University of Alaska Anchorage Records
Guide to the UAA. Consortium Library. Archives and Special Collections and Creative Writing Club exhibit
2024
Collection number: UAA-0235.
Creating office:
UAA. Consortium Library. Archives and Special Collections.
UAA. Creative Writing Club.
Date: 2024.
Volume of series: 0.1 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are entirely in English.
Series summary: Short stories and poems inspired by archival photographs used in an exhibit in the UAA/APU Consortium Library.
Administrative history:
The Archives was founded as part of the library in 1979.
The Creative Writing Club was founded as a student organization on the UAA campus in 2014.
Agency functions:
The Archives acquires, preserves, and makes available to students, faculty, and the public unpublished documents, photographs, and information stored in non-print media. In addition to supporting the missions of the University and serving as the official archives for permanent University records, it performs a special service mission as community conservator of the papers and records of persons, families, organizations, associations, and businesses. Archives and Special Collections collects papers and records relating to the history of Alaska and the northwest Pacific area.
The Creative Writing Club meets regularly to cultivate skills and interest in creative writing by instigating a positive and open environment in which members can share their works. Opportunities to write are presented in the form of weekly prompts, and opportunities to share writing are presented in weekly meetings and spaces in the club’s Discord server to upload files and links.
Series description:
This collection contains nine short stories and poems written by members of the Creative Writing Club. There are also copies of the archival images provided by the Archives that inspired the written pieces. The pieces and larger versions of the photographs were displayed on the first floor of the UAA/APU Consortium Library from March to May of 2024. The exhibit was curated by Archives’ intern Connor Benson under the supervision of Becky Butler Gallegos.
Arrangement: This collection is arranged with the copies of the archival photographs in front of each written piece it inspired.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Use restrictions: The Archives does not hold copyright to written works. The Archives may hold copyright to the archival images represented; please contact the Archives for more information.
Preferred citation: UAA. Consortium Library. Archives and Special Collections and Creative Writing Club exhibit, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
“Creative Writing Club.” Seawolf Life. University of Alaska Anchorage. Last accessed February 11, 2025. https://uaa.campusgroups.com/feeds?type=club&type_id=35513&tab=about
Processing information: This collection was described by Becky Butler Gallegos in 2025.