REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Jolene Kennah, William E. Davis Intern

TITLE: Frances and William C. Ray Collection

COLLECTION NUMBER: B1990.002

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: 1941-1994, bulk 1944-1947

Extent: 1 boxes, 0.4 linear feet

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Frances E. Ray (née Pickolick); William C. Ray; A. Eide; Sawyers; Glacier
Photo Service; United States Army

Administrative/Biographical History:
Frances E. Ray (née Pickolick) was born on 16 February 1921 in Grangeville, Idaho to Elizabeth
and Frank Pickolick. She relocated to Alaska in 1944 and worked at Fort Richardson as a
secretary for Bill Ray. They were married on 20 May 1945. Frances went on to teach at
Anchorage High School (later West High School) and retired in 1976. Frances also worked for
a period of time as the registrar at the Anchorage Community College. She was an avid
volunteer in her later years at the Anchorage Museum and the Anchorage Convention and
Visitor Bureau. She passed away on 17 August 2005.1

William “Bill” C. Ray was born in Gough, Texas on 3 November 1916 to Nason and Fern
Cornelius Ray. Bill moved to Alaska in 1939, and served as a civilian employee in the Depot
Supply at Fort Richardson during World War II.2 He joined the U.S. Air Force Civil Service, and

1 “Frances Ray Obituary.” Anchorage Daily News, Thursday 25 August 2005.
2 Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo 15, Auxiliary 4, Fond Memories of Anchorage Pioneers, Vol 1 (Anchorage, AK: 1996),
185.

worked as a property administrator for the White Alice project from its beginning until his
retirement in 1973. According to his obituary, he was an avid photographer and enjoyed
collecting photographic slides of Alaska. He passed away on 3 April 1994.3

Both Frances and Bill were proud to live in Alaska, and enjoyed traveling to the “Lower 48”
and abroad as often as possible.4

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of photographic prints, postcards, slides, collected papers, and
ephemera pertaining to Frances E. “Pickolick” Ray and William “Bill” C. Ray. Materials were
created or collected by the Rays during their WWII employment years and in the years
following in Alaska. The 48 photographic prints are mainly of tourist subjects and Frances’
living area at Fort Richardson. The 44 slides contained within document the Rays’ trip to
Alaska on the Alaska Highway in 1947. Following the photographs is a set of personal papers
collected by the Rays documenting Frances’ and William’s WWII employment; travels within
Alaska; and William’s vote on Alaska statehood. There is also a series of collected published
papers that contain maps of Alaska; WWII-era military pamphlets; and newspapers related to
World War II or the S.S. Yukon sinking.

Arrangement:
Collection was organized by item type, subject, and then chronologically into 3 series:
1. Photographs: postcards; purchased prints; personal snapshots; and personal slides [1944-
1947]
2. Paper Ephemera: personal (war, post-war); published (military, post-war) [1941-1994]
3. Newspapers [1944-1959]
The arrangement scheme for this collection was imposed during processing in the absence of
a usable original order.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use. Some materials may be
redacted at time of use.

Physical Access: Most original items in good condition. The personal snapshots have been
previously trimmed; and the personal war papers have some smudged ink along fold-lines.
Some of the newspapers were previously clipped and are missing sections due to this. The
smaller map has tear damage.

Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials. A light box may be
used to view transparencies.


3 “William C. Ray Obituary.” Anchorage Daily News, Tuesday 5 April 1994.
4 Pioneers of Alaska, Fond Memories, 185.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
Frances and William C. Ray Collection, Anchorage Museum, B1990.002

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Acquisition and Appraisal Information:
This collection was donated by Frances Ray in February 1990.
An auxiliary piece, Bill’s funerary program, was added in 1994 upon William Ray’s death.

