New in the Archives: May – June, 2026
Wow, what happened to May and June? I know what happened to May and June: we were busy! Plus, honestly, we all tend to take a lot of vacation around now so we can enjoy the glorious Alaska weather too.…
Category: Reference
New in the Archives: March-April 2026
Time for our bi-monthly report! We’ve been keeping very busy. What isn’t reflected below is the research activity going on in the Archives over the past month, which has accounted for a fair number of hours. We’ve served researchers from …
Getting to the Archives: 2025-2026 edition
Due to construction starting on Monday, July 21, on the North entrance and on the first floor of the Library, our usual suggestions for accessing the building and the Archives won’t apply for a while. At least a year, possibly …
FAQs: Why do we need archivists? Everything is online!
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 …
New in the Archives: July-August 2023
So busy:
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 …
Good news and temporary inconveniences
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 …
New in the Archives: January-February 2023
Now available:
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 …
FAQs: Distance and research
Is coming on-site to view collection materials a challenge for you? Maybe you live somewhere else and don’t have a visit to beautiful Anchorage in the offing, or perhaps you live in Anchorage but our access hours don’t mesh well …
New in the Archives, March-April 2022
Thanks, first, to Access Services!
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 …
New in the Archives, September-October 2021
Use of materials
The Anchorage Daily News used some our Anchorage Organizing Committee records in their ongoing series Curious Alaska: this entry about past attempts to bring the Olympics to Anchorage. Gwen appears in a few of the photographs.…
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New in the Archives: March-April 2026
Time for our bi-monthly report! We’ve been keeping very busy. What isn’t reflected below is the research activity going on in the Archives over the past month, which has accounted for a fair number of hours. We’ve served researchers from …
Getting to the Archives: 2025-2026 edition
Due to construction starting on Monday, July 21, on the North entrance and on the first floor of the Library, our usual suggestions for accessing the building and the Archives won’t apply for a while. At least a year, possibly …
FAQs: Why do we need archivists? Everything is online!
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 …
New in the Archives: July-August 2023
So busy:
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 …
Good news and temporary inconveniences
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 …
New in the Archives: January-February 2023
Now available:
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 …
FAQs: Distance and research
Is coming on-site to view collection materials a challenge for you? Maybe you live somewhere else and don’t have a visit to beautiful Anchorage in the offing, or perhaps you live in Anchorage but our access hours don’t mesh well …
New in the Archives, March-April 2022
Thanks, first, to Access Services!
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 …
New in the Archives, September-October 2021
Use of materials
The Anchorage Daily News used some our Anchorage Organizing Committee records in their ongoing series Curious Alaska: this entry about past attempts to bring the Olympics to Anchorage. Gwen appears in a few of the photographs.…