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Gold Rush Names Database

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Sources and References
References for Abbreviations in the Valdez Goldrush Names Database

1900C 1900 Census; National Archives
Abercrombie 1900 Alaska, 1899, Copper River Exploring Expedition, Government Printing Office.1900.
Abercrombie, et. al. Compilation of Narratives of Explorations in Alaska. Washington, Government Printing Office. 1900.
Beatty Letters Rev. Squire Trevelyn Beatty. Copies in Valdez Museum Archives.
Ben Booher's Diary Member of Hazelet party. Copy in possession of Calvin Hazelet.
Book A, Mortgages Valdez Court Records. Microfilm.
Boston Evening Transcript, Microfilm.
BS Bourke Scrapbook, Valdez Museum.
Chisna MDR, Bk. 1 Chisna Mining District Records, Bk. 1. Microfilm. Valdez Court Records.
Chisna MDR, Bk. 2 Chisna Mining District Records, Bk. 2. Microfilm. Valdez Court Records.
CS1 Crary Scrapbook, vol. 1; Anchorage Museum of History and Art, available on microfilm.
CS1 #199 Melvin Dempsey Diary.
CS2 Crary Scrapbook, vol. 2; Anchorage Museum of History and Art, available on microfilm.
Conger Holeski, C.J. & M.C. Holeski, In Search of Gold: The Alaska Journals of Horace S. Conger.
Crary Diary Crary, W. H., Diary, unpublished. Anchorage Museum of History and Art.
Danbury News Newspaper from Danbury, CT. Microfilm.
Dawson Sentinel Newspaper from Dawson, MN. Microfilm.
Deeds Book A Valdez Court Records.
Doolie Diary Diary of George Doolie, a teenage gold rusher. Unpublished. Copy in Valdez Museum Archives.
Dooley Letter The Pathfinder, V:4, 2/1924, p. 11
Evansville Enterprise Newspaper, Evansville, MN. Microfilm.
Fairibault Democrat Newspaper, Fairibault, MN. Microfilm.
Glenn & Abercrombie Reports on Explorations in the Territory of Alaska, 1898. Government Printing Office. 1900.
Gold Hunters Margeson, Charles. Experiences of Gold Hunters in Alaska. 1899. Reprinted. Prince William Sound Books. 1998. page ref. to original.
Golden Cross? Remington, Charles H. [Copper River Joe], A Golden Cross(?) on the Trails from the Valdez Glacier.
Grant County Herald Lancaster, WI. Transcripts of letters in the Valdez Museum Archives.
Groo Diary Groo, Samuel. Diary, unpublished. Valdez Museum Archives.
Guiteau Diary Guiteau, Luther W., "Alaska Gold Rush of 1898," Serialized in Freeport, IL's Journal-Standard, 1928. Entries by date.
Guiteau, Death Trail Guiteau, Louis, "Death Trail of 98 over the Valdez Glacier," in The Alaskana, II, 9/1972.
Hazelet Diary Hazelet, George C., Diary, entries by date, unpubished, Valdez Museum.
Holt County Independent Newspaper, O'Neill, NE. Microfilm.
Hudson Star-Times Newspaper, Hudson, WI. Microfilm. Univ. of Wisconsin Historical Library.
Independent Press Newspaper, Madison, MN. Microfilm.
Joseph Fournier et al. Coroner's Report depicting the death of Joseph Fournier et al. on Valdez Glacier, May 2, 1898. Valdez Museum Archives.
Kappleman Letter Letter from Frank George Kappleman to his father, 4/27/98, Copy in Valdez Museum and Historical Archives.
Lashway Diary Diary of Harry J. Lashway (also Lashaway), copy in the Valdez Museum Archives.
Martin County Independent Newspaper, Fairmont, MN. Microfilm.
Martin County Sentinel Newspaper, Martin County, MN. Microfilm.
MB-D Martin Bjornstand's Diary, ed. by Bob King. Copy in Valdez Museum Archives.
Mexico Weekly Leader Newspaper, Mexico, MO. Microfilm.
Minutes Townsite Minutes, by date. Valdez City Hall Archives. Citizen Meetings and copy of early minutes in CS1. (Different version). Typescript copies in Valdez Museum Archives.
ML, Bk.3 (F&J) Mining Location and Water Rights Records, Book 3 with parts of Books F and J. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
MLR, Bk. G. (H&I) Mining Location and Water Rights Records, Book G with parts of Books H and I. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
Moore Letter Letter by Lillian Moore to family. Copy in Valdez Museum and Historical Archives.
NARA Materials in the National Archives; copies in the Valdez Museum.
New Ulm Review Newspaper, New Ulm, MN. Microfilm.
Norwalk Evening Hour Norwalk, CT newspaper. Microfilm.
Pathfinder A journal for Alaskan pioneers. Available from Alaska State Historical Museum and Library, Valdez Museum.
PJ Extracts Extracts from H. B. Pearson's journal made by Crary in CS1.
Pioneers Vital Statistics kept by the Alaska Pioneers Association, based on birth certificates, etc. Microfilm.
Poppe The Poppe Family from Milbank, S.D., unid. article in Valdez Museum Archives.
Portland Oregonian Microfilm.
Port Townsend Weekly Leader Newspaper, Port Townsend, WA. Microfilm.
Powell, Trailing Addison M. Powell, Trailing and Camping in Alaska, 1909. Reprinted Prince William Sound Books, 1998. page ref. to original.
Princeton Union Newspaper, Princeton, MN. Microfilm.
PWSMDR, Bk. 1 Prince William Sound Mining District Records, Book 1. (Note: others precede this). Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
PWSMDR, Bk. 2 Prince William Sound Mining District Records, Book 2. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
QCMDR Quartz Creek Mining District Records. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
St. CloudJournal-Press Newspaper, MN. Wisconsin Historical Museum, microfilm.
St. Paul Pioneer Press Newspaper. Microfilm. Transcripts of letters referenced in the Valdez Museum Archives.
Seattle Times TheSeattle Daily Times. Newspaper. Microfilm.
Seattle P-I Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Microfilm.
Sketch Map "Sketch Map of Route to Copper River via Valdes Pass," 1898. Valdez Museum and Historical Archives.
Sleepy Eye Dispatch Newspaper, MN. Wisconsin Historical Museum, microfilm.
SMDR, Bk. I, Sitka Mining District Records, Book I. Microfilm.
Stamford Daily Advocate Newspaper, Stamford, CT. Microfilm.
The Alaskana Microfilm. Alaska State Historical Museum and Library.
TMDR Tonsina Mining District Records. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
Townsend Letters Townsend, Dr. Leroy. The Alaska Gold Rush Letters of Leroy Stewart Townsend: 1898-99. Copyright © by Peggy Jean Townsend and Klondike Research, in press, due out 1999?
Tracy Herald Newspaper, Tracy, MN. Microfilm.
Treloar Memoires Treloar, William E. Memoires. Copy of manuscript in the Valdez Museum Archives.
TVN The Valdez News. The Valdez Museum Archives. Microfilm.
UKMDR Upper Konsina Mining District Record. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
V-Lot Index. Valdez Townsite Lot Index, Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm.
VMDR Valdez Mining District Records. Valdez Courthouse Archives. Microfilm
Worthington Globe Newspaper from Worthington, MN. Microfilm.
Wothington Herald Newspaper from Worthington, MN. Microfilm.
WL Wile Letters, Nathaniel Traub Wile, Valdez Museum Archives.

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