housed in the archives of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Clarence Olson was manager of the Fur Seal Administration for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and he and his wife lived on St. Paul Island from 1945 to 1952.
The following first two pages are a list of the folders and a general description of what is contained in each. Folders one through nine are of St. Paul village and St. Paul residents. This collection includes nearly one hundred photographs of residents of St. Paul Island and about forty of buildings around the village, plus several photographs of different activities such as weddings, snow plowing, July fourth celebrations, hunting, and seal harvesting. The remaining folders include photographs of other areas in the Aleutians and the mainland.
Most of the photographs in this collection have identifications written on the back but some do not. Each photograph in the collection is marked with a reference number (for example, B90.8.1) which will need to be provided to the archivist for ordering prints.
The archive charges $16.00 per scanned photograph which will be put on a CD and also emailed. For reproduced photographs, there is a charge of $16.00 for each 5 x 7 print. Prints as large as 20 x 30 can be requested. The Anchorage Museum of History and Art retains copyright of this collection and requires that a form be filled out to note what entity or individual is to use the scanned or reproduced photographs. However, we are allowed to make unlimited copies on their copier at no charge, but as will be evident in the following pages, copies of the photographs do not turn out very well and should probably be used only as reference.
Contact information:
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Kathleen Hertel, Museum Library and Archives Director
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-4326
Email: hertelk@anchoragemuseum.org
Appendix 3
National Archives and Records Administration
The American Original of the Alaska Purchase
Treaty series 301; General Records of the U.S. Government, RG11
The Old Military and Civic Records is in the process of locating this record and have advised that they will send an order form to me to order copies. An example of this treaty is located on the National Archives web site:
http://www.nara.gov/education/historyday/alaska/treaty.html
Contact information:
Old Military and Civic Records
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC
NWCTB@nara.gov
Cancelled check and receipt for the purchase of Alaska
Cancelled check: Settled Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts; Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; RG 217.
Alaska Purchase Receipt: Warrants; Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; RG 217.
The National Archives inquiry office (Email: inquire@nara.gov) forwarded my request for information to their Civilian Reference Staff. I have not received any other information as of May 17, 2002. A copy of the check can be viewed on the National Archives website at:
http://www.nara.gov/education/historyday/alaska/check.html
Contact information:
Civilian Reference Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration (Will furnish complete contact information as soon as they respond)
Return to topAppendix 4
Typed version of the American Original of the Alaska Purchase
Following is a scanned copy of the typed version of the American Original of the Alaska Purchase.
Reference: Lautaret, Ronald. 1989. Alaskan Historical Documents Since 1867. McFarland & Company, Inc. Jefferson, North Carolina.
A copy of this book is located at the UAA Consortium Library Alaska Room, the Anchorage Museum of History and Art library, and the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage.
Return to topAppendix 5
National Archives, Pacific Alaska Region, Anchorage
The following is a partial list of the hundreds of photographs which are located in the National Archives, Pacific Alaska Region, Anchorage. This collection is from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The photographs that were shown to me were photographs that had been reproduced from originals and received back by the archive only recently; therefore, they had not been filed. Most of the copies were unidentified and I do not believe the originals state whether the photograph was taken in St. Paul or St. George, stating merely “Pribilofs.” Both the original photographs and the copies are stored at the National Archives, Pacific Alaska Region in Anchorage.
This collection (the original photographs) has not been processed, so there are no reference numbers for ordering individual prints. I was advised that the box and folder numbers that I have provided below may change when the collection is eventually processed. However, the collection itself is referenced as RG22, Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Records of the Pribilof Islands Program, ca. 1868-1984; Administrative correspondence, 1868-1987; Reference Prints [from original prints and negatives, Archives Boxes 17-18 and 29-31]. (Following is the National Archives form with this reference).
The archives charges $10.00 for an 8 x 10 photograph plus $8.25 for processing the paperwork, a total of $18.25 for each photograph. Larger copies may be requested for a larger sum.
Contact information:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region
Diana Kodiak, archivist
654 West Third Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2145
Phone 907-271-2441
Email: archives@alaska.nara.gov
Photographs
Box 17, Folder ?
Seal harvesting, processing (possible duplicates in Box 30)
Snow on St. Paul street
Pump House (?); “May’s” written across entrance
Box 17, Folder ?
3 photos of hydraulic flesher
Box 18, Folder 1
Buildings
Seal carcasses
Ship, Penguin II
Seals
House fire? Smoke, belongings on ground
Building construction
Box ? Folder 2
Seals
Fur auction
Furs in water vat
Putting strings(?) on pelts
Box 18, Folder 3
Buildings (St. George?)
Inside of building, machinery
Seal harvesting, skin pulling
Several pictures of building construction
Loading seal skins in dump truck
Dump truck filled with skins
King Eider Hotel
Box 18, Folder ?
