For a month in which all but 2 days had at least one of us gone, we were pretty busy! New up on the Alaska’s Digital Archives 20 images from the Christine McClain papers 205 images from the Bill Bacon photographs (Thanks to Keelin, a Library Access Services employee who…
In this episode of Archiving AK, Arlene interviews Sarah Pace, a cataloging librarian with the Alaska Resources Library and Information Service (ARLIS), and more specifically, with the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. Here’s links to a few things mentioned in the podcast: Alaska Resources Library and Information Service, their…
You might not know this, but these are pretty trying times for Alaskan archives and those who research in them. A lot of the Alaskan archives have cut access hours, are under hiring freezes, are facing additional budget cuts. We’re grateful for our friends and colleagues who are part of…
This month was quite busy between receiving and describing new collections, preparing grant items for shipping to our vendor, editing and uploading two podcasts, and continuing to work on our electronic records. Collections described: William D. Workman papers; 1965-2005. HMC-1302. 6.5 cubic foot addition. William Workman is an archeologist who…
In this episode of Archiving AK, Gwen interviews Becky Butler, an archivist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives. The collections that she mentions in the interview, including the Ernest Gruening papers and the The Fabian Carey Collection of Fairbanks Red Light District…
In this bonus episode of Archiving AK, archivist Veronica Denison interviews researcher Dylan Harris, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. His research topic surrounds climate change and the way we talk about it. In this episode, we discuss his research, experiences in different archives…
Happy May, everyone! Last month, we described 10 collections, or additions to existing collections. This included adding 217 GB of videos and photographs to the Rage City Rollergirls records, which had not been possible without our new digital storage system. To celebrate National Poetry Month, our podcast featured poems from…
In this episode of our podcast, Arlene emcees a selection of poetry writings from archival collections in Alaska. First of all, thank you so much! to the people who volunteered to read poetry for us or who selected materials from their archives to be included in the podcast. Those wonderful…
What have we been up to in the Archives in March? You might well ask, because the answer is: quite a lot! Here’s some highlights: New collections described S.S. Shamrock pilothouse record, 1924-1925. Pilothouse record detailing the ports and canneries which the S.S. Shamrock stopped between 1924 November and 1925 July…
In this episode of Archiving AK, archivists Gwen Higgins, Veronica Denison, and Arlene Schmuland share some documents from our holdings written by Alaskan women. The links below are to the guides to each of the collections featured in this podcast. Thelma Caulkins papers; 1936-1975 Alaska Nurses’ Association collection; 1887-1995 Barb…
