Primary Name: Steinbeck, William

Filed as: Steinbeck, William

Also known as: William Steinbeck

Occupation / Association: Prospector; laborer; carpenter; jail guard; charter member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo

Associated places: Germany; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: William Steinbeck, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Steinbeck Apartments Juneau, early Juneau property owners, Alaska prospectors, Juneau carpenters

Biography

William Steinbeck was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo.

He was born in Germany in 1864 and immigrated to the United States in 1865. Steinbeck first came to Juneau, Alaska in 1898 during the early years of the territory’s mining development.

During his years in Alaska, he worked in a variety of occupations, including prospector, laborer, carpenter, and jail guard, reflecting the diverse types of work common among early residents of Southeast Alaska.

Steinbeck was also a property owner in Juneau, owning the Steinbeck Apartments on Second Street between Harris Street and Gold Street.

William Steinbeck died on December 11, 1936, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch

Daily Alaska Empire, December 11, 1936