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Friends and associates describe Governor Adlai Stevenson's life and career from a number of vantage points. Personal reminiscences and anecdotes recall his wit and contribute fresh material for a study of his personality. Political associates analyze and illuminate his career, particularly as Governor of Illinois (1949-53), as Democratic nominee for the Presidency (1952 and 1956), and as Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-65).

The Agnes Just Reid Papers (1850-1976) contains personal and business documents of this Idaho-born writer (born 1886). Included are biographical sketches, an oral history, some of Reid's writings, and personal correspondence with her mother (Emma Thompson Bennett Just). As well, biographical sketches and additional family correspondence with her son (Douglas Reid), her father (George Thompson), and her cousin in England is also present. Letters t... The Agnes Just Reid Papers (1850-1976) contains personal and business documents of this Idaho-born writer (born 1886). Included are biographical sketches, an oral history, some of Reid's writings, and personal correspondence with her mother (Emma Thompson Bennett Just). As well, biographical sketches and additional family correspondence with her son (Douglas Reid), her father (George Thompson), and her cousin in England is also present. Letters to Caxton Publishers and others concerning the publication and copyright of Letters of Long Ago (1923, a biography of her mother) are available. Show more Show less

The Alaska Statehood Commission in 1981 embarked on an oral history project to record the recollections of those individuals who participated in the Statehood Movement. The investigators contacted and interviewed over 50 participants. The primary subjects were members of the Constitutional Convention, prominent individuals who promoted statehood, and participants in the government pro-statehood activities. Among these were Leo W. O'Brian, a Congr... The Alaska Statehood Commission in 1981 embarked on an oral history project to record the recollections of those individuals who participated in the Statehood Movement. The investigators contacted and interviewed over 50 participants. The primary subjects were members of the Constitutional Convention, prominent individuals who promoted statehood, and participants in the government pro-statehood activities. Among these were Leo W. O'Brian, a Congressman from New York, who sponsored the statehood bill in the United States House of Representatives. Show more Show less

The Museum is collecting the oral histories of people who participated in the movement locally. These histories convey the feeling of being involved in a great social movement which helped to alter the course of American history, as no scholarly or journalistic history can. These histories will be available, in excerpted form, from this Web site and will be available unabridged at the Museum.