Pathway to Alaskan statehood: the historical narratives of Jack Coghill, Vic Fischer, Katie Hurley, and D.A. Bartlett, and their presence at the Alaska Constitutional Convention

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Drumhiller, Leslie
Chair
Barnhardt, Ray
Committee
Parson, Sean
Hardy, Cindy
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http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6605
Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to compare the commonalities and differences in the oral narratives of four participants of the Alaska Constitutional Convention, John B. “Jack” Coghill, Victor “Vic” Fischer, Katherine “Katie” Hurley, and Doris Ann “D.A.” Bartlett. Applying thematic analysis to the interviews, themes, or codes were extracted from the interviews and unified into code families: “family,” “work,” “Alaska Constitutional Convention,” and “Alaska Constitution,” with other code families supporting these four. The “Alaska Constitutional Convention” becomes the super code, or main theme of this thesis. The research explores three themes: non-partisan politics at the Alaska Constitutional Convention, the camaraderie among the delegates and staff at the Alaska Constitutional Convention, and gender differences among Coghill, Fischer, Hurley, and Bartlett.
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Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2016
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Literature review -- Introduction -- Place -- Economic resources -- Individualism -- Community -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Consequences of Statehood -- Chapter 3. Methodology-the living history and the human perspective of the construction of the Alaska constitution -- Introduction -- Methods -- The oral process -- How the interviews of Coghill, Fischer, Hurley, and Bartlett contribute to the oral history of Alaskan Statehood -- The strengths and limitations of the oral narrative process -- Connection to place -- Interviews -- Reasons for each interview -- Interview place set-up -- Recording device -- Interview questions -- Thematic analysis -- Chapter 4. John B. “Jack” Coghill -- The codes and code families of Jack Coghill -- Introduction -- Freemason -- Principles and philosophy -- Family -- Work -- Politics -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Alaska Constitution -- Structure -- Coghill's reflections -- Chapter 5. Victor "Vic" Fischer -- The codes and code families of Vic Fischer -- Introduction -- Family -- Work -- Alaska -- People -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Alaska Constitution -- Unity -- Fischer's recollections -- Chapter 6. Katherine “Katie” Hurley -- The Codes and Code Families of Katie Hurley -- Introduction -- Family -- Work -- People -- Politics -- Statehood -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Hurley's reflections -- Chapter 7. Doris Ann “D.A.” Bartlett -- The Codes and Code Families of D.A. Bartlett -- Introduction -- Family -- Work -- People -- Alaska -- Politics -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Bartlett's reflections -- Chapter 8. Analysis -- The Tables of the Codes and Code Families of Analysis -- Introduction -- Family -- Work -- People -- Alaska -- Politics -- Alaska Constitutional Convention -- Alaska Constitution -- Freemason -- Structure -- Unity -- Statehood -- Final analysis -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Concluding thoughts -- Bibliography.
Date
2016-05
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