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Anchorage charter commissions

A charter commission for Anchorage was initially formed in 1958, preparatory to the Statehood Act. In 1969-1971 a charter commission was formed to unify the city and borough into a municipality but the charter was not passed by voters. In 1975 another charter commission was formed for unification of the city and borough and that was passed by voters. This is a listing of collections in the holdings of Archives and Special Collections at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. It may not be a complete list of all the materials related to Anchorage charters or amendments to them in the holdings of the Archives. Researchers may wish to search the Archives site for a more comprehensive look at our collection guides. Each page of the Archives website has a keyword search box. Suggested search terms include: charter commission, unification, and home rule.

1958 Charter

Frank Reed papers; 1905-2009. HMC-0206.
Includes minutes and agendas, public service announcements, reports, drafts, correspondence, and notes.
Harold Strandberg papers; 1923-1985. HMC-0207.
One folder of materials related to the Charter Commission.

1971 Charter

Anchorage Area Charter Commission records; 1951-1971. HMC-0047.
The collection consists of the operating records of the Anchorage Area Charter Commission. The collection includes meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, reference files, drafts and hearing reports, records relating to citizen groups, as well publicity files. The collection also contains the meeting minutes and notes of commission members Arlee R. Cada and G.F. McMahon.
Wilda G. Hudson papers; 1953-2001. HMC-1169.
The collection includes records relating to the municipality and borough of Anchorage, the Greater Anchorage Borough Charter Commission, and the unification and annexation of Anchorage boroughs.
Lisa Rudd papers; 1933-1985. HMC-0212.
This collection has one folder related to the Anchorage Home Rule Charter. It contains a copy of the proposed Home Rule Charter for Anchorage, a copy of the 1971 version of the charter, and a speech by Walter Hickel before the Ad Club of Anchorage in support of the charter.

1975 Charter

Greater Anchorage Area Borough (Alaska). Charter Commission records; 1970-1975. HMC-0438.
The collection consists of the operating records of the Greater Anchorage Area Borough Charter Commission. The collection includes meeting minutes and notes; tapes of public meetings and hearings; operations files including drafts, budgets, memoranda, and surveys; legal files; publications; and clippings. There are also the meeting agendas, minutes and reports that belonged to commission member Dick Fischer.
Wilda G. Hudson papers; 1953-2001. HMC-1169.
The collection includes records relating to the municipality and borough of Anchorage, the Greater Anchorage Borough Charter Commission, and the unification and annexation of Anchorage boroughs.
League of Women Voters of Anchorage records; circa 1950-2014. HMC-1268.
A folder relating to the 1975 ballot.
Frank Reed papers; 1905-2009. HMC-0206.
Includes minutes and agendas, public service announcements, reports, drafts, correspondence, and notes.
Arliss Sturgulewski papers; 1974-2014. HMC-0467.
In 1975, Sturgulewski was elected to the position of area-wide Commissioner on the Anchorage Charter Commission. Her collection includes several folders of records related to the Charter Commission.

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