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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historical documents; and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
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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
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