Don Irwin Photo Collection Finding Aid Published by Palmer Museum
On March 14, 2015, Judith Boss donated the Don Irwin Photo Collection to the Palmer Museum of History and Art, which has now made a finding aid available. This collection, processed by Sophia Nowers on November 9, 2020, encompasses a timeline from 1898 to 1964 and features more than 2,500 items, including photo prints, slides, negatives, and documents related to the Matanuska Colony Project and the Matanuska Experiment Farm. It showcases various locations in Alaska, such as Palmer, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Wasilla, as well as Dawson City and Whitehorse in Canada. Notable figures captured include Don Irwin, Robert Service, Governor Ernest Gruening, and Will Rogers. The finding aid includes a comprehensive container list and file arrangement, covering topics like buildings, farms, and landscapes. To publish images, one must seek permission from Collections Manager Richard Estelle.
Key facts
- Donated by Judith Boss on March 14, 2015.
- Processed by Sophia Nowers on November 9, 2020.
- Contains over 2,500 items: prints, slides, negatives, lantern slides, documents.
- Dates covered: 1898–1964.
- Focuses on Matanuska Colony Project and Matanuska Experiment Farm.
- Includes identified individuals: Don Irwin, Robert Service, Ernest Gruening, Walter Hickel, Wiley Post, Will Rogers.
- Locations include Palmer, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Wasilla, Dawson City, Whitehorse.
- Collection is open for research at Palmer Museum of History and Art.
Entities
Artists
- Don Irwin
- Judith Boss
- Sophia Nowers
- Richard Estelle
- Robert Service
- Ernest Gruening
- Walter Hickel
- Wiley Post
- Will Rogers
- George W. Gasser
- C. Earl Albrecht
- Virginia Berg
- Janey Albrecht
- Jackey Albrecht
- Donny Irwin
- Walt Pippel
- Melva Pippel
- Joseph Puhl
- Blanche Puhl
- John Lake
- Bernard Reitan
- O.O. Krogh
- Mr. Brewster
- Herman Turner
- J.J. Cronin
- Emil La Wallers
- Frank Gagnon
- Jim Smith
- Alice Makami
- Joe Chamberlin
- Merrill Sulzman
- Rachel Hunt
- Ray Haire
- Bea McNally
- O.E. Reed
- V. Louise Kellogg
- Jae Flakne
- Eddie Peabody
- Jim Wilson
- Noel Ferris
- Basil Bensin
- H.C. Knoblach
- John Osguthorpe
- Beecher
- Joe Lawler
- Anthony (I.M.C) Anderson
- Bert Stimpel
- C.C. Brix
- Mrs. Stimpel
- C.L. Lefebre
- Mrs. Johnson
- Coe
- Allan Lynn
- Bill Sweetman
- Lynn Hollis
- Amy Irwin
- F. Hartner
- James Sampsell
- Mrs. Ivy
- Chief Esias James
- Winston Laughlin
- Mrs. M. Harrington
- Paul Ellis
- Ray Hermann
- Lloyd Bell
- Nick Nichols
- Nobert Nathe
- Ross Sheeley
- Ed Ueeck
- Bill Ising
- Dan Dalva
- Howard Estelle
- Louie Odsather
- Leo Jacobs
- John Bugge
- Manley Sweazy
- Bert Bingle
- Ed Cronin
- Howard Ling
- Vern Hiasch
- John Ivanof
- Vivian Stoddard
- Edith Turner
- Mary Ebert
- Eddie Barber
- Harry Ferguson
- Lorin T. Oldroyd
- Jimmie Simpson
- Winfield
- Joan Anderson
- Edna Cook
- Colonel O.F. Ohlson
- Inabelle Irwin
- Archie Betts
- Ruth DeArmond
- Alice O'Neil
- Margaret Snodgrass
- M.D. Snodgrass
- Fanny Werner
- Bill Hoskins
- Bob Klem
- Ship Cowden
- Geo Black
- Slim Deal
- Lois Spencer
- Barbara Brewster
- Beth Stoddard
- Irene Benson
- Estella Irwin
- Ty Wilson
- Mac McHenry
- Kay Pippel
- Bob Pippel
- Billie Pippel
- Rusty Dow
- Tom Moyer
- Bill Stewart
- Grover Fireovid
- Al Saxton
- Terris Moore
- Hazel Gould
- Raymond Gould
- Will Moore
- Grace Moore
- Tommy Joseph
- Eugene Kirsch
- James Hurley
- Sam Mogg
- Mary Mogg
- Robert Henderson
- Kate Carmack
- George Camack
- John Boss
- Earl Ohmer
- Herman Papke
- Knoblach
- Jim Leekley
- Walter Huntley
- Clyde King
- Mary Ann Lynn
- Blanch Albrecht
- Clare Johnson
- Mrs. Victor Johnson
- Mrs. Harold Thuma
- Mrs A.J. Swanson
- Kit Johnson
- Margaret Miller
- Mrs King
- Bill Curtis
- Vick Chapman
- Heinie Sneider
- Harry Duff
- Karla Duff
- Margaret Jane Cope
- Harry Wimmer
- Chas. E. Bunnell
- Lydia Fohn-Hansen
- Andrew Nerland
- Colonel Leroy Hunt
- Mrs. Leo Jacobs
- Maxine Branham
- Lucille Wimmer
- Pearl Williams
- Tudey Hunt
- Mrs. O.O. Krogh
- Margaret Anderson
- Dorothy Sheeley
- Mabel Bingle
- P. Stringfield
- W. Ebert
- Mr. O.O Krogh
Institutions
- Palmer Museum of History and Art
- Matanuska Experiment Station
- Matanuska Experiment Farm
- Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARRC)
- Alaska Agricultural College & School of Mines
- Palmer High School
- Matanuska Valley Historical Society
- 4-H Club
- Pan American Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
Locations
- Palmer, Alaska, USA
- Anchorage, Alaska, USA
- Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
- Wasilla, Alaska, USA
- Hurricane Gulch, Alaska, USA
- Curry, Alaska, USA
- College, Alaska, USA
- Matanuska, Alaska, USA
- Matanuska Valley, Alaska, USA
- Sitka, Alaska, USA
- Kodiak, Alaska, USA
- Eklutna, Alaska, USA
- Cordova, Alaska, USA
- Healy, Alaska, USA
- Eska, Alaska, USA
- Dunbar, Alaska, USA
- Hoonah, Alaska, USA
- Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Unalakleet, Alaska, USA
- McGrath, Alaska, USA
- Chandalar, Alaska, USA
- Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, USA
- Juneau, Alaska, USA
- Nome, Alaska, USA
- Petersburg, Alaska, USA
- Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA
- Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Tanana River, Alaska, USA
- Willow Creek, Alaska, USA
- Knik River, Alaska, USA
- Susitna River, Alaska, USA
- Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, USA
- Pioneer Peak, Alaska, USA
- Twin Peaks, Alaska, USA
- Wasilla Lake, Alaska, USA