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A. Richard King fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-12
  • Fonds
  • Copied 2007 (originally created 1963-1964)

The fonds consists of copy prints of photographs taken by Chooutla (Carcross) Residential School teacher A. Richard King of his students and their school life in and around Carcross, Yukon. Subjects include Mr. King, Principal Lawson, Vice-Principal Walters, supervisors Miss Fennell, Miss Barstow and Beverly Bear, the school, tobogganing, and games and activities during Winter Carnival Days and Sports Day. Also included are images of the Matthew Watson General Store and tourists waiting to board the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) train at the Carcross station. Many of the students in the photographs are identified including Helen Malcolm, Dorothy Johnnie, Judy Hager, Vivian Smith, Velma Silas, Ben Johnson, Nancy Tizya, Virginia Simon and Ann Smith.

King, A. Richard, 1919-2005

Aaro Aho collection

  • CA yuk yuk-29
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1925-ca. 1975]

The collection consists of an unprocessed accession (94/36) which includes approximately 955 photographs, brochures, periodicals, newspaper clippings, certificates and a press release documenting Dr. Aaro Aho's exploration and field work in the Yukon, especially related to Dynasty, Cyprus Anvil, Aex and Grumm, Goda and Plata projects. The collection also contains a copy of Dr. Aho's unpublished manuscript, "Notes on Keno Hill", written ca. 1972. In 27 chapters he details the history of the Keno Hill Silver District.

Aho, Aaro, 1925-1977

Aaron Moulton fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-617
  • Fonds
  • Copied before 1990 (originally created 1897-1898)

The fonds consists of copies of four hand-written (and transcribed) letters Aaron Moulton wrote to his wife and children during the year he spent in the Yukon's Klondike from 1897-1898. Also included is a list of people mentioned in Aaron Moulton's letters.

Moulton, Aaron, b. 1859

A.B. Allard fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-59
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1934

The fonds consists of a photograph album put together by the Allard family. The photographs show the family and their friends, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) compound, residences, officers, panoramic views of Dawson City, picnics at Rock Creek, Bear Creek Mining Camp, the Canadian No. 4 Dredge, Dayo Hill Mine, the 1925 Dawson City flood, and Ross River. The last twenty photographs are of prominent Canadians, including Mr. Justice Charles Macaulay of the Yukon Territory, Prime Minister R.B. Bennett and Winnipeg Mayor R. Webb, and Prince Edward and Prince George at the Winnipeg train station in 1929.

Allard, A.B., d. 1967

Abel Weekes fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-915
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1991 (originally created 1936)

The fonds consists of a typewritten account of Abel Weekes' journey to the Klondike in the Yukon. The account was left incomplete at the time of his death.

Weekes, Abel S., d. 1936

Abraham Peter fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-664
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1980]

This fonds consists of photographs taken by Abraham Peter of buildings in Old Crow, Yukon which may soon be destroyed (as of 1980). The photographs include views of an old Hudson's Bay Company (HBCo.) building, the old Community Hall, an old store, a number of log cabins and caches belonging to various individuals in Old Crow, houses, the Old Mission, an old Anglican Church and a bell which was once used by the school. Caption list provides historical background information about each building.

Peter, Abraham

A.C. McCullum fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-162
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1982, 1999 (originally created 1925-1943)

The fonds consists of photographs of the Anglican missions at Rampart House, Old Crow, Lapierre House, Shingle Point, and Herschel Island. Also included are shots of Rev. McCullum and congregations and the building of a new church at Old Crow, Yukon. The fonds also includes copies of three diaries belonging to Reverend Arthur Creighton McCullum covering the periods: January 1, 1928 to December 31, 1932; January 1, 1933 to December 29, 1937; and January 1, 1938 to January 7, 1943. The diaries cover Rev. McCullum's assignments at Old Crow, Rampart House, Mayo and Dawson City.

McCullum, A.C., 1896-1970

A.C. (Nick) Nixon fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-1051
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1945

The scrapbook (which includes 150 photographs and newspaper clippings) and individual photographs depicts images along the Alaska Highway during its construction and completion, as well as scenes of Yukon and Alaska. There are also interesting shots of Major Nixon and his friends at social events and in their Whitehorse barracks. The textual records include newspaper clippings collected by Nixon; Northwest Service Command (NWSC) correspondence, minutes, notes, memos and reports; and a description of the Alaska Highway, possibly a news release.

Nixon, A.C.

Adams & Larkin fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-27
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1901-1902]

The fonds consists of images which primarily depict miners working in the Klondike gold fields surrounding Dawson City, 1901-1902. There are also interior and exterior views of businesses that operated in the Yukon as well as images of cabins, houses, residents and leisure activities in the Klondike region. The fonds also includes a few photographs by George C. Cantwell, another Dawson photographer. Specific locations include Bear Creek, Bonanza Creek, Caribou Village, Eldorado Creek, Gold Run Creek, Henry Gulch, Hunker Creek, Last Chance Creek, Lindow Creek, Mint Gulch. Businesses and organizations include the Dawson Exploration Company Department Store, Arctic Brotherhood Hall, Home Hotel, Cascade Steam laundry, Sixty Mile Lime Company, Dawson Flume Hose Factory, Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) and the Post Office. There are also a number of portraits.

Adams & Larkin

Adelien Larson fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-521
  • Fonds
  • Copied before 1987 (originally created 1979)

The fonds consists of a copy of a typewritten account Adelien Larson wrote about her father entitled, "The Photo Fiend of Dawson City P.E. Larss, Frontier Photographer and Gold Miner 1898-1904". In the paper P.E. Larss' early career in photography is described, as well as his travels to and experiences in the Klondike Gold Fields. Excerpts from Larss' notebooks are incorporated into this brief biography, as well as a brief description of his life after he left the Yukon in 1904.

Larson, Adelien, 1913-1996

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