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NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network Volume III, No. National Park Service, National Historic Landmarks Program Summer zooo Angel Island Immigration Station: Major Steps for Preserving a National Treasure Stewards by Daniel Quan by Mary L. Leach ROM 1910 TO 1940, ANGEL ISLAND Station was designated a National Historic Immigration Station, located in the Landmark in 1997. HE NATIONAL HISTORIC FSan Francisco Bay, was the primary The immigration station is part of Angel Landmark Stewards Association if entry for immigrants arriving on Island State Park, a unit of the California T (NHLSA) has taken the first the West Coast. Its most significant role Department of Parks and Recreation. The major steps in becoming a national organi was as a detainment center for Chinese movement to preserve and restore it has zation. Its Articles of Incorporation and its immigrants, who were subject to exclusion been led by the Angel Island Immigration Bylaws were recently filed in the ary immigration laws from 1882 until Station Foundation, a volunteer group that Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addi 1943. While detained, many Chinese successfully lobbied for $250,000 in state tion, its 501(c)(3) application for recogni immigrants carved poignant, emotional funds for initial stabilization of the deten tion as a charitable organization is being poems into the walls of the detention bar tion barracks, thereby allowing the building finalized for submission to the Internal racks. Over 100 poems have been docu to be opened to the public. Since then, no Revenue Service. In the meantime, the mented, many of which are still visible other public or private funds have been University of Maryland Foundation has today. For this reason and because the sta secured to continue the preservation effort. agreed to receive charitable contributions tion played a key role in the shaping of the The landmark designation provided the on behalf of the NHLSA. Supporting American West. Angel Island Immigration continues on page 4 membership gifts totaling over $6,000 from individuals and organizations interested in its mission have been received. In late January, a Nominating Committee was appointed and charged with developing a national Board. Andrea Lazarski, New York State Capital NHL. agreed to chair this comrnittee along with Russ and Jackie Mariott, General Floyd House NHL, and Florence Leon, Hermitage NHL, assisted by Vicki Sandstead of the National Park Service. continues on page 13 Carved Chinese poetry in the detention barracks. Angel Island Immigration Station, California. Photo courtesy Daniel Quan, 1999. Grants to NHLs . page 12 MEDIA AMD COMMUNICATIONS In 2000 and Beyond by Paula Cook S WE TURN OUR CALENDARS THIS YEAR, our communication with you, our circle of National we enjoy the timely opportunity to reflect on Historic Landmark owners and friends. Aour success as a growing program and plan In this issue of National Historic Landmarks for our contribution to the continuing preservation Network, learn about on-going activities of the and appreciation of National Historic Landmarks. National Historic Landmarks program in This year you will notice changes in how we pro Stewardship News; find out about Grants to NHLs; vide public outreach. In response to your concerns, hear from the National Historic Landmark Stewards we have given National Hutoric Laridrrwrks Network a Association about its growing success as well as activ new look. We are also in the process of expand ities of other NHL friends groups, NPS collabora ing our program web site to provide greater and more tions and recent NHL designations in National effective access to technical information. We have News; read about NHL-related activities of the developed a multimedia presentation all about Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Historic Landmarks we hope will serve National Trust for Historic Preservation in stewards in communicating the importance of these Partnership News; and note news items of import in most significant historic resources. We have also pub Bits in Bytes. lished a directory of service providers through a part We look forward to continuing to provide quality nership between the National Park Service and the assistance to you, our readers, both in 2000 and National Trust for Historic Preservation as part of a beyond. continuing effort to identify who can assist you with your particular National Historic Landmark needs. Paula Cook coordinates media and communications including National Historic Landmarks Network, for the National Historic Landmarks Our efforts in this year, as in the past, are to improve Assistance Initiative, National Park Service Mission of National Historic Landmarks Network the National Park Service Published by the National Park Service The National Park Service is dedicated to Robert Stanton conserving unimpaired the natural and cultural Director resources of the National Park System for the Kathcrinc H. Stevenson Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships enjoyment, education and inspiration of this John Robbins and future generations. Manager, National Center for Cultural Resources The Service is also responsible for managing a Joseph T. \\.ilhs great variety of national and international Acting Chief, Heritage Preservation Services programs designed to help extend the benefits Frank J. J. Miele of natural and cultural resource conservation and Editor Senior Historian, Southeast Regional Office outdoor recreation throughout Susan Eschcrich this country and the world. Coordinator, National Historic Landmarks Assistance Initiative Paula Cook NHL Network Coordinator Jerry Buckbinder Production Manager National Historic Landmarks Network is published hiannually and is free of charge. Articles may be submitted to Frank J. J. Miele, Editor, NHL Network, NPS Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta Federal Center, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama St., SW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303. Phone 404.562.3171. E:mail <[email protected]>. i STEWARDSHIP NEWS ALASKA Gary Gauthier, NPS Superintendent of Sitka National Kake Cannery Historical Park, pres ents the Kake Cannery NHL plaque Receives Plaque to Samuel Jackson, by Janet Clemens President of the Organized Village of Kake. Photo courtesy Janet Clemens AKE CANNERY, LOCATED 90 miles southeast of Juneau, is K Alaska's newest National Historic Landmark. The cannery owners, the Organized Village of Kake, invited the expected to take place in Kake, stormy who worked for the cannery. Mr. Jackson National Park Service to present the NHL weather cancelled all scheduled also thanked NPS Alaska Support Office plaque during their community's tradition flights-leaving the NPS delegation and the staff Sande Anderson, Steve Peterson, and al "Kake Day" celebration held in early President of the Organized Village of Kake Linda Cook for their support and technical January. Annually, the event provides stuck at the Juneau airport. In the spirit of assistance over several years. The NPS pre opportunities for the Kake people to "the show must go on," Gary Gauthier, pared HAER documentation as well as the remember and commemorate their history. NPS Superintendent of Sitka National NHL nomination for the cannery. The Kake Cannery is central to this cele Historical Park, presented Samuel Jackson. The Kake Cannery NHL stewards are bration, especially for residents who President of the Organized Village of Kake. seeking funding to restore some of the his remember the days when the cannery was with the hefty bronze plaque in a quiet cor toric buildings for community and tourism the economic mainstay of the community ner of the airport. uses. mployed their relatives and friends, Superintendent Gauthier spoke words nile in operation, the Kake Cannery of appreciation for the efforts of both the Janet Clemens is National Register Historian with C the Alaska Support Office, National Park Service was a self-contained site where workers Organized Village of Kake and local resi lived during the entire salmon season. The dents, especially Mike and Edna Jackson, large industrial-style buildings are charac to preserve the cannery. Mr. Jackson spoke teristic of most salmon canneries erected in of memories about his father and others Alaska in the late 19th and early 20th-cen- turies. The buildings reflect the catching, vate homeowners (Rancho Los Alamos), processing, and canning of North Pacific CALIFORNIA National Parks (Yosemite), private institu salmon and the housing of Alaska Native, tions (San Francisco Presidio) and cities Euro-American, Oriental. Filipino, African Stewards Meet (San Francisco Cable Cars). The meeting American, and other foreign labor cannery was organized by Michael Crowe, NHL employees. The cannery has a strong cul in Monterey Coordinator in the NPS San Francisco tural link with the Tlingit Natives who by Michael Crowe Office and Matilde Gil, graduate student fished and worked at the cannery and con intern from Madrid, Spain. They were tributed to its labor force. A unique feature assisted by NPS staff from Washington. of the main cannery building exterior is the HE HISTORIC SETTING FOR THE Boston, and Philadelphia. The meeting was "Lucky Lady" mural that noted Tlingit first meeting of NHL owners and held in conjunction with the California artist Charlie Gunnock painted in a Pacific stewards from California and T Preservation Foundation annual meeting. Northwest Indian style in the early 1900s. Nevada was Monterey, California. The Next year, the NHL stewards meeting