Juneau Parks Society, Inc.

Collection

Identifier: MS 204

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, testimony, proposals, assessments, member lists, maps, photographs, publications, and other documents relating to the movement to preserve the Brotherhood Bridge area for use as a public park, ca. 1969-1978.

Dates

ca. 1969-1978

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Historical

The collection documents the history and progress of the “setting aside of land for the area by the Mendenhall River called Brotherhood Bridge Park.” The Juneau Parks Society, Inc. was a group of people in the greater Juneau area who, with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy, Western Regional Office, were successful in establishing the Brotherhood Bridge area as a park. [Quote from: Marilyn Miller inventory of documents, 2004]

Extent

45 items : 5 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials were collected and donated by Marilyn Miller, a member of the Juneau Parks Society, Inc., in 2004. (Acc. no. 2004-9)

Processing Information

The original order of the records, primarily chronological, was retained according to an inventory provided by the donor. Documents were numbered and housed in acid-free containers. Photographs were grouped at the end of the collection.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Juneau Parks Society, Inc.
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Gladi Kulp April 2004 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
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