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Captain Jack Robertson collection of photographs and other items.
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Captain Jack Robertson collection of photographs and other itemsCreator/Contributor:
Robertson, Sophus John., creatorAbstract:
Includes studio portraits of Robertson, as well as snapshot photographs documenting Robertson and other survivors of the 1913
shipwreck of the State of California; the eruption of Mt. Lassen; the making of Alaskan Adventures and possibly other films;
a 1928 Fox Film expedition to Alaska; indigenous peoples who were subjects of his proposed Robertson Expedition to Central
Asia; miscellaneous travel and hunting photographs; and commercial views of Alaska. Many photographs depict Eskimo and/or
Inuit peoples. Also includes a scrapbook that comprehensively covers Robertson's career in Alaska. Also includes many clippings
and pieces of ephemera pertaining to Robertson's career and adventures; business records pertaining to Robertson Expedition,
Inc. and other projects; miscellaneous correspondence and other personal papers; large maps of Alaska (1923) and Yukon Territory
(1919); and a few historical objects: Explorer's Club of New York flag, scrimshaw handle, and autograph book.
Date:
ca. 1905-ca. 1965 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ak -- ac-----Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Alaska -- Photographs
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Alaska
Motion picture producers and directors -- Alaska -- Photographs
Motion picture producers and directors -- Alaska
Hunters -- Alaska -- Photographs
Hunting guides -- Alaska -- Photographs
Eskimos -- Photographs
Inuit -- Photographs
Indigenous peoples -- Asia, Central -- Photographs
Cinéma -- Production et réalisation -- Alaska -- Photographies
Cinéma -- Production et réalisation -- Alaska
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma -- Alaska -- Photographies
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma -- Alaska
Chasseurs -- Alaska -- Photographies
Guides de chasse -- Alaska -- Photographies
Inuits -- Photographies
Eskimos
Hunters
Hunting guides
Indigenous peoples
Inuit
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Alaska -- Pictorial works
Lassen Peak (Calif.) -- Eruption, 1914 -- Pictorial works
Lassen Peak (Calif.) -- Eruption, 1914
Alaska -- Ouvrages illustrés
Alaska
Central Asia
California -- Lassen Peak
State of California (Ship)
Robertson, Sophus John -- Portraits
Note:
Includes ephemera, clippings, maps, personal papers and business records.
Title devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED NEGATIVES. Use of negatives only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries regarding these materials
should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
1 box of objects stored in Historical Objects Miscellany as BANC PIC 19xx.031:187--OBJ (Carton 14).
Purchase; From Marc Selvaggio Bookseller ; 20100524.
Folder listing available in library.
Sophus John Robertson, who came to be known as Captain Jack Robertson, was born in Hayward, Calif. in 1885. He worked as a
wilderness guide and hunter in Alaska and eventually became a documentary filmmaker in the region. A number of his films enjoyed
commercial release. Later in his life he was hired by the University of California and served as director of U.C. Extension's
Motion Picture Production Department. Robertson died in 1966.
Type:
graphicbusiness records.
records (documents)
Records (Documents)
Photographs
Pictorial works
Portraits
Records (Documents)
Clippings.
Scrapbooks.
Ephemera.
Documents administratifs.
Physical Description:
photoprint
3 boxes (ca. 280 photographic prints), 1 box (3 objects) and 2 negatives : 27 x 22 cm or smaller.
Language:
English
Origin:
Various placesCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED NEGATIVES. Use of negatives only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries regarding these materials
should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
1 box of objects stored in Historical Objects Miscellany as BANC PIC 19xx.031:187--OBJ (Carton 14).