alaska & polar regions collections
Wenger Eskimo Database
Written literature about Inuit/Eskimo peoples. Contains nearly 200 titles—primarily books and journal articles. Best used with Internet Explorer.
Rare Maps (Meeting of Frontiers)
This selection of maps provides basic coverage of the mapping of Alaska, from the early voyages of discovery through the sale of Russian America to the United States and the gold rush.
Photographs of Alaska Women
Selection of documents is of indigenous and pioneer women of Alaska in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Most Memorable Scenes: Exploration Art from the Alaska and Polar Regions Rare Books
Memorable photos from the Alaska and Polar Regions archive collection.
Butler Brothers Gold Rush
Online ablum that documents the adventures of Walter P. and William Butler during the gold rush.
Bradford Washburn Photograph Collection
This includes a geographical index to Washburn's photos, but does not contain photos. Some images are viewable on the APR Photo Gallery website at http://photolab.elmer.uaf.edu/gallery/photogallery.html
A Life of Service: The papers of Elmer E. Rasmuson
The papers of Elmer E. Rasmuson provide an unparalleled look at the early economic history of modern Alaska as well as a record of an influential pioneer family.
Alaska's Digital Archives
A wealth of historical photographs, albums, oral histories, moving images, maps, documents, physical objects, and other materials from libraries, museums and archives throughout our state.
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- Alaska's Digital Archives--to view selected historical photographs, archival film, oral histories, rare maps, historical documents, and museum objects.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.
Guide To Collections: The Catholic Church In Alaska
MANUSCRIPTS
The Alaskan Shepherd. Fairbanks, AK: Diocese of Northern Alaska. Newsletter. Holdings: 1970 (vol. 8, no. 2)-present. Located in Alaska Periodicals.
Alaska Shepherd Photograph Collection, 1930s. 1 lin. ft. (460 photographs). Images of King Island ( Alaska), residents of the island, and Eskimo life and culture. Photographs attributed to Bernard R. Hubbard, S. J. Reprints of original photographs owned by the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks.
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Posted: October 17th, 2005
