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Alaska & Polar Regions Collections
APR Research Room materials include archives, historical manuscripts, historical photographs, rare books and maps, oral histories, and archival films on many subjects including: Russian-America, expeditions, politics, commerce, anthropology, etc.
Find Alaska & Polar Regions materials:
- Goldmine--for books, rare books & maps, oral histories, archival film, and most manuscript collections.
- Alaska / Polar Periodical Index--for periodical and newspaper articles.
- Alaska's Digital Archives--to view selected historical photographs, archival film, oral histories, rare maps, historical documents, and museum objects.
- StarArchives--for more detailed descriptions of manuscript and archival collections.
- Bradford Washburn index -- A searchable online index to Washburn photos.
- Project Jukebox--for oral histories presented in a multimedia exhibit.
- Visit the Research Room (Research Room Hours) for more ways to find historical Alaska material.
- Contact us at 907-474-2791 or email fyapr@uaf.edu.
Statement of Intended Use Form
Reproduction Guidelines for Archival Material
Fee Schedule
| Prints | ||
| Print Size | Price | UA Price |
| 8.5x11 | $14.00 | $9.00 |
| 11x14 | $21.00 | $14.00 |
| 17x22 | $36.00 | $24.00 |
Ordering & Using our Photographs & Archival Material
NOTE: This information only applies to photographs owned by the Archives at the University of Alaska Fairbanks [Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library].
In Alaska's Digital Archives, these materials are identified with the letters UAF on the identification line.
Alaska Film Archives
Through three decades of collecting, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has built the largest collection of archival films in and about Alaska, with particular strength for the pre-statehood era. The current collection of films and videos combines hundreds of individual donations to UAF with films collected earlier by the Alaska State Library. Since 1993 these materials have been maintained in the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Department in Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Our goals are to:
- Locate and collect film and videotape pertaining to Alaska through donation.
- Document the region, date and activities of each film.
- Catalog each film or tape and make them available for viewing.
- Store original materials in controlled environmental conditions.
Contact:
Dirk Tordoff, Film Archivist, at (907) 474-5347 or email ditordoff [at] alaska [dot] edu
Angie Schmidt, Archives Assistant, at (907) 474-5986 or email ajschmidt [at] alaska [dot] edu
Some of our projects include creating finding aids for:

