Guide to the Morgan Sherwood papers
1953-2000
Collection number: HMC-1488.
Creator: Sherwood, Morgan B.
Title: Morgan Sherwood papers.
Dates: 1953-2000.
Volume of collection: 3.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Correspondence and research materials from an Alaska historian.
Biographical note:
Morgan Sherwood was born in Anchorage in 1929. He earned his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He married Jeanie Woods in 1963. He wrote and edited several books on Alaska history throughout his career, much of which was spent as Professor of History at University of California, Davis. He passed away in 2000.
Collection description:
The collection consists primarily of Morgan Sherwood’s professional and personal correspondence and research files. The files reflect his interest in Alaskan history and the history of science and agriculture.
Arrangement: The folders are in alphabetical order by correspondent, institution, or subject.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: The Archives holds rights to collection materials created by Morgan Sherwood.
Preferred citation: Morgan Sherwood papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Related materials: The Anchorage Museum holds a collection of Alaska Railroad photographs taken by Dr. Sherwood.
Acquisition note: The collection was donated to the Archives by Jeanie Sherwood in 2025.
Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2025. Most folder descriptions were transcribed from the original folder labels, with full names added if needed and explanations in parentheses. Published materials were removed.
Container list:
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/1 | Alaska Centennial Commission | 1963-1965 |
| 1/2 | Alaska Historical Commission | 1972-1987 |
| 1/3 | Alaska historical conference | 1965-1967 |
| 1/4 | Alaska Historical Society | 1968-1998 |
| 1/5 | Alaska History | 1982-2000 |
| 1/6 | Alaska Journal | 1977-1982 |
| 1/7 | American Scientist | 1982-1984 |
| 1/8 | American Society for Environmental History | 1983-2000 |
| 1/9 | Anchorage High School reunion | 1991-1993 |
| 1/10 | Antonson, Jo (Alaska Historical Society) | 1985-2000 |
| 1/11 | A misc. | 1953-2000 |
| 1/12 | Bagoy, John | 1993-2000 |
| 1/13 | Bokholvitinov, Nicolai | 1990 |
| 1/14 | Buckner, Simon | 1975-1984 |
| 1/14 | B misc. | 1962-1997 |
| 1/15 | Chevigny, Hector (Mr. Chevigny was blind during this period. He appears to have typed his notes which were annotated with corrections.) | 1963-1989 |
| 1/16 | Coates, Peter | 1987-2000 |
| 1/17 | Cole, Terrence | 1982-2000 |
| 1/18 | Conjuring history | 1988-1996 |
| 1/19 | Cook Inlet book | 1975-182 |
| 1/20 | Copyright, Exploration of Alaska | 1965-1992 |
| 1/21 | CSICOP, Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal | 1995 |
| 1/22 | C misc. | 1963-1994 |
| 1/23 | DeArmond, Robert | 1967-1994 |
| 1/24 | DeMarsh, Tanya | 1979-1992 |
| 1/25 | Dunlap, Thomas R. | 1979-1991 |
| 1/26 | Dupree, A. Hunter | 1959-1997 |
| 1/27 | D misc. | 1966-1998 |
| 1/28 | Embrey, Lee Anna | 1964-1970 |
| 1/29 | Environmental history | 1982-2000 |
| 1/20 | E misc. | 1968-2000 |
| 2/1 | Fazio, Dry Creek (Solano County, California, owners appeal to Congressman Vic Fazio) | 1980-1981 |
| 2/2 | Fisher, R. F. (Trip to Dorchester, England) | 1992 |
| 2/3 | Federova, Svetlana | 1968-1994 |
| 2/4 | Frederick, Robert | 1969-1986 |
| 2/5 | Frisco Looney (list of groups from San Francisco) | undated |
| 2/6 | F misc. | 1961-1993 |
| 2/7 | Gakken Co. (entry for Japanese encyclopedia) | 1970 |
| 2/8 | Griffin, Jillian (purchase of Sidney Laurence painting) | 1995-1997 |
| 2/9 | Gruening, Ernest | 1959-1974 |
| 2/10 | G misc. | 1962-1993 |
| 2/11 | Halibut Cove | 1968-1990 |
| 2/12 | Halibut Cove sale | 1994 |
| 2/13 | Hall, George 1961-1993 | |
| 2/14 | Hanable, William S. | 1978-1994 |
| 2/15 | Haycox, Stephen | 1973-2000 |
| 2/16 | Henning, Robert, Cook Inlet book | 1974 |
| 2/17 | Henning, Robert | 1976-1982 |
