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Johansen, Woodrow interview (04/17/1985) 06 of 27
Description
Collection Name
Oral History Interviews, Alaska & Polar Regions Collections
Identifier
UAF-H85-84-06
Title
Johansen
,
Woodrow
interview
(04/17/1985)
06
of
27
Description
(7:03
min.)
(06
of
27)
Alaska
Road
Commission
II
Commission
members
lived
in
Alaska
, but had to
get
funding
from
Congress
.
Later
got
funding
from the
Departments
of
Commerce
and
Interior
.
Head
of the
commission
was
Richardson
, a
personable
and
likeable
person
,
who
had
done
surveying
.
1910
--
the
delegate
and
head
of the
Road
Commission
both
had to
lobby
Congress
and there was
some
friction
.
1932
--
Army
got
out
of the
Road
business
and
Dept
. of
Interior
lead
.
1956
Dept
of
Agriculture
and
Dept
. of
Commerce
fought
to
make
one
agency
at the
head
,
Bureau
of
Public
Roads
,
which
altered
how
things
were
done
.
After
Statehood
, the
State
contracted
with
Alaska
Road
Commission
to
do
the
work
of
State
Highway
Department
.
Creator
Johansen, Woody (Narrator)
Schneider, William (Interviewer)
O'Neill, Dan (Interviewer)
Subject.TGM
Road construction
Statehood
Personal Name
Johansen, Woodrow (Henry Woodrow), 1913-1991
Schneider, William S., 1946-., Ph.D.
O'Neill, Dan (Daniel T.)
Richardson, W. P. (Wilds Preston), 1861-1929
Corporate Name
United States. Army
United States. Alaska Road Commission
Region
Alaska
Time Period
1913 to 1939
1939 to 1959
1959 and later
Date
04/17/1985
Type
Sound Recording
Language
English
Ordering & Use
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Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.;
mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu
--(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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