University of Alaska Anchorage Records
Guide to the UAA. Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Advisory Board records
1972-1983
Collection number: UAA-0221.
Creating office: University of Alaska Anchorage. Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies.
Series title: UAA. Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Advisory Board records.
Dates: 1972-1983.
Volume of series: 0.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Series summary: Records of an advisory group for a health-related research center.
Administrative history:
The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) was established by the Board of Regents in 1972 to address the problem of substance abuse in Alaska. CAAS is housed within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. The statewide Advisory Board was created in 1972 to provide counsel and input for CAAS.
Agency functions:
CAAS conducts research that addresses substance abuse in Alaska. Research activities center on the stimulation and coordination of interdisciplinary and collaborative studies and the promotion of scientific interchanges of alcohol-and drug-related information.
Series description:
This series consists of meeting agendas, supporting documentation, and correspondence related to the activities of the CAAS advisory board.
Arrangement: The records are arranged roughly chronologically by date of meeting.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred citation: UAA. Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Advisory Board records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Custodial history: Most of the records were transferred to the Archives in 1982. Additional ones were transferred in 1987.
Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2023.