Processing Note:
Newspapers were photocopied and originals were then transferred to Cataloging for further
processing or discarding. Generic whole newspapers were selectively photo-copied, and only
the World War II or S.S. Yukon articles were retained. Purchased photographs were originally
located in a stamped ‘Glacier Photo Services- Seward, Alaska’ envelope which was discarded.
Photographic slide transparencies were originally stored in a mailed ‘Kodak Color
Transparencies’ box labeled ‘AK hiway [sic] 1947 Bill & Frances Ray’; this box was discarded.
Duplicate published materials were discarded, including: a second copy of Anchorage Daily
Times’ “Nazis Quit” newspaper; a second copy of “If you should be captured...” Army
pamphlet; and five copies of the Alaska Purchase Certificate Letter. All metal staples and
paper-clips were removed and, when necessary, replaced with plastic-clips.

Separated Materials:
Two maps have been removed from ‘B1/F5 Papers-Published (Post-War/Non-Military)’ and
placed in oversize.

RELATED MATERIALS
Second World War - Fort Richardson:
CIHS Howell, B1969.016; .5, .8
William M. Svensson Collection, B2008.008
Helen E. Jones Collection, B1988.055; .1-.192
Nye-Rhodes Photograph Collection, B1992.032; .6-.11
Vern Brickley Collection, B1998.014
S.S. Yukon:
Charles Weller Collection, B1974.040; .40, .51, .53
Don Ingalls Postcard Collection, B1988.003; .242
Lane Family Photograph Collection, B2011.014; .289-.298
Robert G. Simons Collection, B2015.015; .14-.49
SUBJECTS

Ray, Frances E. Pickolick, 1921-2005
Ray, William “Bill” C., 1916-1994
United States. Army – Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States. Army – Clerical work
United States. Army – Staffs
United States. Army – Communication systems
Yukon (Ship)
Curry Hotel (Curry, Alaska)
World War, 1939-1945
Customs administration – United States
Roads – Alaska
Roads – Alaska – Maps
Roads – Alberta
Roads – British Columbia
Roads – Yukon
Shipwrecks – Alaska
Alaska Highway
Anchorage (Alaska)
Curry (Alaska)
Fort Richardson (Alaska)
McKinley, Mount (Alaska)
Seward (Alaska)

Detailed Description of the Collection:

