Evangeline Atwood
Evangeline Atwood | |
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| Born | Maud Evangeline Rasmuson 1906 Sitka, Alaska, United States |
| Died | November 1987 (aged 80–81) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Author of numerous works on contemporary Alaska history, namesake of the concert hall at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Elmer E. Rasmuson (brother) |
Evangeline Atwood (1906–1987) was an American historian, activist, and philanthropist. She was the co-founder of numerous organizations in Alaska, including the Alaska Statehood Association, the Anchorage League of Voters, the Alaska World Affairs Council, Parent-Teacher Council of Anchorage, and the Cook Inlet Historical Society. She was awarded Historian of the Year by the Alaska Historical Society in 1975. In 2009, she was named to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. Her husband was Robert Atwood and was the co-owner, alongside him, of the Anchorage Times.