Bidar filled with eggs
Partially woven basket
Skins being put on hooks on wheel
Aerial photo of village (cannot tell if St. George or St. Paul)
Barge
Fox pelts hanging outside building
Barabaras(?), one with shingled roof and stove pipe
St. Paul Church being repaired
Houses
Box 30, Folder 4, 1940s
Skinning seals
Prongs
Skin puller
Men pulling skin
Skins laid out on ground
Processing plant
Men scrapping skins
Scraper tool
Men with skin to go into roller
Salting skins
Folding skins
Skins being rolled up
Barrel lid U. S. Dept. of the Int., Fish and Wildlife Svc, Fouke Fur Co., St. Louis, MO”
Fouke Fur Company Seal Skin Plant
Fouke Fur Company: blubbering, washing, drying, unhairing, leathering, & cleaning
Box 30, Folder Box 5
Dyeing fur seal skins
Finishing and inspecting
Fur seal meal
Oil drums
Tanks
Hair seal
Birds on St. Paul
St. Paul Church 1947
Church identified as St. Paul 1947 but looks like St. George church
3 Native Girls St. Paul 1947
Seal rookery
Men in bidar, ship in background
Box 30, Folder 6
1977 loading up seal meat in St. Paul
Unloading seal meat in Seattle
1977 East Landing St. Paul
Pribilof blue fox pelts 1967
St. Paul village before houses built across cemetery
Group standing outside St. Paul Church 1971
Men outside weather service
St. Paul village looking toward church
Post office on St. Paul
Box 30, Folder 7
Men clubbing seals
Seal tangled in net
Skinning seals
Men standing around small group of seals with their clubs
Inside St. Paul blubbering shed 1971
St. Paul fleshing machine
Men clubbing, skinning seals, seal carcasses
Field of seal skins, men in background, truck
Field of seal skins, men in background, one with can raised
Close-up of people in bidar off of St. George
Box 31, Folder 8
St. Paul village, no date
Scenery
Seal blind
Seals and seal pups
National Historic Landmark installed on rock “Fur Seal Rookeries”
Box 31, Folder 10
Fur seals
Photo of Elliott drawing of seals at English Bay
Photo of Elliott drawing of birds, “Birds of a Feather Flock Together”
Appendix 6
Tundra Times
Articles About the Aleut Independence Movement
The Tundra Times articles are on microfilm at the Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage and at the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage. They can be found in microfilm at other Alaskan libraries as well. The articles listed below are concerning the Aleut independence movement through July, 1966. There may be others beyond this date. The UAA library charges 15¢ per copy (not very good copies; see attached).
“Pribilof Islanders Oppose Wage Plan.” Has quotes from Smile V. Gromoff, president of community of St. Paul. November 1, 1962, page 7.
“Pribilofs in Servitude: People Arbitrarily Moved; Time Writer Threatened; Political Candidate Barred” by Thomas Snapp. November 23, 1964, page 1 and 7.
“People Suffer Treatment Shocking and Humiliating; Land Rights Endangered.” by Helen A. Schenitz, PhD. November 23, 1964, page 1 and 8.
“The Oppressed People.” Editorial. November 23, 1964, page 2.
“Candidate’s Denial to Campaign on Pribilofs Stirs People; Nearly Triggers Revolution.” Letter to the editor from Carl Moses. November 23, 1964, page 6.
“Pribilof Probe Sought: Expose Drawing Response.” By Thomas Snapp. December 7, 1964, page 1 and 7.
“We Will Not Be Silenced.” Editorial about letter from Rev. Smile V. Gromoff. December 7, 1964, page 6.
“Pribilof Leader Writes Letter Confirming Aleut Servitude.” Letter to the editor from Rev. Smile V. Gromoff. December 7, 1964, page 6.
“A Fault of Kindness” editorial about Baltzo interview by Howard Rock. December 21, 1964 (misprinted as 1963), page 1
“Pribilof Pot Boiling Hot: Baltzo Denies ‘Servitude.’” By Thomas Snapp. December 21, 1964, page 1.
“Flames Engulf Transcription, Notes of Two-Hour Interview.” Notes from Baltzo interview burned up in apartment fire. December 21, 1964, page 1, 7.
“From Chains to Freedom.” Editorial. December 21, 1964, page 2.
“Leader Warns of Recriminations in Letter.” Letter to the editor from Nick C. Gray, President of Cook Inlet Native Association, about Pribilof investigation. December 21, 1964, page 3.
“Pribilof Program Director C. Howard Baltzo Answers Specific Questions.” Telephone interview. December 21, 1964, page 4.
“Former St. Paul President Chooses Resignation Over Excommunication.” Letter to the editor from Rev. Smile Gromoff. December 21, 1964.
“Bill Provides Leasing Plan: Offered Bill Doesn’t Allow Owning Land.” By Thomas Snapp. January 4, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Pribilof Priest Cites Fear; Slavery; Church Land Feud May Not Be Settled.” January 4, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Educator Cites Improvements, Says Forget Past, Pribilovians Being Pushed At About Maximum.” Letter to the editor from Jack Finch. January 4, 1965, page 3.
“Pribilof Bill Introduced Last Congress Provides Leasing, Not Land Ownership.” January 4, 1965, page 7.
“Pribilof Head Answers Specific Questions.” Conclusion of Baltzo telephone interview. January 4, 1965, page 8.
“Bartlett Applauds Pribilof Probe; To Press For Remedial Legislation.” By Thomas Snapp. January 18, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Pribilovian Writs Times Editor.” Letter to the editor from Tikhon G. Stepetin about Baltzo. January 18, 1965.
“A Pribilovian Speaks Out.” Letter to the editor from Tikhon G. Stepetin. February 1, 1965, page 2, 3.
“Resolution Asks Full Civil Rights For Pribilofs.” February 15, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Bowman To Visit Pribilofs.” Director of civil rights commission sent to Pribilofs by Bartlett. February 15, 1965.
“Baranoff Praises Gromoff As Man of High Integrity.” Letter to the editor from Rev. Makary A. Baranoff. February 15, 1965, page 8.
“Gov. Egan Indicates Release on Pribilofs Later in Week.” March 15, 1965, page 1.
“Commend Tundra Times on Pribilof Problems Coverage.” Resolution #8. March 15,
1965, page 2.“Pribilof Review Asked: Bowman Suggests Committee of Full Representation Made Study by First Week in May.” April 5, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Bowman Says Full Review Pribilof Conditions Needed.” Letter to the editor from Bowman. April 5, 1965, page 2.“Sen Blodgett Congratulates Times; Seeks Funds for Full Pribilof Review.” Copy of letter to Willard Bowman from Bob Blodgett. April 5, 1965, page 2.
“Commission to Leave Wednesday on Pribilof Island Investigation.” June 7, 1965, page 1, 7.
“Lekanof Blasts Press: Native Leader Claims One-Sided Story Told of Pribilof Islands.” Includes photo of Flore Lekanof and photo of Father Michael Lestenkof with other gentlemen, caption “Priest speaks out for people”. June 21, 1965, page 1.
“Senator Bartlett Introduces Bill Providing Major Reforms in State’s Pribilof Islands.” June 21, 1965, page 1, 5.
“Many Carryovers Remain of Servitude in Pribilof.” June 21, 1965, page 5, 7, 8.
“Bartlett Predicts Pribilof Reform Bill Will Pass.” July 12, 1965, page 1.
“Pribilof Islanders Should Become First Class Citizens.” Editorial. July 12, 1965, page 1, 2.
“Rivers Proposes Bill for Reforms on Pribilofs.” July 12, 1965, page 8.
“State Should Run Pribilofs Gruening Says.” July 26, 1965, page 1.
“Pribilof Report Out: 5-Member Commission Asks Many Changes, Says That Servitude Carryovers Remain.” September 7, 1965, page 1, 7, 8.
“Senator Bartlett Hearing on Pribilofs.” September 7, 1965, page 8.
“Sen. Bartlett Completes Hearings in the Pribilofs.” September 20, 1965.
“Island Petitions On Retirement Benefits.” Letter to the editor from Nicolai Melovidov and his petition to Bartlett. March 11, 1966, page 2.
“Three Witnesses Appear t Pribilof Hearing in D.C.” mentions Iliodor Merculieff, president of community council and Terenty Philemonoff. March 11, 1966, page 4.
“Sen. Backs Pribilof People in Quest for Benefits.” Letter to Nicolai Melvidov from Bartlett. March 18, 1966, page 2.
“Pribilof Recommendations Not Followed, Says Writer.” Letter to the editor from Fred A. Notti, president of Kuskokwim Valley Native Association. March 25, 1966, page 2.
“Pribilof Island Claimed: Natives File Claim for All of St. George.” May 6, 1966, page 8.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” First in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. May 20, 1966, page 4.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” Second in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. May 27, 1966.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” Third in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. June 3, 1966, page 4.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” Fourth in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. June 10, 1966, page 4.
“Pribilof Proposal.” June 17, 1966, page 4.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” Fifth in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. June 17, 1966, page 4.
“Pribilof Measure Passes: Needed Changes Proposed by Paper Close to Reality.” June 24, 1965, page 1, 8.
“Priblovians, the Forgotten People of Alaska.” Sixth in Series. By Helen A. Shenitz, PhD. June 24, 1966, page 4.