B1
Series 1: Photographs
F1:
 1 —Mt. McKinley, Highest Mountain in the World from its Base, L-13, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; personal note on verso: 28 December 1944 from Frances to Billie Ray; scenic view of wooden cache in foreground of mountain]
 2 —Mt. McKinley, Highest Mountain of the North American Continent, L-23, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic view of mountain only]
 3 — Mt. McKinley from Wonder Lake, L-14, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic mountain and lake in foreground]
 4 — Winter McKinley Park, W-11, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic; snow-covered forest]
 5 — Frozen Falls, McKinley Nat’l Park, L-18, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic]
 6 — Horseshoe Lake near McKinley Park Hotel, L-16, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic]
 7 — Caribou Herd, Mt McKinley Nat’l Park, A-24, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic; caribou in foreground with mountain range]
 8 — Mt. Sheep, Mt McKinley Nat’l Park, A-28, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic and four mountain sheep in center]
 9 — Alaskan Moose, A-29, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic and one moose]
 10 — Alaska Moose, Mt McKinley Nat’l Park, A-31, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic and one moose in lake]
 11 — Grant Pearson Alaska Park Ranger, K-7, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; people; park ranger in front of cabin and flag]
 12 — Ranger on Patrol, D-17, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic and people; ranger on dog sled]
 13 — Horseback Ride, McKinley Recreational Camp, K-10, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic and people; soldiers and horses]
 14 — Rangers’ Headquarters, McKinley Nat’l Park, L-20, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; exterior of cabins]
 15 — McKinley Park Hotel, K-1, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; exterior of building]
 16 — McKinley Park Hotel, K-3, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; exterior of building, nighttime]
 17 — McKinley Park Hotel, K-2, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; exterior of building, daytime]
 18 — Main Lobby McKinley Park Hotel, K-13, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; interior, soldiers seated]
 19 — Dancing, McKinley Park Hotel, K-15, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; interior, soldiers and partners]
20 — Tap Room, McKinley Park Hotel, K-17, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; interior, soldiers at bar]
 21 — Bingo, McKinley Park Hotel, K-16, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; interior, soldiers recreation]
 22 — Anchorage, Alaska from the Air [Postcard; aerial scenic; possibly 1930s]
 23 — P-714 Valdez, Alaska [Postcard; scenery; Valdez docks area]
 24 — “For Rent Till Spring, Inquire Within”, W-4, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D.C. [Postcard; snow-covered birdhouse with ‘for rent’ sign]
 25 — A Sourdough Soldier’s Sunset, X-9, Photograph approved by theatre censor A.D. [Postcard; scenic; soldier silhouetted in foreground]
 26 — P-1625, © A.Eide [Postcard; scenic; men and dogs on ice with mountains and ocean in background]
 27 — S.S. Yukon at Columbia Glacier, © Sawyers [Postcard; scenic, ship in front of glacier]
 28 — P-711 Worthington Glacier, Alaska [Postcard; scenic]
 29 — P-636, “Alaska’s Flag” song lyrics, Marie Drake [Postcard; drawing of Alaska’s flag with lyrics]
 30 — P-635, “Rain” poem [Postcard; totem pole drawing with poem]
 31 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon crash site]
 32 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon rescue operation, boat loading]
 33 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon rescue, U.S. Navy rescue crew with passengers]
 34 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon rescue, view of Yukon’s dock]
 35 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon, view of sinking Yukon’s dock]
 36 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon, view of sinking Yukon from another ship, stern view]
 37 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon, view of sinking Yukon from another ship, starboard side view]
