Peratrovich family papers, 1939-1988.

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Peratrovich family papers, 1939-1988.

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Papers collected by Roy Peratrovich, Sr., include newsclippings, correspondence, draft legislation, and his speeches and writings relating to native rights and interests in Alaska. Subjects include the landmark anti-discrimination law providing for equal accommodation privileges to all citizens (1945 Session Laws on Alaska, Chapter 2), the establishment in 1988 of Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich Day (February 16), and activities of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

167 leaves.

spa,

eng,

Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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Peratrovich, Roy.

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Peratrovich, Elizabeth Jean, 1911-1958

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Elizabeth Jean Peratrovich (b. July 4, 1911, Petersburg, AK–d. December 1, 1958, Seattle, WA) was an important civil rights activist; she worked on behalf of equality for Alaska Natives. In the 1940s, she was credited with advocacy that gained the passage of the territory's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States....

Peratrovich family.

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Alaska Native Sisterhood

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Alaska Native Brotherhood

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The Alaska Native Brotherhood is a nonprofit, fraternal organization established in 1912. The organization has served Alaska in many ways, including assisting in the development of society and in the preservation of Native culture, and ensuring that all people are treated equally. From the description of Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 2 Records (Sealaska Heritage Institute). WorldCat record id: 748446463 ...