“ Committee Head Promises Action on Pribilof Bill.” July 1, 1966, page 1, 7.
Return to topAppendix 7
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
Guide to Research
The following is the Guide to Research at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). As it states, the museum is in the process of moving its collections to another location so some of the collections are currently unavailable.
Contact information:
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Dr. Patricia Nietfeld, Collections Manager
4220 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746-2863
Phone: 301-238-6624, ext. 6402
Fax: 301-238-3210
Email: nietfeldp@nmaicrc.si.edu
Appendix 8
Alaska State Museum
Following is the inventory list of the Aleut collections held by the Alaska State Museum in Juneau.
Contact information:
Alaska State Museum
Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1718
Phone: 907-465-4826
Fax: 907-465-2976
Email: steve_henrikson@eed.ak.us
Appendix 9
Sheldon Jackson Museum
The following is an inventory list of the Aleut materials held at the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka.
Contact information:
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Rosemary Carlton, Interpretive Specialist
104 College Drive
Sitka, AK 99838
Phone: 907-747-8981
Fax: 907-747-3004
Email: rosemary_carlton@eed.state.ak.us
Appendix 10
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Following is an inventory list of Aleut collections held by the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). This copy was provided by Aron Crowell, Alaska Director, Arctic Studies Center in Anchorage.
Contact information:
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Department of Anthropology Collections and Archives
Deborah Hull-Walski, Collections Manager
10th St and Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20560-0112
Phone: 202-357-2363
Fax: 202-357-2208
Email: hull-walski.deborah@nmnh.si.edu
Appendix 11
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
The following is the inventory list of the Aleut collections held at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). The museum is in the process of moving its collections to another location so some of the collections are currently unavailable until their move is complete.
Contact information:
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Dr. Patricia Nietfeld, Collections Manager
4220 Silver Hill Road
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Dr. Patricia Nietfeld, Collections Manager
Suitland, MD 20746-2863
Phone: 301-238-6624, ext. 6402
Fax: 301-238-3210
Email: nietfeldp@nmaicrc.si.edu
Appendix 12
University of Alaska Museum
Fairbanks
Following is the inventory list of the Aleut collections held by the Department of Ethnology and History of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks.
Contact information:
University of Alaska Museum
Angela J. Linn, Collections Manager
Department of Ethnology and History
907 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 756960
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
Phone: 907-474-1828
Fax 907-474-5469
Email: fnajl@uaf.edu
Appendix 13
Directory
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association
Allison Young, Cultural Heritage Director
201 East Third Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-2544
Phone: 907-276-2700
Email: AllisonY@apiai.com
Alaska State Museum
Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801-1718
Phone: 907-465-4826
Fax: 907-465-2976
Email: steve_henrikson@eed.ak.us
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Judy Baletka, Registrar
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-6154
Fax: 907-249-7628
Email: Baletka.JL@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Kathleen Hertel, Museum Library and Archives Director
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-4326
Email: hertelk@anchoragemuseum.org
Dave Nicholls
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone:
Email: nichollsdx@anchoragemuseum.org
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
Walter Van Horn, Curator
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-6182
Email: vanhornwa@anchoragemuseum.org
Arctic Studies Center
Aron L. Crowell, Alaska Director
121 West Seventh Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-343-6162
Fax: 907-343-6130
Email: acrowell@alaska.net
Costume Society of America
CSA News “In Brief”
P. O. Box 73
Earleville, MD 21919
Email: national.office@costumesocietyamerica.com
Old Military and Civic Records
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC
NWCTB@nara.gov
National Archives and Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region
Diana Kodiak, archivist
654 West Third Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2145
Phone 907-271-2441
Email: archives@alaska.nara.gov
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Rosemary Carlton, Curator
104 College Drive
Sitka, AK 99835-7657
Phone: 907-747-8981
Fax: 907-747-3004
Email: rosemary_carlton@eed.state.ak.us
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Department of Anthropology Collections and Archives
Deborah Hull-Walski, Collections Manager
10th St and Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20560-0112
Phone: 202-357-2363
Fax: 202-357-2208
Email: hull-walski.deborah@nmnh.si.edu
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Dr. Patricia Nietfeld, Collections Manager
4220 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746-2863
Phone: 301-238-6624, ext. 6402
Fax: 301-238-3210
Email: nietfeldp@nmaicrc.si.edu
University of Alaska Museum
Angela J. Linn, Collections Manager
Department of Ethnology and History
907 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 756960
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
Phone: 907-474-1828
Fax 907-474-5469
Email: fnajl@uaf.edu
University of Alaska Museum
James Whitney, Archaeology Collections Manager
907 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 756960
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
Phone: 907-474-6943
Fax 907-474-5469
Email: fnjww1@uaf.edu