It’s been a very busy July/August around here. A lot of description, a lot of new collections coming in, a lot of researchers. Beyond keeping up with all of that, Becky is still working away …
For such a short month, it’s been super busy! Becky and Luna continue on with progress on the lands collections project. Shelby is finishing up a long project to scan our collection development files. Gwen and Arlene continue on with …
Despite some weather closures, we hit the ground running after the holiday break with a session for the UAA Winter Teaching Academy for faculty, in which we discussed how (and why!) to incorporate archival materials into course curriculum. And that …
There’s two parts to this question, and the quick response to both is: it depends! It depends on your question and the depth and the breadth and the topic itself. So let’s take a closer look at some data that …
2/28: Timeline has been updated! A few contracts were delayed, permits were problematic, and so we’re starting and continuing a bit later than intended–and will be limited access for longer than hoped. More details on the current status below.
As …
Craig Mishler papers; 1933-2021. hmc-1300. 7 cubic foot addition. Research files, field notes, photographs, and audiovisual materials from a cultural anthropologist and folklorist.
Larry Hipbshman Spenard research files; circa 1915-2001. 4.0 cubic feet. hmc-1401. Research materials related to …
84 images from the Esther Louise Bock papers were digitized and described for the Alaska’s Digital Archives by our summer intern, Shu Mayer.
Two interviews from the Donald Mitchell oral histories (ANCSA-related): Ramsey Clark and Richard Baenen. Funding …
It’s pretty uncommon for one of our collection pickups to take us outside of southcentral Alaska and involve sea-going vessels and airplanes, but in July, we did just that!
The Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska had a large collection …
We’ve been very grateful to have time loaned to us by the Library’s Access Services department. Many days over the past several months, we have had a few hours of their staff time and they’ve …
In our ongoing series of questions asked by History students at UAA:
