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HISTORY OF SAND LAKE PROJECT. Records; 1988. .5 cu. ft. Inventory.
A group of fourteen sixth grade students from Sand Lake and Chinook Schools combined, in 1988, to write a history of the Sand Lake neighborhood in Anchorage. Led by their teacher, Connie Marinella, and parent volunteer Liz Lauzen, the students conducted oral history interviews with the pioneers and homesteaders who originally settled in the Sand Lake area. Students also visited the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to research homesteading records. All interviews were conducted by the students, either in person or by phone. The pioneers interviewed include Vern Risch, Ella McRae, Karen Young, Bill tanner, Bob Evenson, Kathleen Erenson, Mike Rogers, Marty McGee, Dorothy Holland, Jum Utter, Don Putman, Mrs. Muth, Joe Hayes, and William Imlach.
The collection is divided into six series. Series one contains published copies of the Sand Lake History Project. Series two contains notes of interviews with Sand Lake pioneers, including transcripts, plus audio tapes of two interviews. Series three contains photographs used in the publication or for post publication purposes. Included in this series are 43 black and white prints, and 49 black and white negatives. Series four consists of records obtained from the BLM. Series five includes additional research materials gather by the students. Series six concerns the public response to the project's publication including 17 black and white prints and 18 negatives relating to a television interview with the student authors.
This collection was presented to the archives by Liz Lauzen in May 2000. A deed of gift was signed in June 2000.
HMC-0492
KRH (5/2000)