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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.
B2017.023.073
United States Post Office and court House, Sitka, Alaska [building, automobiles, people, bicycle]
Collection: B2017.023
B2021.006.43
“ALASKA” USA TODAY, August 16, 1993. [clipping about Governor Hickel naming two judges, Larry Card as the first Black person named to a state court]
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Law, Court, Super court, State court, Governor Hickel
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2022.005.239
[Indigenous Alaskan woman in fur parka standing outside United States Post Office and Court House building in Nome, Alaska. Man standing near doorway. Inupiaq territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Woman, Parka, Fur, Geometric pattern, Design, Gloves, Mukluks, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Pathway, Man, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Building, Structure, USPS, U.S.P.S., Post Office, Postal Service, Court House, Federal building, Government
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2021.006.01
Judge Larry and Mrs. Minnie Card [at post-installation reception, Alaska Superior Court, 1993 October 1. Judge Card was the first Black person to be installed in the Alaska Superior Court.]
Keywords: Judge Larry Card, Minnie Card, The HistoryMakers, HistoryMakers, Alaska State Supreme Court, BIPOC, Judge, Black judges in Alaska, Black people in Alaska, Larry Card, Family, Reception
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2022.005.238
[Indigenous Alaskan woman (likely Elva "Willie" Amidon) in parka standing outside United States Post Office and Court House building in Nome, Alaska. Men standing near doorway. Inupiaq territory.]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Inupiaq, Territory, Inupiat, Woman, Parka, Fur, Geometric pattern, Design, Gloves, Mukluks, Outerwear, Clothing, Footwear, Winter, Snow, Pathway, Man, Men, Door, Doorway, Entrance, Building, Structure, USPS, U.S.P.S., Post Office, Postal Service, Court House, Federal building, Government, Elva Amidon, Elva "Willie" Amidon, Willie Amidon
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B2021.006.15
Left to Right: Governor Walter J. Hickel, Judge Larry Card, James Wanamaker. "My best wishes God bless Walter J. Hickel" [at installation into Alaska Superior Court, 1993 October 1. Judge Card was the first Black person to be installed in the Alaska Superior Court. Wanamaker installed into District Court of Alaska.]
Keywords: Governor Walter J. Hickel, Judge Larry Card, Judge James Wanamaker, The HistoryMakers, HistoryMakers, Alaska State Supreme Court, District Court of Alaska, BIPOC, Judge, Black judges in Alaska, Black people in Alaska, Larry Card, Governor, Walter J. Hickel, Judge, James Wanamaker, Signed
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1981.020.144
Sitka, Alaska No. A113, The Photo Shop Studio [United States Post Office and Court House building; poured-concrete structure with geometric ornamentation; flag atop roof; seawall and utility lines in foreground; structure with brick chimney in background]
Collection: B1981.020 Hotchkiss
B1998.014.1.406
B116 Anchorage, Alaska "Federal Building" [United States Post Office and Court House; pedestrians; people sitting in cars; automobiles parked at meters; Dodge pickup truck "J.S. Ramstad Construction Co. Inc.," Northwest Airlines sign; Lounge sign in midground]
Collection: B1998.014 Brickley