Teaching With Documents:
Migration North to Alaska
Homesteading and Citizenship
Migration to Alaska ultimately resulted in its statehood. When Congress passed the act that admitted Alaska into the union in 1958, and President Eisenhower issued his proclamation in January 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. This prompted many Americans to send suggestions to President Eisenhower about the redesign of the nation's flag. The actual redesigned flag had seven rows of seven stars each.
For more information on Alaska visit The
State of Alaska Online.
The Documents
Admission of
Alaska to the Union,
Public Law 85-508
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National Archives and Records Administration
Records of the U.S. Government
Record Group 11
49-Star Flag Design
by Nancy Lee Andrews
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View Nancy Lee Andrews' Letter
to Mamie Eisenhower
White House Response
49-Star Flag Design
by Ronald Becker
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to President Eisenhower
White House Response
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
General Files
File 1-D, American Flag, 1958-1959
