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| Title |
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Kate Rockwell fonds
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| Title Notes |
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Title based on provenance of the fonds.
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| Level of Description |
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Fonds
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| Dates of Creation |
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1881-1973
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| Physical Description |
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26 folders of textual records
0.72 m of photographs
1 map
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| Scope and Content |
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This fonds consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, ephemera, photographs and a map created and collected by Kate Rockwell (also known as Klondike Kate), from 1882 to her death in 1957, as well as some legal documents created subsequent to her death.
There are four series: Correspondence; Ephemera; Scrapbooks and Photographs; and Legal Affairs.
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| Custodial History |
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Purchased from D.W. Van Duren in September 1973.
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| Restrictions on Access |
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There are no donor-imposed restrictions on this material. General copyright or institutional or legal restrictions may apply.
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| Finding Aid |
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There is a content listing for this fonds.
There is a bibliography of sources relating to Klondike Kate, available in the Yukon Archives Reference Room.
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| Related Material |
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John Matson fonds
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| Associated Material |
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Artifacts, including a sign, a book of matches, a necklace, ribbon, a name tag and a wooden menu, which were acquired with this material were passed on to MacBride Museum, Whitehorse. Photocopies of some of the photographs were sent to the museum in Dawson City.
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| Specific Location |
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SEE SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
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| Record Last Modified |
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2021-03-23
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| Record URL |
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https://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%204097?SESSIONSEARCH
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