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National Audubon Society, Alaska Regional Office D-2 Subject Files

Guide to the National Audubon Society, Alaska Regional Office D-2 subject files
1970-1981

Collection number: HMC-0185.
Creator: National Audubon Society. Alaska-Hawaii Regional Office.
Title: National Audubon Society, Alaska Regional Office D-2 subject files.
Dates: 1970-1981.
Volume of collection: 3 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Papers documenting the implementation of the D-2 clause of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Organizational history:
The Alaska Regional Office of the National Audubon Society (now called Audubon Alaska) was established in 1977 and has played a crucial role in conservation decisions across the state, including the Alaska Lands Act in 1980.

Collection description:
The collection consists of the D-2 lands subject files of the Alaska Regional Office of the National Audubon Society, dating from 1970-1981. The files contain correspondence, speeches, press releases, legislation, reports, newspaper clippings, and other materials covering various D-2 related subjects including: citizens’ views, commercial fisheries, easements, lands, lobbying, meetings, monument proclamations, native views, proposal areas, refuges, sport hunting, and state views.

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Archives owns copyright to most of the material in this collection.

Preferred citation: National Audubon Society, Alaska Regional Office D-2 subject files, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Related materials: For other archival materials relating to D-2 in Archives and Special Collections, see the Research Guide to ANCSA, ANILCA, and D-2 collections.

Acquisition note: The collection was donated to the archives by Dave Cline in 1985.

Processing information: This guide to this collection was revised by Megan K. Friedel in 2011.

Container list:

Box/Folder Description Dates
1/1 Alaska Conservation Review.  Incomplete series of publications. 1971-1979
1/2a – 2b Carter administration – Correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, and clippings. 1977-1980
1/3a – 3b Citizens’ views – Correspondence, memos, press releases, public opinion survey, reports, articles, clippings, and publications. Also correspondence to David Cline as the Audubon Society’s Alaska representative concerning non-D-2 subjects. 1976-1980
1/4 (Alaska) Coalition – correspondence, memos, reports, publications. 1976-1981
1/5 Commercial fisheries correspondence, position statement. 1977-1978
1/6 Congress – House of Representatives correspondence, drafts, amendments, excerpts from the House Congressional Record, reports, and testimony. 1975-1980.
1/7 Congress – Senate correspondence, drafts, amendments, excerpts from the Senate Congressional Record, and reports. 1976-1980
1/8 Correspondence 1971, 1976-1980
1/9 Easements – Clippings and pamphlets. 1976
1/10 Energy – Correspondence and pamphlet. 1980
1/11a – 11b Implementation/training – Correspondence, memos, map, reports, draft laws, and publications. 1979-1981
1/12a – 12b Lands – Correspondence, memos, reports, draft legislation, excerpts from the Congressional Record, articles, pamphlets, and clippings. 1970-1981
2/1 Lobbying – Memo, report, and article. 1979-1980
2/2-4 Media – Newspaper clippings, memos, articles, and press releases. 1970-1981
2/5 Meetings – Memos, notes, workshop lists, reports. 1975-1978
2/6-7 Minerals – Correspondence, memos, workshop summary, notes, reports, publications, and maps. 1974-1978
2/8 Monument proclamations – Correspondence, new Alaskan monuments summary, report, and map. 1978-1979
2/9 Native views – Correspondence, reports, House Resolution 5605, testimony, and clippings. 1974-1980
2/10 Proposal areas – Summary of proposed wilderness designation areas, articles, reports, and clippings. 1973-1980
2/11 Refuges – Reports and summaries of proposed refuges. 1978
2/12 Sport Hunting – Correspondence, reports, publications. 1977-1981
2/13 – 14 State views – Correspondence, reports, proposals, articles, notes, and clippings. 1976-1980
3/1 Steering Council – Correspondence, reports. 1977-1978.
3/2 Stevens bill – Correspondence, draft legislation, amendments, and reports. 1977-1980
3/3 Testimony – Correspondence andtestimony. 1977-1979.
3/4 Update 1980 – Correspondence, memos, reports, press releases, and maps. 1979-1980
3/5 Other material – Map, article, and advertising. 1976

 

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