We have a special guest on this episode of Archiving AK — Neil C. Johannsen! Mr. Johannsen was the first superintendent of Chugach State Park and was the longest director of Alaska State Parks. He was central in the creation of many Alaska state parks, including Wood-Tikchik State Park (the…
What are we doing? July and August have been pretty busy for us. We’ve managed to fit in some personal vacations amidst a lot of visiting and local researchers, some new collections coming in, and the work of describing collections. We also participated in one of our favorite events of…
It’s time for another edition of Archiving AK, Federal Lands with Becky and Luna! For this episode, they take a closer look at the process of digitizing tapes from the Commonwealth North records and discuss the possibilities and challenges of AI transcription. If you missed our blog post about the…
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 longer. Be sure to leave yourself a little extra time…
Now available: 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 Homer tourism pamphlets; undated. EPH-0629 Haines tourism pamphlets; undated, 1974.…
Now available: 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 Alaska Airlines tourism pamphlets; 1962-1974. EPH-0617 Anchorage Chamber of Commerce…
Becky and Luna are back at it again with another episode about a collection in the Alaska Federal Lands Project! In this episode, they discuss the digitized collection of geologist, Don Grybeck, explore the challenges of learning how to use a controlled vocabulary, and plan the Archives staff’s next road…
Newly available: Sparrevohn Air Force Station videos; circa 1953-1954. 1.15 GB. HMC-1493 Anchorage Charter Chapter American Business Women’s Association Anchor-Gram newsletter; 1978 February. 0.01 cubic feet. EPH-0610 Additional interview added to Archives and Special Collections. Student oral history interviews. 2024-2025. UAA-0230 Patrick Tierney photograph album; undated, 1949-1953. 0.3 cubic feet. hmc-1494-ahs. Album…
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 of Alaska Federation of Natives’ first secretary and board member, Joan…
Becky and Luna kick off this new season of Archiving AK! In this episode, they explain their new Alaska Federal Lands project and discuss the collection of the Alaska Federation of Natives’ first secretary and board member, Joan Elva Corliss. Check out the finding aid for the Joan Elva Corliss…
