Mary Worth Bone letters, 1917-1928
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bone, Mary Worth
- Title
- Mary Worth Bone letters
- Dates
- 1917-1928 (inclusive)19171928
- Quantity
- .21 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 5517 (Accession No. 5517-001)
- Summary
- Mary Worth Bone was the wife of Scott C. Bone, the man whose order to have a relay of dog teams bring vaccines for a diptheria epidemic in Nome inspired the annual Iditarod race.
- 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
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Open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Mary Worth Bone was the wife of Scott C. Bone, editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and governor of Alaska Territory from 1920-1925, where his action ordering a relay of dog teams to bring vaccines for a diptheria epidemic in Nome inspired the annual Iditarod race.
Content Description
Correspondence; 1917-1928.
26 letters from Mrs. Scott C. Bone to her son Mr. Carroll Alfred Bone; 1 letter from Shirley Anne Bone to Scott C. Bone
Use of the Collection
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Bone, Carroll Alfred
- Bone, Mary Worth
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bone, Mary Worth (creator)
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