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Cliff Fuglestad papers

Guide to the Cliff Fuglestad papers
1926-1998

Collection number: HMC-1360.
Creator: Fuglestad, T. C.
Title: Cliff Fuglestad papers.
Dates: 1926-1998.
Volume of collection: 0.5 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Papers of an Alaska Railroad engineer and consultant.

Biographical note:
Thomas “Cliff” Fuglestad was born in California in 1923. He came to Alaska in 1948, after working for the Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific Railroads, to work for the Alaska Railroad. He began his career as a survey crew chief and retired as Chief Engineer. In retirement, he consulted on railroad projects.  He died in Anchorage in 2011.

Collection description:
The collection consists of professional papers from Cliff Fuglestad. They include notes, reports, correspondence, and documents he gathered relating to Alaska Railroad history and development.

Arrangement: Collection materials are arranged generally by subject.

Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Rights to materials authored by Cliff Fuglestad have been transferred to the Archives.

Preferred citation: Cliff Fuglestad papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Separated materials: Some publications have been placed in the Rare Books collection.

Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives in 2020 by Eric Fuglestad, Cliff Fuglestad’s son.

Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2020.

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