Join our crew!
Wow, that’s starting to sound really familiar as a title this year. The good news is, our former employees go on to get really great jobs! Having said that…
The Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage is pleased …
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Ch-ch-ch-changes
Those of you who have been following us for some time either here or on Facebook (or both) may have noticed that occasionally we do what archivists are normally very bad at doing: we document ourselves.
This all started back …
Put your thinking caps on **Deadline extended!
**Deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, September 30th.**
It’s that time of the year again: time for us to announce this year’s photograph for our annual Eye of the Beholder exhibit.
Eye of the Beholder 6: One image,
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What’s new: June/July 2013
This is the first of what I hope are regular monthly or bimonthly updates as to what has happened recently in the Archives. So what are we doing with our summer?
We’re keeping busy!
Collections now available (the link points …
Join our crew!
The Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage is recruiting for the position of the Hickel Papers Archivist for Archives and Special Collections. This gift-funded position is expected to last two years, November 2013-October 2015 with the possibility of …
Break on through (to the other side)
This is a post nearly 10 years in the making. It’s a saga about the best laid plans, unexpected quandaries, human error, strapping tape solutions, the benefits and drawbacks of computer programming, and what we hope is a HEA (happily-ever-after, …
Calling all birders
Are you a student, staff, or faculty member at UAA* or APU? Do you know your Alaskan birds? Here’s the chance to show off your birding skills!
As part of the Loren Taft retrospective exhibit at Archives & Special Collections, …
A documentary puzzle
Did you know February is considered UAA’s birthday month?
I’m not sure how official that is, but in the spirit of it, I have a documentary puzzle for you. The first Anchorage Community College commencement ceremony was held in 1956. …
Writing a love letter
As archivists, we don’t often tell people how to create their documents. Unless asked, of course, then the gloves are off. But on this St. Valentine’s Day Eve, I’ve found a nice little nugget in the 1885 Gay’s Standard Encyclopedia …
A matter of timing
In January we said we’d be highlighting one of our favorite rare books throughout the year so here we go. The Gay’s Standard Encyclopedia and Self-Educator from 1885.
Let me take a brief detour. We have this clock in one …
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Ch-ch-ch-changes
Those of you who have been following us for some time either here or on Facebook (or both) may have noticed that occasionally we do what archivists are normally very bad at doing: we document ourselves.
This all started back …
Put your thinking caps on **Deadline extended!
**Deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, September 30th.**
It’s that time of the year again: time for us to announce this year’s photograph for our annual Eye of the Beholder exhibit.
Eye of the Beholder 6: One image,
…What’s new: June/July 2013
This is the first of what I hope are regular monthly or bimonthly updates as to what has happened recently in the Archives. So what are we doing with our summer?
We’re keeping busy!
Collections now available (the link points …
Join our crew!
The Consortium Library at the University of Alaska Anchorage is recruiting for the position of the Hickel Papers Archivist for Archives and Special Collections. This gift-funded position is expected to last two years, November 2013-October 2015 with the possibility of …
Break on through (to the other side)
This is a post nearly 10 years in the making. It’s a saga about the best laid plans, unexpected quandaries, human error, strapping tape solutions, the benefits and drawbacks of computer programming, and what we hope is a HEA (happily-ever-after, …
Calling all birders
Are you a student, staff, or faculty member at UAA* or APU? Do you know your Alaskan birds? Here’s the chance to show off your birding skills!
As part of the Loren Taft retrospective exhibit at Archives & Special Collections, …
A documentary puzzle
Did you know February is considered UAA’s birthday month?
I’m not sure how official that is, but in the spirit of it, I have a documentary puzzle for you. The first Anchorage Community College commencement ceremony was held in 1956. …
Writing a love letter
As archivists, we don’t often tell people how to create their documents. Unless asked, of course, then the gloves are off. But on this St. Valentine’s Day Eve, I’ve found a nice little nugget in the 1885 Gay’s Standard Encyclopedia …
A matter of timing
In January we said we’d be highlighting one of our favorite rare books throughout the year so here we go. The Gay’s Standard Encyclopedia and Self-Educator from 1885.
Let me take a brief detour. We have this clock in one …