| 2/18 | Hinckley, Ted | 1962-1999 |
| 2/19 | Holeski, Carolyn | 1981-1984 |
| 2/20 | Houston ASEH (American Society for Environmental History conference) | 1990 |
| 2/21 | H misc. | 1960-2000 |
| 2/22 | Ivory ornaments | 1991-1992 |
| 2/23 | I misc. | 1967-1969 |
| 2/24 | Journal of the West | 1963-1967 |
| 2/25 | J misc. | 1967-1989 |
| 2/26 | Kachemak park | 1982-1987 |
| 2/27 | KHLT (Kachemak Heritage Land Trust) | 1995-2000 |
| 2/28 | KAKM | 1993 |
| 2/29 | Kalifornsky | 1978-1985 |
| 2/30 | K misc. | 1960-1999 |
| 2/31 | Lamar, Howard | 1967-1973 |
| 2/32 | Limerick, Patricia et al (revisionist history) | 1990-1993 |
| 2/33 | Livingston, Lyn | 2000 |
| 2/34 | Loussac Library | 1986-1996 |
| 2/35 | L misc. | 1966-1993 |
| 2/36 | MacMillan | 1993-1995 |
| 2/36 | MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press) | 1971-1999 |
| 2/37 | Mt. McKinley Park (Arctic science conference) | 1999 |
| 2/38 | M misc. | 1958-2000 |
| 2/39 | National Endowment for the Humanities | 1978-1995 |
| 2/40 | National Geographic Society | 1983 |
| 2/41 | National Science Foundation | 1956-1986 |
| 2/42 | Nichols, Jeannette 1966-1968 | |
| 2/43 | N misc. | 1966-1998 |
| 2/44 | Pacific–American Historical Association G7 | 1966-1967 |
| 2/45 | Pacific Historian | 1981-1983 |
| 2/46 | Pacific Historical Review | 1970-1993 |
| 2/47 | Pacific Northwest history conference, Hinckley, Murray, Naske | 1971-1977 |
| 3/1 | Pacific Northwest Quarterly | 1961-1997 |
| 3/2 | Pacific rim documents | 1985-1986 |
| 3/3 | Penick, Jim | 1963-1992 |
| 3/4 | Picture Alaska | 1990-1996 |
| 3/5 | Pierce, Richard | 1964-1997 |
| 3/6 | Polly’s Denali manuscript | 1993-1998 |
| 3/7 | Oswalt, Wendell | 1965-1967 |
| 3/8 | O misc. | 1966-1997 |
| 3/9 | Pomeroy, Earl | 1967-1994 |
| 3/10 | Pursell, Carroll | 1963-1994 |
| 3/11 | P misc. | 1961-1994 |
| 3/12 | Quail Valley | 1998 |
| 3/13 | Rand McNally | 1963-1972 |
| 3/14 | Reingold, Nathan | 1966-1989 |
| 3/15 | Reviews | 1963-2000 |
| 3/16 | Ridge, Martin | 1966-1985 |
| 3/17 | Roppel, Pat | 1971-1998 |
| 3/18 | R misc. | 1959-1997 |
| 3/19 | Schmalz file | 1958-1999 |
| 3/20 | Schneer, Cecil | 1965-1970 |
| 3/21 | Science | 1980-1995 |
| 3/22 | Shalkop, Antoinette | 1974-1979 |
| 3/23 | Shenitz, Helen | 1961-1968 |
| 3/24 | Sherwood clippings, etc. | 1953-1995 |
| 3/25 | Shideler, James H. | 1965-1968 |
| 3/26 | SHOT program (Society for the History of Technology) | 1970-1971 |
| 3/27 | Simionato, Melva | 1971-1974 |
| 3/28 | Sinclair, Bruce | 1967, 1999 |
| 3/29 | Sorensen, Conner | 1976-1999 |
| 3/30 | Stauter, Jay | 1961-1971 |
| 3/31 | Stine, Jeffrey Smithsonian | 1997-1998 |
| 3/32 | Suratt, Sam | 1966-1967 |
| 3/33 | Swain, Donald | 1964-1982 |
| 3/34 | S misc. | 1962-2000 |
| 3/35 | Tech and pub pol | 1964-1975 |
| 3/36 | Tillion, Clem and Diana | 1965-1977 |
| 3/37 | Tobin, Emery | 1976-1977 |
| 3/38 | Tower, Elizabeth | 1993 |
| 3/39 | Transportation conference | 1981 |
| 3/40 | Tryck, Keith | 1997 |
| 3/41 | T misc. | 1963-1997 |
| 3/42 | UAA Library | 1991-1997 |
| 3/43 | University of Alaska Press | 1991-2000 |
| 3/44 | University of California, Davis correspondence | 1961-1998 |
| 3/45 | U misc. | 1976-1993 |
| 3/46 | VanStone, James | 1965-1981 |
| 3/47 | V misc. | 1967-1980 |
| 3/48 | Washington Press (University of Washington Press) | 1964-1999 |
| 3/49 | Washington book (University of Washington Press, publication of Alaska and its history) | 1965-1968 |
| 4/1 | Western Historical Quarterly | 1971-1992 |
| 4/2 | Western Historical Association | 1964 |
| 4/3 | Western Historical Association | 1967 |
| 4/4 | Western Historical Association Local Arrangements | 1985 |
| 4/5 | Western Historical Association paper | 1964 |
| 4/6 | Wilson, William | 1965-1990 |
| 4/7 | Winters, California | 1970-1977 |
| 4/8 | Winters old docs 1974-1988 | |
| 4/9 | Worster, Donald | 1982-1990 |
| 4/10 | W misc. | 1961-1999 |
| 4/11-13 | Yale book (Big game in Alaska) | 1962-1998 |
| 4/14 | X-Y-Z misc. | 1969-1993 |
| 4/15 | Yosemite | 1991 |