Alaska Office of the Governor photograph collection, 1959-1982. [graphic].

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Alaska Office of the Governor photograph collection, 1959-1982. [graphic].

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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 1982 at the conclusion of Jay Hammond'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.

465 photoprints and slides : b&w, some col.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7632215

Alaska State Library

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Hammond, Jay S.

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Jay Sterner Hammond was born in Troy, New York, in 1921. He studied petroleum engineering at Penn State University (1940-1942). He came to Alaska in 1946, where he worked as a bush pilot and guide. He also attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, graduating with a degree in biological sciences in 1949. Hammond then worked as a hunter for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and became a master hunting and fishing guide. He homesteaded near Lake Clark in the early 1940s and married Bella Gar...

Egan, William A.

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William A. Egan was born October 8, 1914 in Valdez, Alaska, to Cora Allen Egan and William E. Egan. Egan graduated from Valdez High School and held various jobs before being elected to the Valdez City Council in 1937. He was elected to the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from the Third Judicial Division in 1940 and wrote and introduced the first bill for a territorial referendum on statehood for Alaska the following year. Egan served for three years in the U.S. Army Infantry and Air ...

Sheffield, Bill

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Hickel, Walter J., 1919-2010

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Alaska. Office of the Governor

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William Egan, the first governor after statehood, took the oath of office Jan. 3, 1959, and served until 1966 when Walter Hickel became governor. Gov. Hickel resigned Jan. 29, 1969, to become Secretary of the Interior under President Nixon. Alaska's Secretary of State, Keith Miller, succeeded Hickel and served until Dec. 1970. Egan was elected to a second term in Dec. 1970 and served until 1974. He was succeeded by Jay Hammond who served two consecutive terms from Dec. 1974 until Dec. 1982. Will...

Miller, Keith Harvey, 1925-

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Governor of Alaska, appointed, from 1969-1970. From the description of Governor Keith H. Miller papers, 1970-1978 (bulk 1970). (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 43537472 ...