 38 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon, view from a distance of another ship and of sinking Yukon with mountains in background]
 39 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon rescue, aerial view; shows a plane’s wing as well as five rescue ships and the sinking Yukon]
 40 — Glacier Photo Service Seward, Alaska [Purchased photograph; S.S. Yukon rescue, naval rescue team men in mess hall onboard ship]
 41 — [Snapshot, Frances Ray’s room at Fort Richardson, 1944; dresser with bottle and photograph of male soldier in front of a wall with two scenic photographs and a photograph of a woman]
 42 — [Snapshot, Frances Ray’s room at Fort Richardson, 1944; this image has been clipped from .43; cabinet and end of bed with mukluks]
 43 — [Snapshot, Frances Ray’s room at Fort Richardson, 1944; left-side of image .43; cabinet with head of bed and pillow]
 44 — [Snapshot, Barracks on Fort Richardson, 1944; for civilian women; exterior of two buildings]
 45 — [Snapshot, same as .44, different print quality]
 46 — [Snapshot, train on right-hand side; group of men and women walking away; snowy; winter 1943-1945]
 47 — [Snapshot, dirt road with car; two soldiers and two women standing on right-hand side; Fort Richardson, 1944]
 48 — [Snapshot, dirt road with buildings on either side; mountains in background, car in foreground; Anchorage early 1940s] F2: Slides- ‘AK hiway [sic] 1947 Bill & Frances Ray’
 49 — [Map of Canada and Alaska showing pinned blue route starting from border crossing of Roosville, British Columbia to the Alcan Border of Alaska]
 50 — [Same as .49, except the blue route has continued northwest to Fairbanks and then south to Anchorage]
 51 — [Same as .50, with an additional red route denoting a ferry trip from Anchorage through Southeast Alaska ending at Petersburg]
 52 — [Same as .51, with no additions]
 53 — [Bill on the left and Frances on the right, standing in front of the map with pinned routes]
 54 — [Scenic, dirt road with greenery, mountains, and sky in background; possibly Montana]
 55 — [Scenic, mostly sky and clouds with forested mountains in foreground]
 56 — [Scenic, unidentified town, street view with false-fronted storefronts and 1940s vehicles parked in front; possibly Montana, appears to have an American flag in background]
 57 — [Scenic, unidentified town, wooden houses with a wood houseboat dry docked next to railroad tracks; possibly McLennan, Alberta due to railroad tracks and the Rays’ route]
 58 — [Scenic, unidentified town, dirt road stretching into distant buildings, male child running in direction of photographer along left side]
 59 — [Scenic, unidentified town, long-distance view of town buildings and sky, with small hills in background; possibly in Alberta due to topography]
 60 — [RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Control Station with a ‘STOP’ sign and a barricade; policeman is standing in building’s doorway looking out; unknown location]
 61 — [Scenic, farmland with trees in background, foreground has a directional sign with arrows reading: 273M Edmonton; Peace River 72M; Sturgeon Lake 42M; and Grande Prairie 104M; appears to be T-junction between Highway 43 and Highway 49 in Alberta]
 62 — [Trees in background with sign in front; sign reads ‘Royal Canadian Air Force, Fort Nelson B.C., Elevation 1240 Feet’]
 63 — [Same scene as .62, taken farther to the left with sign visible on right-hand side; sign reads ‘Garage’ and there is a car (presumably the Ray’s) with its trunk open and a man in coveralls standing by the back left tire looking over his shoulder at photographer]
 64 — [Log ‘Hotel’ with sign for ‘Café 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM’; and there are three cars including the one from .63 parked in front of another sign reading ‘B.Y.N. Staging Route Post, Lower Post, Mile 620, Lessee Dr. Johnson’]
 65 — [Scenic, distance view of another ‘B.Y.N. Staging Route Post, Rancheria, Mile 710’; unable to make out ‘lessee’ information]
 66 — [Scenic, unidentified town, dirt road between log buildings with a blue truck with wooden bed driving towards the photographer]
 67 — [Scenic, gravel road with forests on both sides and snowcapped mountains in the distance]
