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Edgar Ryder papers

Guide to the Edgar Ryder receipts and correspondence
1925-1927

Collection number: HMC-0838.
Creator: Ryder, Edgar
Title: Edgar Ryder receipts and correspondence.
Dates: 1925-1927.
Volume of collection: 0.02 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials in English.
Collection summary: Receipts and incoming correspondence received by a resident of Flat, Alaska.

Biographical note: or Organizational history:
Edgar Ryder was a resident of Flat, Alaska and a member of Igloo 10 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Collection description:
The collection consists of a few purchase receipts and letters received by Edgar Ryder.  These include a letter and memorandum from Montgomery Ward and Co. concerning payment for orders, a dues receipt from Igloo 10 of the Pioneers of Alaska, three receipts for groceries purchased from Donnelly and Sheppard General Merchandise, a subscription renewal request from New York World newspaper, and an envelope addressed to Mr. Ryder.

Arrangement: The items in this collection are in chronological order.

Rights note: Copyright to the materials in this collection is not held by the Archives.

Preferred citation: Edgar Ryder receipts and correspondence, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Acquisition note: This collection was purchased by the Archives from an internet auction in 2005.

Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2006.

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