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Preferred Citation

Scrapbook (Holy Cross, Alaska), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 2010 February 16

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook and loose items, circa 1916-1922 featuring predominantly the mission and convent of the Holy Cross in Alaska. Only some photographs are identified. Place names mentioned are Holy Cross and Tanana; and St. Anne's Convent in Holy Cross. Among the people identified are Mr. and Mrs. Vashon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Keogh, Mr. and Mrs. Woo.

Also included are clippings regarding the robbery of a Chinese grocery in Seattle and clippings documenting missionary work in Hong Kong and Japan, as well as greeting cards, and postcards.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Greeting cards
• Holy Cross (Alaska)
• Missions--Alaska
• Missions--Alaska
• Photographic prints
• Postcards
• Scrapbooks
• Tanana (Alaska)
• United States--Alaska--History