 68 — [The Ray’s car parked on a wooden ferry with men standing on both sides of it; the ferry is located on a river and there is a forested shoreline with a log cabin in the background; unknown location and river]
 69 — 11 [Scenic, distance view of a forest clearing alongside highway with wooden buildings and vehicles; sign outside reads ‘Cabins’]
 70 — 20 [Scenic, distance view of a bridge crossing over a river with buildings along right-hand side; appears to be Johnson’s Crossing Bridge]
 71 — [Same view as .70]
 72 — [Scenic, forested mountains in foreground with sky in background; appears to be photographed from the top of a mountain or cliff]
 73 — [Scenic, possibly taken from the same mountain as .72; shows hillsides in foreground with a gravel road stretching into distant mountains with telephone poles running along the left- hand side]
 74 — [Scenic, unidentified river in foreground with sky and hills in distance]
 75 — [Scenic, car on gravel road in foreground with forest and town in distance on right-hand side along with mountains; there is slight damage to this slide in the form of black pen marks in the sky portion]
 76 — 6, 251.55(stamped) [Scenic, gravel road in foreground with river, forest, and hills in distance]
 77 — 21 [Scenic, dirt and trees in foreground with a power plant in the distant background]
 78 — 7, 251.55(stamped) [Scenic, trees in foreground with hills and river in distance]
 79 — 28 [Scenic, trees in foreground with mountain range behind]
 80 — 12 [Gravel road with sign reading: ‘Contact Creek- This creek marks the point where the US Army Engineers working with Caterpillar bulldozers from the North were met by Engineers from the South. This marked the breaking thru of the Alcan Military Highway. Nov. 1942’]
 81 — [Scenic, gravel road with sign on right reading: ‘Watson Lake Hotel, Trading Post, Beer Parlor, Dining Room, Gas + Oil’ with an arrow pointing to the right]
 82 — 15 [Scenic, same sign as .81 with camera pointed at hotel showing a large log building at a distance surrounded by pine trees]
 83 — 16 [Two posts covered with direction signs for many locations; Sign Post Forest at Watson Lake]
 84 — 17, 251.55(stamped) [Scenic, view of lake and sky; possibly Watson Lake]
 85 — [Same as .84]
 86 — 19 [Scenic, different view of same lake]
 87 — [Scenic, different view of same lake]
 88 — [Scenic, beach view with no distinguishable landmarks or land formations]
 89 — [Sign of the ‘Canadian Pacific Airlines’ showing a map of western Canada with the words ‘Offices: White Pass & Yukon Depot, White Horse Inn, C.P.A. Staff House’]
 90 — [Scenic, gravel road with sign on left reading ‘Entering Alaska, Leaving Yukon Territory’]
 91 — [Scenic, gravel road with sign on right reading the same as .90]
 92 — 1 [Scenic, building with sign reading ‘United States Customs and Immigration Offices’] Series 2: Paper Ephemera F3: Papers – Personal Contains Restricted Information - U.S. Army Air Forces Air Transport Command, Cabin Identification Tag for W.C. Ray [Bill], Alaska Air Depot. APO 942 [Fort Richardson], U.S. Army [not dated, presumably between 1941-1944] - [V-Mail] To: Miss Frances Pickolick, Dillon, Mont.; From: St/Sgt. Arthur Christensen APO 41 [41 st Infantry Division; Biak Island, New Guinea]; 11-20-42 [Handwritten love letter] - [V-Mail] To: Mr. William C. Ray, Anchorage, AK; From: T/Sgt. Stanley E. Hodges, APO 627 [Kunming, China]; July 12, 1943 [Typed letter from an Alaskan friend] - [V-Mail] To: Mr. William C. Ray, Anchorage, AK; From: T/Sgt. Stanley E. Hodges, APO 627; (postmarked) Dec. 10, 1943; “Season’s Greetings, the United States Army Forces in China, Burma, and India” [Typed Holiday Wishes from a friend, complete with envelope] - [V-Mail] To: Mr. William C. Ray, Anchorage, AK; From: Harold M. Ray, APO 928 [Milne Bay, New Guinea]; January 21, 1944 [Handwritten letter from brother] - Employment Agreement, Per Annum Employees, Alaskan Department U.S. Army, AD-CP Form #2 Civilian Employment; 22 June 1944; Frances E. Pickolick as a Clerk-Typist CAF-3, wage of $1620.00 per annum plus twenty-five percent differential. - Post Headquarters, Office of the Commanding General, APO 942, Information Bulletin: Female Civilian Employees [Information for all new employees, includes a map of Fort Richardson] - War Ration Book Two, Frances E. Pickolick, issued in Montana [all