Davenport, Noah Cleveland 1885-1976 creator mixed material monographic eng 10 1 1 0.4 Diary titled, Unalaska days, kept by Noah and Clara Davenport describing their voyage from Seattle, Wash., to the village of Unalaska, Alaska; work as teachers in Unalaska and Noah Davenport's service as U.S. Commissioner; social life and customs of the Aleuts of Unalaska; religious events in the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church and the Jesse Lee Home, a Methodist Episcopal mission and home for Aleut orphans; and the Davenport's return voyage by way of California to their home in Washington. Of special interest are the entries describing the arrival and departure of ships from Unalaska Island and the capture and trials of Japanese seal poachers and use of these prisoners for labor. Diary includes photographs and a detailed record of Davenport's income and expenditures. Includes a typewritten transcript of the diary, genealogical data for the Davenport and Tarte families, reports, maps, and information concerning individuals, ships, and places discussed in the diary. Open to research. Microfilm (no. 21,146) and photocopy of Unalaska Days: A Diary available. Microfilm and photocopy produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1995. Educator. Collection material in English. Jesse Lee Home (Seward, Alaska) Methodist Episcopal Church Missions Alaska Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Aleuts Education Alaska Orphanages Alaska Prisoners, Foreign Alaska Sealing Bering Sea Ships Alaska United States commissioners Voyages and travels Alaska Description and travel Alaska History 1867-1959 California Description and travel Pacific Coast (North America) Description and travel Unalaska (Alaska) Description and travel Unalaska (Alaska) History Unalaska (Alaska) Social life and customs Unalaska (Alaska) Religious life and customs Washington (State) Description and travel Educators Davenport, Clara Ellen Tarte, 1885-1974 mm 82060418 Open to research. DLC 820702 20260227111716.0 mm 82060418