Scope and Contents: This collection contains clippings, reminiscences, and an unpublished biographical article about Alaska Native civil rights advocate Amy Hallingstad (1901-1973). The clippings consist of obituaries and an article about her civil rights efforts, and the reminiscences are biographical in nature and authored by the daughter of Amy Hallingstad, Mary Antonson. The unpublished biographical article is five pages long and provides additional detail on Amy Hallingstad’s life and efforts.
The collection contains information on the civil rights movement in Southeast Alaska during the 1930s to the 1950s, and the role of the Alaska Native Sisterhood under Amy Hallingstad’s leadership as Grand President.
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