Alaska’s Digital Archives

• Published in: Reference reviews 2018-09, Vol.32 (7/8), p.52-53
• Main Author: Wilson, Ellen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Digital archives; Government archives; Historic preservation; Library collections; Statehood
• ISSN: 0950-4125; 1758-7697
• DOI: 10.1108/RR-07-2018-0108

Partner institutions/collections are Alaska State Library (Historical Collection, Document Collection, and State Publications), University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Museum of the North, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Alaska State Museum – Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, Alaska State Archives, Alaska Resources Library and Information Services, Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association, Seward Community Library Association, Petersburg Public Library, Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Sitka Historical Society, Village of Igiugig and the Community Curated Micro Collection Project. Religion and Church Leadership, Ceremonial Life, Traditional Ways of Learning, Make a Living, Traditional Spiritual Practices, Education, Traditional Technology, Art, Native Organizations, Native Leadership and Politics, Health-Care Providers and Health-Care Facilities. The Anchorage Museum collection serves to “preserve, exhibit, and interpret the art and history of Alaska and the circumpolar North,” whereas the Sheldon Jackson Museum includes Alaska Native ethnographic material and the University of Alaska Museum of the North includes natural and cultural history specimens.