We archivists at the Consortium Library know well how hard it can be to find archival resources on whatever your research topic may be. That’s partly due to the nature of archival collections: they’re unique and they can be voluminous (end to end, our filled collections shelving goes on for…
Happy Archives Month and welcome to a new season of Archiving AK! For the second episode of Season 2,Arlene interviews Erin Wahl, a librarian at New Mexico State University, creative writer and former archivist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Erin recently co-wrote an article with Pamela Pierce on how…
Happy Archives Month and welcome to a new season of Archiving AK! For our first episode of Season 2, Gwen interviews Julie Varee, Community Outreach Archivist at the Anchorage Museum’s Library and Archives. Our conversation with Julie delves into the Museum’s archival collections, how they support exhibitions and other events,…
We’re back after a long hiatus with a special bonus episode of Archiving AK. When I saw a call of proposals for Democracy and Civic Engagement Week from UAA’s Center for Community Engaged Learning, I knew Archives and Special Collections needed to be involved in some way. In addition to…
This month marks the end of the 2020-2021 academic year and the start of the 2021-2022 year. In the “invisible labor” category, Gwen has been working diligently on her 4th year comprehensive faculty review file, as well as continuing her ongoing inventory of audiovisual material in our collections. Arlene finished…
What our researchers are producing We recently learned about two great websites created by our researchers: WWII Alaska: The Second World War dramatically impacted the Alaskan territory and all of its people. Explore firsthand stories from Alaska Native elders and veterans stationed in Alaska. Created by Holly Guise, an Iñupiaq historian…
Our March-April edition is running a little late! But here you go: Newly available collections: EPH-0452: COVID19 vaccination materials, 2021. William Murry papers; 1917-1944. HMC-1366-AHS. Memorabilia collected by an early Anchorage resident. Billy Roberts papers; 1946-1947. HMC-1368. Memorabilia from a serviceman stationed at Elmendorf Field in 1946. New additions to…
2021 got off to an interesting start, when the Archives vault suffered a leak that resulted in hundreds of boxes having to be removed from the vault and some materials rehoused into dry boxes. With help from the Access Services, and team, we were able to remove the materials from…
Here’s some of the things we accomplished in the Archives over the past two months. Alaska’s Digital Archives 107 images from the George Madsen photographs. George Madsen owned the Polar Bar in Nome, Alaska. 47 images from the Francis and Grace Cogswell papers. 49 images from the Loren Taft photographs.…
Along with collecting archival materials ourselves, we also serve as the archives for the Alaska Historical Society. When they receive gifts of archival materials, they bring those gifts to us and we care for and provide access to them. Recently a group of materials brought to us included 4 8mm…
