It is hard to believe it is August already, but time flies when you are busy. Last month we released not one, but two episodes of our podcast, Archiving AK. Arlene became famous thanks to her interview with C-SPAN about …
This bonus July episode of Archiving AK is an interview with Dr. Justin Rawlins, whose academic research relates to perception studies. He’s been looking at how Alaska is portrayed in media in the past and present, from educational films to …
It’s so hard to stay inside in June in Alaska! But we managed to get a lot done anyhow. Here’s the June 2018 wrap-up:
Sara Rollins, a local high school student, is volunteering with us this summer for …
In the third episode of Archiving AK, archivists Gwen, Veronica, and Arlene discuss some of the tourism-related collections available here at the Archives. We look at how Alaska tourism has changed, what has remained the same, and how it is …
We’re a teensy bit late on May Day this year. On May 1, we often celebrate May Day by doing something to help us out with preservation or disaster recovery planning. We’ve been getting some collections with old stills in …
We kept busy in April, with the launch of our podcast, Archiving AK, as well as the 5th iteration of our annual Eating from the Archives potluck. Here’s what we did last month:
Collection description:
HMC-0370: Christine McClain papers; 1907-1992.…
The good news is, parking is free on campus from now through May 20.
In additional good news, the Consortium Library has a major renovation project going on this summer that will replace some very elderly heating and cooling equipment. …
March has been a busy month for us! Must be all that extra light we’re getting right now that’s letting us get all this work done!
Ruth Hart papers; 1964-2003. HMC-1279. The collection contains the papers of Ruth …
Wondering what we could possibly offer this spring to outdo our past years’ Eating From the Archives events?
Do we have a doozy for you. Perhaps you may remember, with varying degrees of fondness or lack thereof, some of our …
When I teach class sessions on archival research and I’ve been asked to discuss primary sources, this letter is one of the standard ones I use. I pass copies out to the students, give them a few minutes to read …
