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Box 06

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Contains 8 Results:

Dennis M. Powers maritime papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-043
Abstract

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

Dates: Majority of material found within 1962-2000s

The Klondike Fever, 1958

 Item — Box: 06, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.01
Scope and Contents

A book entitled The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush by Pierre Berton (1958).

Dates: 1958

CD-ROMs, 2009-2010

 File — Box: 06, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.02
Scope and Contents

Three CD-ROMs. The first is a film of Powers presenting a slideshow about his book, Tales of the Seven Seas. The second is a collection of photos from the Hawaii State Archives. The last CD is labeled: "UAF Photo order 8-337."

Dates: 2009-2010

Deepwater Family, 1969

 Item — Box: 06, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.03

Jack Tar: A Sailor's Life, 1750-1910, 1999

 Item — Box: 06, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.04
Scope and Contents

The book by J. Welles Henderson and Rodney P. Carlisle called Jack Tar: A Sailor's Life, 1750-1910 (1999).

Dates: 1999

To California by Sea, 1990

 Item — Box: 06, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.05
Scope and Contents

The book called To California by Sea: A Maritime History of the California Gold Rush by James P. Delgado (1990).

Dates: 1990

Alaska: Pictorial Panorama, [undated]

 Item — Box: 06, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.06
Scope and Contents

A picture book of Alaska. There are several color pictures of the Alaskan coast with captions. It seems to be a tourism-related publication. It is undated.

Dates: [undated]

Materials regarding “Tales of the Seven Seas: The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O’Brien”, 1851-2010

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS043:04
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.

Dates: 1851-2010