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MAXINE REED. Papers; n.d., 1900, 1918-1920, 1923, 1930-1943, 1958-1959, 1971-1994. .85 cu. ft.
Maxine Reed was is a prominent member of the Anchorage community and the wife of Frank Reed, Sr. She was a member of the Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission (1971-1972). The UAA Archives also holds the papers of her husband, Frank Reed, Sr.
The collection consists of papers relating to Maxine Reed and to her work on the GAAB Consumers Commission. Included are a few personal papers, Consumers Commission records, photographs, and miscellaneous publications and clippings.
The collection was presented to the archives in 1994.
HMC-0443
MW (5/1996)
Inventory:
Series 1. Personal Papers; 1930, 1978, 1982.
1. Letter to Maxine Reed from Fred and Elizabeth Schiller;
Mar. 4, 1930.
2.Anchorage Woman's Club - Memorial for Lucy Cuddy written
by Maxine Reed; Apr. 1982.
3.Land for Alaskans (with letter to Maxine Reed regarding
eligibility for specific programs dated Oct. 1, 1978); 1978.
Series 2. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission;
n.d., 1971-1972, 1993-1994.
1. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission -
Minutes and Agendas; June 1971-May 1972.
2. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission
- Correspondence and Memos; n.d., 1971-1972.
3. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission
- Testimony to Assembly about Consumer Protection; n.d., Feb.
7, 1972.
4. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission
- Miscellaneous (including letter to UAA Archives from Maxine
Reed; Aug. 25, 1993); n.d., 1970-1972, 1993-1994.
5. Greater Anchorage Area Borough Consumers Commission
- Newspaper Clippings; n.d., 1970-1972.
Series 3. Photographs; n.d., 1900, 1918, 1923, 1935, 1958.
1. "Legion Revue of 1922. Empress Theatre, Anchorage,
Alaska. April 5th-6th 1923." - Logemann, Anchorage, Alaska
(1 b/w photo); 1923 (Oversize - Stored in BOX 2)
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"Tent City, Palmer Colony" (aerial photo) (1 b/w photo);
1935.
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"Wasilla, Alaska - Wasilla Lake on left, Lake Lucille on
right" (aerial photo)(1 b/w photo); ca. 1935.
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"Mt. Susitna, Anchorage" (1 b/w photo); n.d.
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"Kenai Lake - Seward Division - Gov't Railroad - Oct. 20,
1918" (1 b/w photo); 1918.
-Three people in early-20th century automobile (1 b/w photo);
n.d.
-Unknown town (1 b/w photo); n.d.
-Unidentified Scenery (5 b/w photos); n.d.
-People on bridge over river (1 cyanotype); n.d.
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"Mountain Sheep - McKinley National Park" (1 b/w photo);
n.d.
-Field of purple and white flowers (1 color photo); 1958.
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"Eklutna Lake Cabin and Visitor" (Bear is peeking
through window)(1 b/w photo); n.d.
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"Moonlight on Columbia River" (Mt. St. Helens identified
on photo)(1 b/w photo); 1900.
-Rocky seashore (2 b/w photos); n.d.
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"Turnagain Arm Alaska" (2 brown/white photos); n.d.
Series 4. Miscellaneous Publications and Clippings; n.d.,
1920, 1930, 1937, 1943, 1959, 1974-1979, 1990.
1. "To the ‘Cheechaka'" by F.B. Camp - Reprinted
Poem from "Alaska Nuggets"; n.d.
2. "The Other Woman in Alaska" by Ulu M. Thompson
- Poem Delivered before Women's Pioneer Igloo No. 4; Jan. 1920.
3. Men's Glee Club and Women's Glee Club of Anchorage
- Concert Program; Apr. 23, 1937.
4. Anchorage Daily Times - All-America City Edition;
Jan. 26, 1957. (Oversize - Stored in BOX 2)
5. City of Anchorage - Annual Report; 1974.
6. Newspaper and Magazine Clippings re: Alaska History;
n.d., 1974, 1976, 1979, 1990.
7. Newspaper Clippings re: Alaska Aviation History and
Lucy Cuddy; n.d., 1930, 1977-1979.
8. Newspaper Clippings - "The Inside Deal: The Untold
Story of Oil in Alaska" - Anchorage Daily News; n.d.,
1990.
9. Newspaper Clippings - Misc. relating to Alaska; n.d.,
1943, 1959.
10. Newspaper Clippings re: Construction in Alaska; n.d.,
1975, 1979.
11. Magazine and Newspaper Clippings re: Nixon Resignation
and Start of Ford Presidency; 1974.