Guide to the Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage records
1973-2010
Collection number: HMC-0728.
Creator: Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage.
Title: Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage records.
Dates: 1973-2010.
Volume of collection: 6.4 cubic feet and 4.7 GB.
Language of materials: Collection materials in English.
Collection summary: Records related to the organization and activities of Anchorage Community Councils.
Organizational history:
The Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage is a non-profit organization created in 1978 to provide support to neighborhood community councils. Anchorage neighborhood community councils were authorized through a provision of the municipal charter for the Municipality of Anchorage, passed by voters in 1975. There are currently 38 different active neighborhood community councils representing the interests of citizens of the municipality in Anchorage, Eagle River, and Girdwood. The federation has a board of delegates representing the councils which dictates how the federation’s executive board and the community councils center operates and serves the councils.
Collection description:
The collection consists of the records of the Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage. The records are divided into six series: 1) administrative files; 2) mailings files; 3); historical files; 4) neighborhood councils files; 5) federation newsletters; and 6) audio recordings of board of delegates meetings. The administrative records contain board of delegates meeting minutes, meeting agendas and packets, executive board meeting files, committee records, and various other files of the Councils center. The mailings files contain various documents mailed out of the Councils center (1978-1986). The historical files contain documents concerning the development of the Federation and a scrapbook of items concerning federation activities (2000-2004). The neighborhood councils files include newsletters, minutes, correspondence, announcements, membership lists and notes for each council. The Federation’s newsletters consist of monthly issues of Neighbor to Neighbor (1976-2000) and Pulse Community & Shopping News (2000-2001). The audio recordings of the board of delegates meetings consist of 114 different audiocassettes for meetings held from 1997 to 2004.
Arrangement: The records are arranged by records series, thereunder chronologically.
Digitized copies: Most of the board meeting records, Council mailings, and newsletters have been digitized. Digital copies of collection material are not currently available online. For information about obtaining access to digital materials, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Archives and Special Collections does not hold copyright to these materials.
Preferred citation: Federation of Community Councils of Anchorage records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Separated materials: One folder related to the University Area Community Council records was removed to HMC-1171, University Area Community Council records in 2014.
Related materials: University Area Community Council records, HMC-1171.
Acquisition note: The collection was deposited in the archives by Steven C. Levi, Executive Director of the Federation of Community Councils, in 2004. Digital materials were provided to the Archives in 2025.
Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2005. Additional description separating Turnagain and Turnagain Arm Community Councils’ records completed by Becky Butler Gallegos in 2025. Digital materials were added to the finding aid by Arlene Schmuland in 2025.
Container list:
Series 1. Administrative records; 1976-1986, 1996-2006.
| Box/Folder | Description | Date |
| 1/1 | Board meeting minutes | 1976-1977 |
| 1/2 | Board meeting minutes | 1979-1980 |
| 1/3 | Board agendas | 1975-1978 |
| 1/4 | Board agendas | 1980 |
| 1/5 | Board agendas | 1981 |
| 1/6 | Board agendas | 1982-1984 |
| 1/7 | Board agendas | 1985 |
| 1/8 | Board agendas | 1986 |
| 1/9 | Board meeting packets | 1996 |
| 1/10 | Board meeting packets | 1997 |
| 1/11 | Board meeting packets | 1998 |
| 1/12 | Board of Delegates records | 1998-1999 |
| 1/13 | Executive Board records | 2000 |
| 1/14-15 | Executive Board records. | 2002 |
| Server | Board meeting records | 1975-2006 |
| 1/16 | Executive Committee records | 1978-1985 |
| 1/17 | Contract Committee records | 1986 |
| 1/18 | Assembly/Council meetings records. | 1984-1986 |
| 1/19 | Capital Improvement Plan neighborhood meetings records | 1982 |
| 1/20 | Community Councils Center first year report | 1979 |
| 1/21 | Governor’s meeting records | 1977 June 27 |
| 1//22 | Municipal administration monthly meetings records | 1978 |
| 1/23 | Mayoral meetings records | 1982-1985 |
| 1/24 | Comprehensive planning meetings records | 1981 |
| 1/25 | Citizen Participation in Anchorage Community Councils; Prepared by Dr. Richard Ender and Diana Snowdon, Principal Researchers; Final Research Report, Anchorage Urban Observatory | 1980 February |
| 1/26 | Municipal grants records | 2001-2003 |
| 1/27 | Chilkoot Charlie’s issue records | 2004 |
| 1/28 | Council pamphlets and flyers | undated |
| 1/29 | Anchorage natural resource use areas map | 2005 |
| 1/30 | FCC items for agenda | 2006 |
Series 2. Council mailings; 1978-1986.
