Aunt Frances Involves the Wells Family In A History Making Adventure

The following index will take the reader on a most interesting trip some 90 years back in time. New material has been uncovered and presented for the first time for your enlightenment and enjoyment.
Frances Wells, Ft. Stevens Hospital Frances poses in her nurse uniform and Athabaskan winter clothing.  Aunt Frances - Missionary Nurse in Interior Alaska.

Sub-Table of Contents

Letters printed in the WELLS ACCOUNT are noted: (WA)

BulletFrances to John, December 14, 1915, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 1
BulletFrances to John, July 24, 1916, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 2
BulletFrances to John, November 16, 1916, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 3
BulletFrances to John, January 25, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 3
BulletFrances to John, February 23, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 3
BulletFrances to John, March 2, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 5
BulletFrances to Deaconess Mitchell, March 6, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 5
BulletFrances to John, April 27, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 3, pg 6
BulletFrances to John, April 29, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 1
BulletFrances to John, May 11, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 2
BulletFrances to John, May 14, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 2
BulletFrances to John, June 6, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 3
BulletFrances to John, June 8, 1917, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 4
BulletJuly 15, 1917, Frances to John
BulletJuly 15, 1917, Frances to All
BulletSeptember 28, 1917, Frances to John

BulletApril 30, 1918, Frances to Daddy   (NEW)
BulletMay 27, 1918, Frances to Daddy  (NEW)
BulletFrances to Daddy, June 2, 1918, (WA), Vol 2, Iss 4, pg 4
BulletSeptember 28, 1918, Frances to Margaret O'Farrell

BulletEleanor to John, October 28, 1918, (WA), Vol 3, Iss 1, pg 3
BulletGermantown, Pa. "Guide", November 2, 1918
BulletGeorge to John, November 2, 1918, (WA), Vol 3, Iss 1, pg 4
BulletUncle Will to John, November 8, 1918, (WA), Vol 3, Issue , pg 5
BulletAunt Jeannie to John, November 17, 1918, (WA), Vol 3, Iss 1, pg 5
BulletFather to Son, December 4, 1918, (WA), Vol 3, Iss 1, pg 6
BulletJanuary 19, 1919, Margaret O'Farrell to Eleanor Wells
BulletHeadstone Inscription, Juneau

BulletMore about Walter Harper
BulletWalter Visits Coney Island. (NEW) -  New York Times - June 1, 1914.   You may want to reduce this PDF to 75% for readability.

Bullet"The Sinking of the Princess Sophia": Taking the North down With Her, by Ken Coates and Bill Morrison. University of Alaska Press, 1956.  Offering the reader an in-depth account of the events leading up to, and after the sinking of the Princess Sophia. (Available from amazon.com)  (Netflix members can sign up for the 2003 "The Sinking of the Princess Sophia" documentary movie.)

Bullet Who was Archdeacon Stuck?

Live the Spirit of Alaska as seen through the pen of a great adventurer. These three books also contain many references to Walter.

"Ten Thousand Miles With A Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel In Interior Alaska", by Hudson Stuck, DD, FRGS. 1914 Reprinted 1988. (Available from amazon.com). Review

"The Ascent of Denali: The 1913 Expedition That First Reached the Summit of Mt. McKinley", by Hudson Stuck.1914 Reprinted 1988 by Wolfe Publishing Co, Prescott, Arizona. (Available from Book Look). Review

"The Alaskan Missions of the Episcopal Church", By Hudson Stuck. 1920 (Found this original at Parmer Books). Review

"Doctor Hap", By Clara Heintz Burke. 1961. Coward-McCann, Inc.  Review

"Hudson Stuck Of Texas and Alaska", By David M. Dean.  1988.  Ohio University Press.  Review

"DENALI - Deception, Defeat, & Triumph", By Various.  2002.  The Mountaineers Books.  Review

 

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