ration tickets have been removed] - Alaska Steamship Co. Warship ticket 11/15/42 Passenger’s Identification Check, Not Good for Passage, Form 3, First Class, One Passenger, at Whittier on S.S. Yukon WSA Voy. 18 Room: 117, Berths: Up. (Stamped on verso) Alaska Steamship Company City Ticket Office, Jul 6 1944 [Unknown if this is from Bill or Frances Ray; potentially Frances’ due to other collected items]. - Lunch Menu, S.S. Yukon, Sunday July 9, 1944 - Breakfast Menu, S.S. Yukon, Thursday July 13, 1944 - Shoe Cleaner cloth, Compliments of Curry Hotel; the Alaska Railroad; Curry, Alaska - Dinner Menu, Department of the Interior, the Alaska Railroad, Mt. McKinley Park Route, Curry Hotel; Curry, Alaska; Thursday January 4, 1945 - Happy Holiday Dinner Menu, McKinley Park Hotel, U.S. Army Mt. McKinley Recreation Camp; January 1, 1945 [interior includes handwritten signatures of soldiers and their hometowns] - Mount McKinley Army Recreation Camp; McKinley Park, Alaska [Two sheets of blank stationary] - Headquarters Alaskan Department Military Police Jamboree, Fort Richardson, Alaska; 8 August 1944; Subject: Dance Invitation to Miss Frances E. Pickolick - Luncheon Menu; S.S. Baranof; Joseph Ramsauer, Lt. Commander, U.S.N.R.; Tuesday July 22, 1947; Alaska Steamship Company - Luncheon Menu; S.S. Baranof; Friday August 8, 1947 - Dinner Menu; S.S. Baranof; Friday August 8, 1947 - “We go to Church in a Log Cabin” by Virginia Steiner; the Methodist Church; Ninth Avenue at “G”; Anchorage, Alaska; Rev. George W. Dolch, Minister [Paper church history booklet, unknown date- appears to be post-1945 based on dates mentioned within] - Lido Gardens; Anchorage, Alaska [paper napkin with red and green flowers printed on it; from a popular upscale club c.1941-1954; was also known as ‘Aleutian Gardens’] - Certificate re: Constitution of the State of Alaska; vote certificate for William C. Ray of Anchorage; 24 April 1956 - Certificate: Referendum on the State of Alaska; vote certificate for Alaska State vote on August 26, 1958 [name and location lines have been left blank] - 1959 Alaska School Tax Receipt for William C. Ray, $10.00; 12/31/1959 [includes carbon receipt copy] - [news clipping] 450 Attend Crystal Ball: Gala Event Benefits Festival of Music; Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ray of Anchorage were awarded a Steuben glass bowl and matching candlesticks... - Program for Crystal Ball gala; Saturday 16 March 1963 - [Addendum] Funeral program for William C. Ray; April 7, 1994 F4: Papers- Published (Military) - [informational booklet] “If you should be captured, these are your rights”; War Department Pamphlet No. 21-7; 16 May 1944 [signed on inside front cover: To Will C. Ray- Tsk! Tsk! Johnny Paul Osuski (sp) 4-7-45] - [pamphlet] “Insignia of the Army, Navy, & Marine Corps” - [pamphlet] Headquarters Alaskan Department, Office of the Theater Censor; “When you write home: extract of Military Censorship Regulations” [date unknown] - [informational booklet] “Handbook for civilian employees: Alaskan Air Command”; Civilian Personnel Directorate, Alaskan Air Command, April 1952 - [informational booklet] “What to do”, Alaskan Wing Air Transport Command U.S.A.A.F.; printed by N.W.S.C. Office Service Branch [unknown publication date, c.1941-1947 due to use of ‘Army Air Forces’ acronym; details crash/rescue advice] - [informational booklet] “Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska”; United States Department of the Interior; 1940 - [pamphlet] “Welcome to Men in the Armed Forces of the United States”; United States Department of the Interior; Harold L. Ickes, Secretary; National Park Service; 1943 - [guide booklet] “Mt. McKinley U.S. Army Recreation Camp, Alaska; Tops Them All”, 30 July 1943 - [“pony edition” miniaturized version of TIME Weekly Newsmagazine especially printed for overseas U.S. Armed Forces’ members] Vol. XLV, No. 16; April 16, 1945: “Tenth Army’s Buckner: in any language, Okinawa spells doom” - [“pony edition” TIME Weekly Newsmagazine] Vol. XLV, No. 20; May 14, 1945: “The Big Three, One job done” - [informational booklet] “What has Alaska to Offer Postwar Pioneers?” War Department Education Manual, EM 20; 21 August 1944 F5: Papers- Published (Post-War/Non-Military) - [photographic booklet] “Souvenir views of