We’ve been known to say “Archives are expensive!” And they definitely can be. But what does that actually mean?
We have the more obvious costs like staffing to make materials accessible, having an environmentally controlled space to house the materials …
Time for our bi-monthly report! We’ve been keeping very busy. What isn’t reflected below is the research activity going on in the Archives over the past month, which has accounted for a fair number of hours. We’ve served researchers from …
Joe Hayes papers; 1972-1986. 33.7 cubic feet. hmc-0426. Papers of an Anchorage legislator.
APU Center for Entrepreneurship Development proposal; 1982. APU-0092
Alberts family papers; 1927-1962, bulk 1927-1944. 0.6 cubic feet. hmc-1509-ahs. Primarily photograph albums of a director of …
Due to construction starting on Monday, July 21, on the North entrance and on the first floor of the Library, our usual suggestions for accessing the building and the Archives won’t apply for a while. At least a year, possibly …
Alaska Club Coho Swim Club brochure; circa 1987. EPH-0625
Mauneluk Association Northwest Arctic SINAA newsletter; circa 1981. EPH-0626
Western Media Concepts Alaska women’s history projects flyers; circa 1984-1985. EPH-0627
Kuskokwim Native Association Agriculture Field Day program; 1980. EPH-0628…
Alaska Growth Policy Council Alaska Public Forum newspaper; circa 1977-1978. EPH-0613. 0.05 cubic feet.
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company pamphlets: undated, 1973-1974. EPH-0614.
Dalton Trail Days program; 1973 June 29-July 1. EPH-0615
Alaska Railroad tourism pamphlets: undated, 1937-1974. EPH-0616…
Another busy month in the Archives, and it’s time for a fresh season of the Archiving AK podcast! Take a listen to the first episode. Becky and Luna explain their new Alaska Federal Lands project and discuss the collection …
Despite some weather closures, we hit the ground running after the holiday break with a session for the UAA Winter Teaching Academy for faculty, in which we discussed how (and why!) to incorporate archival materials into course curriculum. And that …
If you don’t follow us on Facebook, you might not know about our annual staff portrait tradition. In past we’ve taken inspiration from pop culture (Star Trek, Scooby Doo, Holy Grail, Wizard of Oz) but for the past several years …
One of UAA’s priorities is to track various ways in which all of us engage with our communities surrounding us. While we do a LOT of that in the Archives, from describing collections to make them available for …
