Memorabilia concerning the unveiling of the Ernest Gruening statue in the National Statuary Hall, 1977.

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Memorabilia concerning the unveiling of the Ernest Gruening statue in the National Statuary Hall, 1977.

Includes copy of Senate Con. Res. 25, 9/26/1977, accepting the statue of Senator Ernest Gruening and the program for the unveiling of the statue.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7489513

Alaska State Library

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Gruening, Ernest, 1887-1974

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Ernest Henry Gruening (February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the Governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953 and a United States Senator from Alaska from 1959 until 1969. Born in New York City, Gruening attended The Hotchkiss School, and he graduated from Harvard University in 1907 and from Harvard Medical School in 1912. After completing his studies, he forsook medicine, instead pursuing a career ...