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Laura F. Klein papers, 1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Klein, Laura F. (Laura Frances), 1946-
- Title
- Laura F. Klein papers
- Dates
- 1986 (inclusive)19861986
- Quantity
- 1 vertical file
- Collection Number
- 2696-052 (Accession No. 2696-052-01)
- Summary
- Papers and photographs related to the Huna Tlingit people created by a researcher and Jacobs Research Funds grant recipient
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Laura Klein earned a PhD in Anthropology from New York University with a dissertation on women and local level politics in a Tlingit community. She joined the faculty at Pacific Lutheran University in 1979 and has since been involved in the transformation of two-person concentration in a joint department with sociology and social work to an independent six faculty anthropology department. She has continued to do research and write about gender and Tlingit issues and has increasingly focused on historic settler colonialism and global issues.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Huna Tlingit people have lived in the Southeast Alaska archipelago for hundreds of years. They originally occupied the area now known as Glacier Bay, but were forced from their village more than two hundred years ago by advancing glaciers. In 1754, they permanently settled twenty miles to the south where they subsistence-harvested each summer. The new settlement was referred to as Gaawt'ak.aan, or "village by the cliff." Later, the name was changed to Xu.naa (Hoonah), "where the north wind doesn't blow." The Hoonah Indian Association was chartered in 1939 as a Federally Recognized Tribe.
[Information adapted from the “History of Hoonah”; Source: The City of Hoonah official website; Date Accessed: 08/16/2023]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Research materials ("daily notes" journal, building outlines, town map, census update, photo list, 25 color photographs) from fieldwork in Hoonah, a small town of 748 people in southeastern Alaska. Photos are primarily of Hoonah’s community infrastructures, neighborhoods, landscapes, and local businesses. Research is primarily a community study of the participation of Tlingit men and women in the politics and economy of the town, with emphasis on gender equality and the factors thought to be responsible for its presence.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds linguistic research collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Klein, Laura F. (Laura Frances), 1946- (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds (creator)
