Well folks, a new opportunity arose for the Archives in the final quarter of last year – we received funds through Congressionally Directed Spending to focus the next three or so years on improved description and digitization of lands-related collections …
It was a busy end to the year; things are still happening in the Archives even as students leave campus. Arlene used the holiday break to label all our brand new shelves. If you notice increased speed in our retrieval …
One of UAA’s priorities is to track various ways in which all of us engage with our communities surrounding us. While we do a LOT of that in the Archives, from describing collections to make them available for …
We have been busy over the summer setting up a new project in the Archives! We realized so much of UAA/APU student life is now electronic and more difficult for the Archives to capture (although not impossible, …
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 …
EPH-0559: Alaskan aerial photograph holiday cards; undated. 26 photographic cards featuring aerial photographs of Alaskan villages and holiday greetings.
EPH-0560-APU: South-Central Alaska Regional Science Fair program; 1972.
EPH-0561-APU: Poetry Society of Alaska Stella Borealis newsletter; 1964 March.…
The renovation work continues. New tiling has been laid down in the aisle and sections that will not be covered up by the new shelving. The ductwork has been cleaned or replaced. The walls have been painted. We’re still …
What happened in September and October?
Nearly all of our collections are moved off-site in preparation for our renovations (if you missed it, here’s a description of the project). This took about 9 days for our terrific …
We’ve had the amazing support of a lot of the Access Services workers over the summer as they’ve had time in their busy schedules to help us out with move preparations. One more visible aspect of that work …
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 …