Alaska”; Published by the Olympic Press Crafts, 1216 East 2 nd St., Port Angeles, Wash. [Unknown publication date, c. 1940s-1950s] - [booklet] “Alaska: Anchorage- Crossroads of the World, a guide and map to Anchorage, Palmer, and the Matanuska Valley”; Price $1.00; Published and Distributed by Lange’s, East Anchorage, Alaska; 1945 - [informational booklet] “White Alice”; Western Electric Company; Booklet Rack Service for Employees [unknown publication date, c. 1956-1957; describes construction and purpose of White Alice Communication System] - [book catalog] “Catalogue Number Ten: Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, List of Students for 1931-1932, Announcements for 1932-1933”; College, Alaska; March 1932 [neither of the Rays are mentioned; neither of them were in Alaska in 1932] - [parchment reproduction] Alaska Purchase Certificate Letter; Compliments of the Port of Seattle, Serving Alaska by sea & air [unknown publication date, potentially from one of the Rays’ trips to Alaska in the early 1940s] Items removed to Oversize: - [map] “Maps of Anchorage, Alaska and the Greater Anchorage Area”; Compliments of the Bank of Alaska, Corner 4 th Ave & E Street, Anchorage, Alaska, Box 600 [unknown publication date, c. late 1940s; is two-sided with front: detailed map of Anchorage, Alaska showing Government Hill to 13 th Avenue/Cook Inlet to Merrill Field; reverse side is “Spenard Area”] - [map] “Metropolitan Anchorage, Alaska Guide Map” 50¢; Seattle, WA: Northwest Magazine Distributing Co.; 1955 [detailed map of area that almost matches extent of modern Anchorage; lots of wilderness shown due to lack of buildings] Series 3: Newspapers - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 2, No. 50; December 15, 1944 [entire issue] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 3, No. 3; January 19, 1945 [entire issue minus clipped sections] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 3, No. 28; July 13, 1945 [entire issue] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 3, No. 31; August 3, 1945 [entire issue] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 3, No. 32; August 10, 1945 [entire issue] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 3, No. 33; August 17, 1945 [entire issue] - Sourdough Sentinel; Vol. 4, No. 2; February 8, 1946 [entire issue] - Farthest-North Collegian; Vol. XXIII; January 1, 1945 [entire issue] - Yank: the Army Weekly; Vol. 4, No. 28; Dec. 28, 1945 [entire issue] - Anchorage Daily Times; April 19, 1945; “Leipzig, Nazi’s fifth city, falls to Yanks” - Anchorage Daily Times; April 21, 1945; “Russ in Berlin, say Nazis” - Anchorage Daily Times; April 25, 1945; “46 nations meet to secure world peace” - Anchorage Daily Times; April 30, 1945; “Great number of Nazis in new Russ-American trap” - Anchorage Daily Times; May 7, 1945; “EXTRA: Nazis quit: unconditional pact is signed in France” - Anchorage Daily Times; July 25, 1945; “Tokyo refineries blaze from U.S. bombs” - Anchorage Daily Times; July 30, 1945; “Japanese lose last battleship as Yank planes and ships bore in” - Anchorage Daily Times; August 14, 1945; “Peace again” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 4, 1946; “Steamship Yukon aground” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 5, 1946; “71 reported off Yukon!” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 6, 1946; “100 marooned on beach; Seward opens homes to aid survivors” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 7, 1946; “15 still missing off Yukon” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 8, 1946; “Survivors accuse Yukon crew of drinking” - Anchorage Daily Times; February 9, 1946; “Army salvage crews scour Yukon hulk” - Seattle Post Intelligencer; Vol. CXXIX, No. 104; February 5, 1946; “Alaska ship breaks in two; 449 still aboard; 47 rescued” - Seattle Post Intelligencer; Vol. CXXIX, No. 105; February 6, 1946; “281 saved on Yukon; Navy hopes to rescue 215 still on board” - Seattle Post Intelligencer; Vol. CXXIX, No. 106; February 7, 1946; “32 Unaccounted for on Yukon” - The Eagle’s Cry; Vol 4; Anchorage, Alaska; May 15, 1946 “Final Edition: School Year 1946” [handwritten ‘Frances Ray’ along top of paper; entire issue] - Spenard Special; Vol.1 No. 1; March 16, 1959 [entire issue] Guide updated: September 30, 2016