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The Anchorage Museum library includes books, maps, and print resources focused on Alaska and the Circumpolar North. The public is welcome to access the collection and conduct research on-site during open hours, or by appointment.
The Anchorage Museum archives include historic photographs and print materials covering a broad range of topics related to Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Some materials are available online, while others are available for detailed research on site at the Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center.
B2022.002.46
Keywords: AMA, Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Museum Association, www.anchoragemuseum.org
Collection: B2022.002 Cal Williams
B2022.003.38
C 86 56, Mary Lu and Malia [two Indigenous youth standing for a portrait wearing western style dresses and fur boots]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Youth, Boots, Fur, Portrait
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B2022.003.50
O 70, Moving to spring camp [three individuals with dog team and sled standing in the snow with boats and buildings in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, Parka, Snow, Sled, Sled dog, Kayak
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B1989.016.2150.8
Alaska, Northland Greetings [greeting card with sketch of dog team and holly with photograph of Mt. McKinley. copy neg, card clipped to copy stand with clothespins]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.003.34
B 61 55, Judy and Frannie [two Indigenous individuals in red jackets standing with pole and buildings in the background]
Keywords: Alaska, BIPOC, Indigenous, Women, Jackets, Shore
Collection: B2022.003 Temkin
B2021.008.1
[portrait of a white woman, possibly Myrtle Everett Bragaw, circa 1910 based on dress and hairstyle]
Keywords: Alaska, Portrait, Woman
Collection: B2021.008 Myrtle Everett Bragaw
B1989.016.2043
[exterior of Yes Sir! Anchorage Liquor Store with sign "Free! Trip to Peoria, tickets with each purchase," displays in window, sign next door for hotel, rooms for rent]
Keywords: alcohol, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2146.14
#14 (Fourth of July Parade, 1941. Photo by D.C. Hewitt) [group on horseback with sign "North Pole Riding Academy" passing Alaska Transfer Co.and federal building near corner of Fourth Avenue and G Street in Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.004.269
Photographs from August 1981 Anchorage NAACP meeting with Bob Hughes, a mediator for the U.S. Department of Justice, and Brian Porter, Anchorage Police Chief
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Anchorage, NAACP, Meeting, Bob Hughes, Mediator, U.S. Department of Justice, Brian Porter, Police Chief, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2019.003.147
“Scenes along the Alaska coast” Resurrection Bay entrance to Seward [scenic of water and coastline]
Collection: B2019.003
B1989.016.2145.6
6 (American Legion Banquet at the Idle Hour Country Club, Anchorage) [interior with people at tables, head table in front of fireplace]
Keywords: military, businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.008.13
[three minks climbing chicken wire in cage at the Northern Lights Fur Farm in Anchorage]
Keywords: Mink, Fur Farm, Anchorage, Alaska
Collection: B2021.008 Myrtle Everett Bragaw
B2021.004.267
Photographs from May 1981 Visit to Anchorage NAACP members by Virna Canson, national representative of NAACP
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Virna Canson, National Representative, NAACP, Anchorage, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B2021.004.270
Photographs from August 1981 Anchorage NAACP meeting with Bob Hughes, a mediator for the U.S. Department of Justice, and Brian Porter, Anchorage Police Chief [Ed Wesley on left]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Anchorage, NAACP, Meeting, Bob Hughes, Mediator, U.S. Department of Justice, Brian Porter, Police Chief, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley
B1989.016.2055.15
15 (July 4, 1938, parade) [flat bed truck festooned with crepe and flag, men at back arranging pine trees and foliage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.004.268
Photographs from August 1981 Anchorage NAACP meeting with Bob Hughes, a mediator for the U.S. Department of Justice, and Brian Porter, Anchorage Police Chief [Ed Wesley second from left]
Keywords: Ed Wesley, Anchorage, NAACP, Meeting, Bob Hughes, Mediator, U.S. Department of Justice, Brian Porter, Police Chief, History Makers, HistoryMakers, African Americans, Black Alaskans
Collection: B2021.004 Wesley