The Manuscript Map Collection consists of maps, plats, and charts of Alaska. Its strength is 20th century Alaska development, with extensive holdings on mining claims, cannery sites, road development, and tourism. In-house indexes provide access through thematic description and geographic location. Photographic copies may be ordered.

Historical manuscripts are original documents including diaries, business records, personal papers, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. These cover both the Russian-American (before 1867) and United States periods of Alaska history, with most materials from the 1880s to the present. Major topics include: politics, religions, aviation, mining, engineering, science, biography, mountaineering, and glaciology.

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