Guide to the Arctic Power records
circa 1978-2003
Collection number: HMC-0667.
Creator: Arctic Power.
Title: Arctic Power records.
Dates: circa 1978-2003.
Volume of collection: 35 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in the collection are in English.
Collection summary: Records of an organization that supports opening the Coastal Plain of ANWR to responsible oil development.
Organizational history:
Arctic Power was founded in April 1992 to advocate for congressional and presidential approval of oil and gas exploration within the boundaries of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. More recently, the organization has broadened its mission to include all federal areas on the North Slope of Alaska that have been designated as potential oil and gas exploration lands. Arctic Power is based in Anchorage, with an office in Washington, D.C.
Collection description:
The collection consists of records of Arctic Power, including membership records, meeting minutes, financial information, information about tours of Prudhoe Bay, publications, VHS tapes, audiocassettes, and clippings. The collection also includes minutes, correspondence, files on legislation, publications, and grassroots campaign materials from the Alaska Coalition for American Energy Security (ACAES), as earlier organization with a mission similar to that of Arctic Power.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Archives.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Access restrictions: The collection contains personally identifiable information, which must be redacted before access can be provided. Please contact the Archives at least two weeks in advance to allow time for redacted copies of the material to be made.
This collection contains material in a format for which Archives and Special Collections does not have the necessary equipment to provide access. Please consult an archivist for more information.
Rights note: Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to the collection.
Preferred citation: Arctic Power records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
“About us.” ANWR.org. http://anwr.org/about/ (retrieved August 13, 2018).
Acquisition note: The collection was presented to the Archives by Arctic Power, and a letter transferring the material was signed by Al Aldones, in 2004.
Processing information: This collection was described by Gwen Higgins in 2018.
Container list:
| Box | Description | Date |
| 1 | Membership A-R | circa 1991-1999 |
| 2 | Membership S-Z, membership lists | circa 1991-1999 |
| 3-4 | Arctic Power files | circa 1995-2002 |
| 5 | Prudhoe tours A-Z | 1993-1995 |
| 6-7 | Arctic Power early days files and documents | 1987-1993 |
| 8 | ANWR media, brochures, publications, newsletters, and magazines | 2000 |
| 9 | Grant records, vendor lists | 1990-2001 |
| 10 | Checks issued, membership renewals, checking records | 1996-1998 |
| 11 | Alaska Coalition for American Energy Security (ACAES) meeting notes | 1986 September-1987 October |
| 12 | ACAES minutes | 1987 November-1988 October |
| 13 | ACAES minutes | 1989 January-1990 December |
| 14 | ACAES minutes, general membership meeting minutes | 1990-1992 |
| 15 | Arctic Power committee meeting minutes | 1992-1994 |
| 16 | ACAES correspondence, ANWR tours, board meeting minutes, grassroots campaign material | circa 1989-1993 |
| 17 | Arctic Power pubs and press kits | circa 1984-1991 |
| 18 | ACAES letters, pamphlets, publications, etc. | circa 1987-1991 |
| 19 | ACAES grassroots tours, etc. | circa 1988-1993 |
| 20 | ACAES organizations, clippings, etc. | circa 1986-1992 |
| 21 | ACAES legislative and research files | circa 1988-1991 |
| 22-24 | Arctic Power video tapes | circa 1988-2002 |
| 25 | Audiocassette tapes. Also includes one computer tape labeled CMAL data files dated 1980 (see access restriction) | circa 1978-1998 |
| 26 | Arctic Power and ACAES minutes, staff files, presentations and legislative files | circa 1991-1992 |
| 27 | Arctic power correspondence, membership files, reports, Prudhoe Bay tour information | circa 1987-2001 |
| 28-29 | Arctic Power Qorvis Communications | 2001 |
| 30-35 | Newspaper clippings | 1992-2003 |