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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.
B2009.017.1990.03.25
The spill where the guilt went
Keywords: Anchorage Daily News, cartoons, comics, political, exxon valdez, evos
Collection: B2009.017
B2022.001.144
Letter to E&S Diversified Services from Department of Defense Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, signed by Donald J. Maloney, Jr., USAF Commander, October 12, 1993
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, Department of Defense, USAF, Pacific Air Forces, Donald J. Maloney, Donald Maloney
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2022.001.128
Certificate of Appreciation, Dedicated Community Supporter, presented to Mayfield Evans, signed by Doris J. Ross, Principal, Mountain View Elementary, 1998-1999
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Certificate, Certificate of Appreciation, Dedicated Community Supporter, Community, Supporter, Doris J. Ross, Doris Ross, Mountain View Elementary, School
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2021.006.35
Aunt Odessa Branch from Omaha, Aunt Janie Hayes from Wichita, Aunt Luretha Reid
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Odessa Branch, Janie Hayes, Luretha Reid, Family
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B2021.006.37
“Suspect explains odd tomb” by Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily News, May 4, 2004 Bill Roth, photographer
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Law, Court, Trial, Anchorage Daily News, ADN
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1989.016.2150.1
Alaska, Merry Christmas. Thomas Kodagraph Shop, Anchorage [greeting card with drawing of bear and photograph of musher with dog team. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2150.4
Alaska, Greetings from the Northland. Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Winters and Junior [greeting card with sketch of totem pole and holly with Sydney Laurence painting of Mt. McKinley. copy neg, card clipped to copy stand with clothespins]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2150.5
Alaska, Seasons Greetings [greeting card with sketch of bears cubs and holly with photograph of dog team stopped on winter trail. copy neg, card clipped to copy stand with clothespins]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2022.001.139A
Letter to E&S Diversified Services at U. S. Coast Guard Base, Ketchikan, Alaska from U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, signed by Michael L. Dorsey, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, March 2, 1994, with letter from Commanding Office USCGC Naushon dated February 24, 1994
Keywords: Mayfield Evans, BIPOC, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, African American families, Letter, E&S Diversified Services, U.S. Coast Guard, Base, Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S., DOT, Department of Transporation, Dept. of Transportation, Michael L. Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Captain, Commandig Office, USCGC, Naushon
Collection: B2022.001 Mayfield Evans Collection
B2021.006.40b
“Governor gets no new choices to fill out court” by Sheila Toomey, Anchorage Daily News (publication date cut off clipping)
Keywords: BIPOC, BPOC, HistoryMakers, History Makers, Black Alaskans, Alaskans, African Americans, Judge Larry Card, Larry Card, Judge Card, Anchorage, Law, Court, Governor Hickel, Superior Court
Collection: B2021.006 Judge Larry Card Collection
B1989.016.2150.15
Alaska, Greetings from the Northland [greeting card with sketch of totem pole and holly with Sydney Laurence painting of Mt. McKinley. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2150.2
Alaska, Merry Christmas [greeting card with drawing of polar bear and kayak with photograph of ice chunks in Cook Inlet. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2150.3
Alaska, Merry Christmas, Jewell and Eddie Richmond. Thomas Kodagraph Shop, Anchorage [greeting card with drawing of bear and photograph of Mt. McKinley. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.004.1138
.1134 - 1138 – Winds raked Anchorage. Official Entry, Best Photo Series, Alaska Press Club Competition 1980 [Trifold mount. Five images from photo feature on November 1979 windstorm. Entry blank and original clipping adhered to back of mount.] Street signs without street sign poles were a common sight in the wake of Thursday’s storm. This one is in Muldoon, where the worst damage is.
Collection: B2016.004
B1996.035.10.3.page.7d
Adak Tribune newspaper, February 23, 1946, page 4 of 6 pages. Lead article about a Russian ship, the Donbass, which broke in two and was found 400 miles south of Adak. “Navy search parties have been hampered by bad weather. . .” and Kirby has penciled: “That is me.”
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1989.016.2150.14
Holiday Greetings. Thomas Fotoshop [greeting card with sketch of man at campfire near cache and Sydney Laurence painting of Mt. McKinley. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.214.4
May Day dance, 1940, Elk's Hall. [Anchorage]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.004.1137
.1134 - 1138 – Winds raked Anchorage. Official Entry, Best Photo Series, Alaska Press Club Competition 1980 [Trifold mount. Five images from photo feature on November 1979 windstorm. Entry blank and original clipping adhered to back of mount.] Municipal workmen were out on the job Friday, replacing telephone lines ripped down by the gale-force winds.
Collection: B2016.004
B1996.035.10.3.page.13back
[accordion-fold black & white souvenir postcards of Kodiak, twelve images with captions, 1940s? (6 per side)]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.13b
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B1996.035.10.3.page.13front
[accordion-fold black & white souvenir postcards of Kodiak, twelve images with captions, 1940s? (6 per side)]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society / B1996_035_10_3 Kirby_Scrapbook
B2016.004.1134
.1134-1138 – Winds raked Anchorage. Official Entry, Best Photo Series, Alaska Press Club Competition 1980 [Trifold mount. Five images from photo feature on November 1979 windstorm. Entry blank and original clipping adhered to back of mount.] This fence, like many others in Muldoon, was blown flat and now is nothing but a series of gates.
Collection: B2016.004