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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2008-001Spon~nrcd hy: Capro ~.. CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA HISTURIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ItESOLU'I'ION 2W8-0I A RESOLUTION OF THF. SF.WARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, SUPPORTING THE ALASKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN THE CONCERN FOR TILE ALASKA COLLECTION OF THE SHELUON JACKSON COLLEGE STRATTON LIBRARY WHF.RF.AS, the Alaska Historical Society is the statewide organisation dedicated to the history of all people of Alaska; and WHEREAS, Sheldon Jackson College, ibtmded in 1878, has been dedicated to lifelong learning and collection of primary resources for future generations; and WHEREAS, on Jura 29, 2007 all academic operations, at the college, were suspended and all faculty and staff were dismissed due to cash flow shortages; and WHF,RE AS, the Alaska collection of the Sheldon Jackson college Stratton Library is important to the understanding and interpreting of Alaska history; and WHEREAS, the library• has 48,000 items in its collection with over ] 0 percent of all material being directly related to Alaska's history, including many first edition books and rare periodicals; and WHEREAS, the collection is of great historical value to the community of Sitka as well as to nscarchcrs across the state; and WHEREAS, historical records, lx~oks and photographs are a community's most valuable historical documents; and WHEREAS, the collection contains many uniyue anJ irreplaceable materials such as the C'. L. Andrews Collection, the E. W. Merrell photographs and the Ester Billman manuscripts; and W HEREAS, donors to the library, have entrusted their family collections and retmrels to be kept safe and made available for funtre generations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission that: Seward Historic Presen~ation Commission Resolution 2008-i1 I Page 2 ;,;~ .. Section t. The l Iistoric Preservation Commission hereby suppuris tlx; Alaska Historical Society in expressing concern that the Alaska cullcctiuns be kept stable, safe and intact until such time as attuthcr Alaskart cultural or heritage organisation can he found to preserve and make them available to the puhfic. Section 2. The Historic Preservation Commission hereby requests the Seward City Council provide a Resolution of support to the Alaska I lislorical Society expressing concern that the .Alaska collections be kept stable. sate anJ intact witil such time as artothcr Alaskan cultural ur heritage urganizatiun can be Ibund to prrscn•c and make them available to the public. Section 3. This resolution shall tike effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSCD AV D APPROVED by the Seward) lislurir Preservation t'urnrrtissiurr this 16'~dey of January 2008. '1'HF: CITY OF SF;WARD, ALASKA f'',. !J / ~~ ~-C-~4~iYL.~- om SvvaiSn, Vice-('hstir :\YES: Capra: Carpenter: trench: Lasola; Luther; Swann NOES: Nurre .4ESSEN'f: Kuvac :'11;5'lA1N: Vonc. ATTEST: r,-~ ~ ... '~ - - --i ~~:.t~t. , rz~~_ o Cityi Clerk. - oe-0. .•Fi~1 O~ vL f!.~ (City tieaf} --.- ~ ~ a . p~ :. ®t t~j~t11.1 ~ " '. i _~ i :, ~ ~V ~~~~ fn~~`. V Atli' (~. ~y 4 ~ ~ ~~~ ~.r ~ 1 t. • :~ i