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Scope and Contents The first volume in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. This particular copy includes information about the collection from which they were copied and gives descriptions of each volume. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1851-1889. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a...

Scope and Contents

The first volume in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1851-1889. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."

Scope and Contents

The second in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1889-1909. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."

Scope and Contents

The third in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1909-1930. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."

Abstract

The Dennis M. Powers papers contain research materials including interviews and notes used in the authorship of several books

Scope and Contents

The series contains materials related to Dennis Powers' historical research and the writing of the book “Tales of the Seven Seas: The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O’Brien." The materials include papers concerning the publication and the promotion for the book.