In 1949 the Alaska statehood committee was established and preparation for the drafting of the state constitution began. On November 8 1955, fifty five elected delegates from all over the state met in the Constitution Hall at the University of...
This image shows Article VII of the constitution of the state of Alaska which provides free education to all children of the State by mandating public school system and state university system. The article also directs the legislature to provide...
Full title: Title: Johnny vagoodlit drin / a translation and adaption by Minnie Salmon of Johnny's present by J.A. MacDiarmid ; illustrated by S. Fulton.
Publication: Anchorage : Alaska State Operated Schools, 1972.
Full title: Jok drin Johnny dee'ya' : a translation and adaption of "A day with Johnny" / by J.A. MacDiarmid ; translation and adaption by Leah Druck ; illustrated by Andrew Jackson Steen.
Verso: William Earnest Beltz, a 47-year-old native of the Eskimo Village of Unalakleet, is president of the Alaskan State Senate as Alaska makes the complicated transition from territorial to State government. Beltz's father, a native of...
Title by cataloguer. This is a view of the state highway during construction. The sign on the side of the road reads: State - Federal Highway Construction 8851 miles cost $1320.000 State funds 5.11 Federal Aid Funds 9489. State of Alaska...
Photograph of Benny Benson, the man who designed the Alaska State Flag, and E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, pose beneath the Alaska State Flag with a mounted bear. The stars on the state flag are aligned in the constellation "The Bear."
This image shows Article III of the constitution of the state of Alaska which recognizes the office of the governor (elected for four years) as the executive power of the state. See also UAF-2004-25-4-1
This image shows Article XII of the constitution of the state of Alaska which attempts to clarify definitions of terms, state boundaries, the prescription of the oath of office and merit system.
Article XV of the constitution of the state of Alaska makes the provision for an orderly transition from a territorial to state government, it stipulates how this task will be accomplished. See also UAF-2004-25-4-1
Four members of Anchorage Garden Club stand next to remains of eight inch Mark VI gun at World War II artillery site at Miller Point in Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, Kodiak Island, Alaska, while attending Kodiak Crab Festival. From...
Rooftop view of Alaska State Bank in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with vehicles parked on street at left. Signs on building read: "Alaska State Bank." Sign on building in right background reads: "Home furnishin[gs]." Photograph type: 35 mm color...
Title from sleeve. A group of men and women stand on the tarmac at Everett, WA, in front of the Alaska Ship of State en route to Washington, D.C., during the drive for statehood. A group of men and women stand on the tarmac in front of the Ship of...