Newly available: 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 Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations and his family. Ephemera collections: Cordova Iceworm…
Newly available for research: Institute of the North progress report compact disc; 2001. EPH-0662 South Central Health Planning and Development, Inc. annual report; 1979. EPH-0663 Connotations: The Island Institute Journal [Vol.1, No. 1]; 1993. EPH-0664 Alaska Native Foundation annual report; 1978. EPH-0665 Rick Mystrom papers; 1994-2000. 7.6 cubic feet. HMC-1506. Campaign…
Newly available for research Else family papers; 1957-1961. 0.3 cubic feet and 7.17 GB. hmc-1501-ahs. Primarily photographs from a family who lived in Anchorage. Larry Hayden slides; 1970, 1974. 0.01 cubic feet. hmc-1502. Photographic slides taken by a longtime Anchorage resident. Willis F. Hallock papers; 1943-1945. 0.4 cubic feet. hmc-1503. Photographs…
John Wolfe joins archivist Becky Butler Gallegos to discuss the papers of his mother, Helen D. Nienhueser. Nienhueser previously worked as a Department of Natural Resources land use planner, advocated for trails and political issues, and authored 55 Ways to the Wilderness of Southcentral Alaska. The discussion covers Nienhueser’s activism and…
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…