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/31 | Council mailings | 1978 |
| 1/32 | Council mailings | 1979 |
| 1/33 | Council mailings | 1980 |
| 1/34 | Council mailings | 1981 |
| 1/35 | Council mailings | 1982 |
| 2/1 | Council mailings | 1983 |
| 2/2 | Council mailings | 1984-1985 |
| 2/3 | Council mailings | 1985-1986 |
| Server | Digitized copies of Council mailing materials | 1978-1986 |
Series 3. Councils historical files; 1973-2005.
| Box/Folder | Description | Date |
| 2/4, Server | Community Councils’ original formation documents | 1974 |
| 2/5 | First five years report | 1973-1978 |
| 2/6 | Council Center history | 1974-1986 |
| 2/7 | Community Councils’ articles of incorporation | 2005 |
| 2/8-9 | Scrapbook | 2000-2004 |
Series 4. Neighborhood Councils files; 1976-2010. Arranged alphabetically by Council name.
| Box/Folder | Council | Date |
| 2/10 | Abbott Loop | 2002 |
| 2/11-16 | Airport Heights. | 1997-2002 |
| 2/17-20 | Basher | 1997-2001 |
| 2/21-31 | Bayshore/Klatt | 1985-2002 |
| 2/32-37 | Bear Valley | 1997-2002 |
| 2/38 | Birchwood | 2002 |
| 2/39 | Campbell Park | 2002 |
| 2/40-54 | Downtown | 1977-2002 |
| 2/55-60 | Eagle River | 1997-2002 |
| 2/61-3/4 | Eagle River Valley | 1997-2002 |
| 3/5 | Girdwood | 2002 |
| 3/6 | Glen Alps | 2002 |
| 3/7 | Government Hill | 2002 |
| 3/8-13 | Hillside East | 1997-2002 |
| 3/14-19 | Huffman/O’Malley | 1997-2002 |
| 3/20-25 | Mid-Hillside | 1997-2002 |
| 3/27 | North Star | 2002 |
| 3/28-32 | Northeast | 1997-2002 |
| 3/33 | Old Seward/Oceanview | 2002 |
| 3/34-38 | Portage Valley | 1997-2001 |
| 3/39-40 | Rabbit Creek | 1993-1996, 2002 |
| 3/41 | Rogers Park | 2002 |
| 3/42 | Russian Jack | 2002 |
| 3/43-47 | Sand Lake | 1997-2002 |
| 3/48-49 | Scenic Foothills | 1998, 2002 |
| 3/50-55 | South Addition | 1997-2002 |
| 4/1-5/3 | South Addition subject files | circa 2003-2010 |
| 5/4-9 | South Fork | 1997-2002 |
| 5/10 | Spenard | 2002 |
| 5/11-5/17 | Take/Campbell subject files. | 1978-1979, 1990 |
| 5/18-23 | Taku/Campbell | 1997-2002 |
| 5/24 | Tudor | 2002 |
| 5/25-29 | Turnagain | 1987-2002 |
| 5/30-40 | Turnagain Arm | 1974-2002 |
Series 5. Federation newsletters; 1976-2001. Note: The title of the Federation of Community Councils’ monthly newsletter was Neighbor to Neighbor from 1976 until April 2000, when it was changed to Pulse Community & Shopping News, published in a newspaper format by Pulse Publications with separate editions for Eastside, Westside, and Southside residents.
