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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.
B1989.016.443.1
1. Death and Dismay. Glass and Hewitt. [moose fight. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2015.008.1259
Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, Abbott's Pass, The Death Trap 1898 [Matted]
Keywords: mountains, glaciers
Collection: B2015.008
B1996.035.2.Kirby.Stanton.1
[from verso] "Gismo." This is the pup in our hut. He is 6 weeks old and mean as the devil. He sure is cute and everybody loves him to death. We all call him the "Baby Dog." 11/1/46" [owner Storm Kirby; puppy sitting on chair]
Collection: B1996.035 Adak Historical Society
B1995.014.54.12
Auction sale after a town member's death, Fort Yukon, 1934 [white and Athabascan men and women standing outdoors, trapper Bill O'Brien at right, woman in center wearing Athabascan-style beaded baby belt, Yukon River in background]
Keywords: clothing
Collection: B1995.014
B1995.014.54.17
Auction sale after a town member's death, Fort Yukon, 1934 [Athabascan men, women, and children standing outdoors, girl in center eating apple, woman at right wearing Athabascan-style beaded baby belt, Yukon River in background]
Keywords: clothing, food
Collection: B1995.014
B1964.001.634
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Green, Broad Pass.[Mr. and Mrs. William Greene standing in front of telegraph office at Broad Pass. Mrs. Greene was the only female telegraph operator in Alaska at the time. Photo was taken just after President Harding's death (note the flag at half mast). Signson building read: "American Railway Express" and "Telegraph -Telephone." 1923.]
Collection: B1964.001 John Urban
B1979.002.3.1839
No. 79. Mrs. Wm. Greene, Broad Pass (only woman telegraph operator in Alaska). Original depot. Picture taken in 1923 just after Harding's death, note flag at half mast. Worked at Broad Pass 11/1921 to 8/1925. Worked on ARR 4/11/21 to 4/30/41, rehired 1/4/43 to 3/22/44. Retired as Agent at Healy, 4/30/41. 5 x 7 neg
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC