Herb Lang

Herb Lang was interviewed by Bill Schneider and Karen Brewster on November 13, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska, at the office headquarters of Anchorage Sand and Gravel, a company he owned for over thirty years. At age 79, Herb is the last surviving staff member of the Alaska Territorial Land Office who made the original mental health trust land selections in the late 1950s. In this interview, he talks about land valuation and how and why the lands were selected, ramifications of the selections, and restoration of the Trust after the settlement.