| Box/Folder | Dates |
| 5/41 | 1976 December |
| 5/42 | 1977 |
| 5/43 | 1978 |
| 5/44 | 1979 |
| 5/45 | 1980 |
| 5/46 | 1981 |
| 5/47 | 1982 |
| 5/48 | 1983 |
| 5/49 | 1984 |
| 5/50 | 1985 |
| 5/51 | 1986 |
| 5/52 | 1987 |
| 5/53 | 1988 |
| 5/54 | 1989 |
| 5/55 | 1990 |
| 5/56 | 1991 |
| 5/57 | 1992 |
| 6/1 | 1993 |
| 6/2 | 1994 |
| 6/3 | 1995 |
| 6/4 | 1996 |
| 6/5 | 1997 |
| 6/6 | 1998 |
| 6/7 | 1999 |
| 6/8 | 2000 |
| Server | 1976-2000 |
| 6/9 | 2001 |
Series 6. Board of Delegates meetings audiotapes; 1997-2004. 114 audiocassettes.
| Box/Folder | Recording description | Dates |
| 7/1 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1997 September 17 |
| 7/2 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1997 October 15 |
| 7/3 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1997 November 19 |
| 7/4 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 January 21 |
| 7/5 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 February 18 |
| 7/6 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 March 18 |
| 7/7 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 April 15 |
| 7/8 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1998 May 18 |
| 7/9 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1998 May 20 |
| 7/10 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 July 15 |
| 7/11 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 September 16 |
| 7/12 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 October 21 |
| 7/13 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1998 November 18 |
| 7/14 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1999 January 20 |
| 7/15 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1999 February 21 |
| 7/16 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1999 March 17 |
| 7/17 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1999 April 21 |
| 7/18 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1999 May 19 |
| 7/19 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1999 July 21 |
| 7/20 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1999 September 15 |
| 7/21 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 1999 October 20 |
| 7/22 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 1999 December 15 |
| 7/23 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2000 January 19 |
| 7/24 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2000 February 16 |
| 7/25 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2000 April 19 |
| 7/26 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2000 May 17 |
| 7/27 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2000 July 19 |
| 7/28 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2000 September 20 |
| 7/29 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2000 October 18 |
| 7/30 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2000 November 15 |
| 7/31 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | Undated (November 17) |
| 8/1 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 January 17 |
| 8/2 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 February 21 |
| 8/3 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 March 21 |
| 8/4 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 April 18 |
| 8/5 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2001 May 19 |
| 8/6 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 June 20 |
| 8/7 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 August 15 |
| 8/8 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 September 19 |
| 8/9 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2001 October 17 |
| 8/10 | FCC Board meeting, 3 audiocassette tapes | 2001 November 28 |
| 8/11 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 January 16 |
| 8/12 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 February 20 |
| 8/13 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 March 20 |
| 8/14 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 April 17 |
| 8/15 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2002 May 15 |
| 8/16 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 July 17 |
| 8/17 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 September 18 |
| 8/18 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2002 October 16 |
| 8/19 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2002 October 20 |
| 8/20 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2002 December 18 |
| 8/21 | FCC Board meeting, 3 audiocassette tapes | 2003 February 19 |
| 8/22 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2003 March 19 |
| 8/23 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2003 April 16 |
| 8/24 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2003 May 21 |
| 8/25 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2003 June |
| 8/26 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2003 August 20 |
| 8/27 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2003 September 17 |
| 8/28 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2003 November 17 |
| 8/29 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 January |
| 8/30 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 February |
| 8/31 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 March |
| 8/32 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 April 21 |
| 8/33 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2004 May 19 |
| 8/34 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 July 21 |
| 8/35 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2004 October 20 |
| 8/36 | FCC Board meeting, 2 audiocassette tapes | 2004 November 17 |
| 8/37 | FCC Board meeting, 1 audiocassette tape | 2004 November 20 |