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Adak Naval Station sailor papers

Guide to the Adak Naval Station sailor papers
1952

Collection number: HMC-0531.
Creator: unknown
Title: Adak Naval Station sailor papers.
Date: 1952.
Volume of collection: 0.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in this collection are in English.
Collection summary: Photograph album and papers of a sailor who served at the Adak Naval Station.

Biographical note:
Not available at this time.

Collection description:
This collection includes the contents of a photograph album created by a sailor stationed in the Radio City section of the United States Naval Station, Adak Island. There are 103 black and white photo prints depicting sailors, women, buildings, and scenery. The collection also contains a description of the flora and fauna present on and around Adak, and a copy of the Adak Daily Sun, Official Kodak Bear Supplement.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by type of material.

Alternative formats: A xerographic copy of the album was made to reflect the original order of the album.

Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to the collection.

Preferred citation: Adak Naval Station sailor photograph album, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Acquisition note: The collection was purchased on eBay by the Archives in 2001.

Processing information: This collection was described and the photograph album dismantled by Kathleen Hertel-Baker in 2001. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard by Gwen Sieja in 2016.

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