Alaska Office of the Governor Photograph Collection, 1959 to 2006 [Egan to Murkowski].
Scope and Contents
A collection of public relations photographs taken during the first four gubernatorial terms after Alaska statehood, beginning in 1959 with William A. Egan and ending in 2006 at the conclusion of Frank H. Murkowski's last term in office. Also includes photographs of senators, representatives, and other local and national officials, activities and events that took place during this time.
Box 1: Volumes 1 (Egan)
Box 2: Volume 2 (Hickel) and Volume 3 (Miller)
Box 3: Volumes 4 (Hammond), Volume 5 (Sheffield), Volume 6 (Cowper),
Volume 7 (Knowles) and Volume 8 (Murkowski)
Dates
- 1959 to 2006
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
HISTORICAL NOTE
This is a collection of photographs taken by various photographers during the time of each governor's term of office starting with the first governor after statehood, William A. Egan.
William A. Egan took the oath of office on Jan. 3, 1959, as the first governor of the new State of Alaska and served until 1966 when Walter Hickel became governor. Governor Hickel resigned in 1969 to become Secretary of Interior under President Nixon. Alaska’s Secretary of State, Keith H. Miller, became governor and served until 1970.
In 1970, William Egan was elected governor for a second term. He was succeeded by Jay Hammond who served two consecutive terms from 1974 to 1982. William (Bill) Sheffield was elected governor in 1982 and was serving when this collection was compiled.
Bill Sheffield was succeeded by Steve Cowper in 1986. Walter J. Hickel of the Alaskan Independence Party became governor in 1990 and was succeeded by Tony Knowles, who served two terms, from 1994 to 2002, when Frank H. Murkowski was elected from 2002 to 2006.
Extent
3 boxes (8 volumes ) : Approximately 813 black and white and color photographs and slides
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
The items in this collection have been donated by various people and organizations over the years. Acc. No. 1988-018, 2003-032, 2014-030.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.
Processing Information
The items have been placed in Mylar, into acid free folders, and then into Archival boxes.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Alaska Office of the Governor Photograph Collection, 1959 to 2006 [Egan to Murkowski].
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Staff, June 2003 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, June 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson, May 2019 ; Revised by: Sandy Johnston, May 2024
- Date
- 2024 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov