Full text of Ernest Gruening's April 11, 1955, speech to the Convention delegates, titled “Let Us Now End American Colonialism!”

Full text of George H. Lehleitner's speech to the Convention delegates, titled “The Tennessee Plan: Admission of the Bold”

Address of Constitutional Convention President William S. Egan

A Brief History of Alaska Statehood, by Eric Gislason

More about the Constitutional Convention

Alaska Statehood Act

More about Ernest Gruening: First article; second article

More about E.L. “Bob” Bartlett: First article; second article

More about Ralph Rivers

Constitutional Convention delegate Ada Wien interview regarding pro- and anti-statehood advocates, including Austin “Cap” Lathrop:

49-star U.S. Flag

Alaska State Flag