Souvenir Programs: Sitka High School Basketball, 1979-1997
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 9 souvenir programs from Sitka High School basketball tournaments. The programs contain photographs of players and articles written by Dr. Gil Truitt concerning the history of high school basketball in Sitka. Also included is a poster, “Sitka ANB Tribe, 1914-1964” featuring ball players who wore Sitka ANB uniforms, 1914-1964; Hall of Fame individuals are named; dedicated to Peter Simpson.
Dates
- 1979-1997
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
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.
Biographical / Historical
Gil Truitt was born and raised in Sitka. Orphaned at the age of 13, he raised himself to adulthood. He was a teacher, basketball coach, administrator at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka from 1956 till 1990. He earned a BA from Harding University, 1956, an MA in Education Administration from Arizona State University, 1971, and an honorary Dr. of Law from the University of Alaska Anchorage. A street in Sitka is named in his honor and the auditorium at Mt Edgecumbe High School is named “Gil Truitt Activity Center.” He was named “Mr. Edgecumbe” by the students and alumni of the school.
Mr. Truitt lived in Sitka all of his life except for the periods when he was in college and military service. He worked as a commercial fisherman. His wife is Shirley Guilford, retired Home Economics teacher. The couple has three grown children, all of whom are college graduates.
Extent
1 boxes : 9 souvenir programs and 1 poster located in MS X-Oversize Map Case in Vault.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Gil Truitt August 30, 2005. Acc. # 2005-43.
Processing Information
The programs were arranged by year and placed in an archival box. The poster was placed in a folder in the MS X-Oversize Map Case in Vault.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Souvenir Programs: Sitka High School Basketball, 1979-1997
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Anne Laura Wood, Oct. 2005; Completed by: Jacki Swearingen, Dec. 2012; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2019 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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