Selected Links To:
Projects Digitizing Alaska History

Alaska Archives, Libraries, & Museums

Regional Archives, Libraries, & Museums

National Archives & Libraries

Alaska and Regional Historical Societies & Resources

Alaska Public Broadcasters

Film, Video, & Audio Collections and Preservation

Other Film, Video, & Audio Resources

Projects Digitizing Alaska History
Alaska's Digital Archives
"Alaska's Digital Archives presents a wealth of historical photographs, oral histories, moving images, documents, and other materials from libraries, museums, and institutions throughout our state."

Alaska State Museums' Collections Search

Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 Resource Guide
"March 27, 2014 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. To commemorate the event, a number of Alaskan repositories came together to create this guide to archival resources related to the earthquake."

Kodiak Alaska Military History

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) at Seattle, Alaska Digitization Project

Project Jukebox
"...the digital branch of the Oral History Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks."

Tundra Times Photograph Project
"The Tundra Times was the voice of Alaska Natives from 1962 to 1997."

Alaska Archives, Libraries, & Museums
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation (Anchorage)

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum (Anchorage)

Alaska Jewish Museum (Anchorage)

Alaska Museum of Science & Nature (Anchorage)

Alaska Native Heritage Center (Anchorage)
"A gathering place that celebrates, perpetuates and shares Alaska Native cultures."

Alaska State Archives (Juneau)

Alaska State Library (Juneau)

Alaska State Museums (Juneau & Sitka)

Alutiiq Museum (Kodiak)

Anchorage Public Library

Anchorage Museum

ARLIS-Alaska Resources Library & Information Services (Anchorage)
"The mother lode of Alaska resources information."

ASC Alaska Office (Anchorage)
The Smithsonian Institute's, “Arctic Studies Center [ASC] has an office in Anchorage, Alaska, where Native peoples, scholars and museum staff work together on a broad range of collaborative research, exhibitions and educational programs. The ASC Alaska Office is located at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.”

Clausen Memorial Museum (Petersburg)

Eagle Historical Society

Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Libraries

Homer Public Library

Juneau Public Libraries

Kenai Community Library

Ketchikan Museum
Formerly the Tongass Historical Museum.

Ketchikan Public Library

Kodiak History Museum
Formerly the Baranov Museum.

Kodiak Maritime Museum

Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry (Wasilla)

Petersburg Public Library

Pratt Museum (Homer)

Seward Community Library & Museum

Sheldon Museum (Haines)

Sitka History Museum

Skagway Museum

Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (SLED)
"Information Resources for, about, and by Alaskans."

Trapper Creek Museum
"A settler's log cabin housing a wonderful collection of artifacts, stories and pictures depicting the life of Alaska's homesteaders, gold rush miners and trapping pioneers."

Tuzzy Consortium Library (Barrow)

UAA/APU Consortium Library (Anchorage):

Archives and Special Collections
UAF Elmer E. Rasmuson Library (Fairbanks):

Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives

Alaska Film Archives

UAF Museum of the North (Fairbanks)

UAS Egan Library (Juneau)

UAS Ketchikan Campus Library

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive

Regional Archives, Libraries, & Museums
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Seattle, Washington)

City of Vancouver Archives

Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver, BC)

Museum of History & Industry (Seattle, Washington)

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) at Seattle
"We maintain and provide access to permanent records created by federal agencies and courts in the following states: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington."

Royal BC Museum, home of the British Columbia Archives (Victoria, BC)

Seattle Municipal Archives

Seattle Public Library

University of British Columbia Library (Vancouver, BC)

University of Washington Libraries (Seattle, Washington)

Vancouver Public Library

Washington State Archives (Olympia, Washington)

Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma, Washington)

Washington State Library (Olympia, Washington)

Yukon Archives (Whitehorse, Yukon)

National Archives & Libraries
Library and Archives Canada

Film, Video, and Sound
Library of Congress

Audio Visual Conservation

National Film Preservation Board
“Established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, the National Film Preservation Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage…”

National Recording Preservation Board
“Each year since 2002, the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) and members of the public have nominated recordings to the National Recording Registry.”

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA):

Moving Image and Sound Holdings

National Archives Catalog

Alaska and Regional Historical Societies & Resources
Alaska Historical Society

Alaska Lost Ski Areas Project

British Columbia Historical Federation

HistoryLink
"The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History."

Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
"Preserving our Northwest Nautical Heritage."

Seward Historic Preservation Commission

Tanana-Yukon Historical Society (Fairbanks)

Washington State Historical Society

Yukon Historical & Museums Association (Whitehorse, Yukon)

Alaska Public Broadcasters
Alaska Public Media (Anchorage)
KAKM-TV and KSKA-FM 91.1.

Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc. (Sand Point)
KSDP 830 AM and KAEB 91.9 FM.

Bethel Broadcasting, Inc.
KYUK TV, KYUK 640 AM, and KYUK 90.3 FM. Archives at KYUK.

Big River Public Broadcasting Inc. (Galena)
KIYU 910 AM and 88.1 FM; KALG 98.1 FM in Kaltag; KHUS 98.1 FM in Huslia; KHUU 97.1 FM in Hughes; KKET 95.9 FM in Allakaket; KNUL 99.1 FM in Nulato; KOYU 98.1 FM in Koyukuk; KRBY 98.1 FM in Ruby; KSYU 98.1 FM in St. Marys; and KTYU 99.1 FM in Tanana.

Ketchemak Bay Broadcasting, Inc. (Homer)
KBBI 890 AM in Homer; and 88.1 FM in Seward.

KFSK Community Radio (Petersburg)
88.1 FM, 91.1 FM, 100.9 FM, and 103.1 FM in Petersburg, Coffman Cove, Farragut Bay, Kupreanof, Little Port Walter, Port Alexander, Port Baker, Point Protection, Thomas Bay, Warm Springs Bay, and Whale Pass.

KHNS (Haines)
91.9 FM and 102.3 FM in Haines, Klukwan, and Skagway.

Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation
KMXT 100.1 FM; 91.9 FM in Port Lions; 100.1 FM in Chignik; and 101.7 FM in Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, and Old Harbor.

Kohanic Broadcast Corporation (Anchorage)
KNBA 90.3 FM.

Kotzebue Broadcasting Inc.
720 AM and 89.9 FM; 88.5 FM in Ambler; 88.7 FM in Shungnak; and 88.9 FM in Kobuk.

KTNA (Talkeetna)
88.9 FM.

KTOO Public Media (Juneau)
KTOO TV and KTOO 91.7 FM and 104.3 FM; KRNN 102.7 FM and 103.1 FM; KXLL 100.7 FM and 101.7 FM; and KTOO 360TV.

KUAC (Fairbanks)
KUAC TV and KUAC 89.9 FM; 91.1 FM in Nenana and Tok; 91.3 FM in Bettles and Nome; 91.7 FM in Delta Junction and Eagle; and 101.7 FM in Healy.

Kuskokwim Public Broadcasting Corporation (McGrath)
89.9 FM in McGrath; KNKO 88.5 FM in Shageluk; KMGS 89.5 FM in Angvik; KSKC 89.5 FM in Crooked Creek; KNIB 89.5 FM in Nikolai; KSKP 89.5 FM in Sleetmute; KGYA 90.5 FM in Grayling; and KLOP 91.5 FM in Holy Cross.

Rainbird Community Radio (Ketchikan)
KRBD 105.9 FM; 90.1 FM in Hydaburg, Klawock, Mountain Point, and Thorne Bay; 90.7 FM in North Point Higgins; 101.7 FM in Craig; 105.3 FM in Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Saxman; and 107.1 FM in North Ketchikan, Ward Cove, and Ketchikan.

Raven Radio Foundation, Inc. (Sitka)
KCAW 90.1 FM and 104.7 FM; 90.1 FM in Yakutat; 91.7 FM in Pelican; 91.9 FM in Port Alexander and Tenakee Springs; 92.1 FM in Elfin Cove; 105.5 FM in Angoon; and 107.1 FM in Kake.

Silakkuagvik Communications, Inc. (Utqiagvik)
KBRW 680 AM and 91.9 FM; 88.1 FM in Deadhorse, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, and Point Lay; and 101.5 FM in Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.

Terminal Radio, Inc. (Valdez)
KCHU 770 AM; KXGA 90.5 FM in Glennallen; KXKM 89.7 FM in McCarthy; 88.1 FM in Chenega Bay, Cordova, and Tatitlek; and 88.3 FM in Whittier.

Unalaska Community Broadcasting
KUCB-TV and KUCB 89.7 FM.

Wrangell Radio Group
91.7 FM and 101.7 FM in Wrangell, North Wrangell Island, and Shoemaker Bay.

Film, Video, & Audio Collections and Preservation
A/V Artifact Atlas (AVAA)
“ … a resource for identifying errors and anomalies in analog and digital video. AVAA is built for and by a community of professionals in the field of audiovisual archiving but useful for anyone working with av material.”.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Los Angeles, CA)
A museum dedicated to the history and technology of motion pictures. Administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the Museum also maintains the Academy archives.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
“A collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH.”.

Archivematica
"Archivematica is a free and open-source digital preservation system that is designed to maintain standards-based, long-term access to collections of digital objects."

Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)
"Dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded sound."

Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
“The Association of Moving Image Archivists is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the preservation and use of moving image media.”

Audio Tape Restoration Tips & Notes
Courtesy of Richard L. Hess's Audio Tape Restoration, Repair and Mastering.

British Pathe
“Explore the world's finest newsreel archives. 220,000 films dating from 1896 to 1984.”

British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC):
"Promoting moving images for teaching and research in higher and further education."

Moving Image Gateway
“This Gateway includes over 2,000 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas.”

News on Screen
“The world’s leading resource for the study of newsreels and cinemagazines.”

Researcher’s Guide to Screen Heritage
“Here users can search for moving image content, artefacts and sound collections from across the UK.”

Care and Handling for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs - A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
Co-published by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Community Owned digital Preservation Tool Registry (COPTR)
“COPTR helps practitioners find tools needed for long term digital preservation tasks.”

Conservation Online (CoOL):
“…a freely accessible platform to generate and disseminate vital resources for those working to preserve cultural heritage worldwide.”

Audio Preservation

Video Preservation

Video Preservation Website

Motion Picture Film Preservation

EYE Film Institute Netherlands (Amsterdam)
A film archive, museum, and screening venue.

Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI)
" ... a collaborative effort by federal agencies to define common guidelines, methods, and practices for digitizing historical content ... "

Film Forever
An online guide to preserving your home movie heritage, sponsored by AMIA.

International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)

Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS) (Seattle, WA)
" ... enables archives, libraries, and museums, as well as arts, science and heritage organizations, to convert their legacy video recordings to digital formats, allowing new access to our region’s cultural heritage".

National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF)
"The National Film Preservation Foundation offers several types of film preservation grants to public and nonprofit organizations." Site also includes PDF files of The Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and Museums.

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Hilversum)
"The Institute for Sound & Vision collects, preserves, and provides access to over 70% of the Dutch audio-visual heritage."

Quality Control Tools for Video Preservation
"The goal of Quality Control Tools for Video Preservation is to create new software tools that will potentially benefit all areas of the humanities." Courtesy of the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), the Dance Heritage Coalition, and David Rice.

UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive
“The UCSB Library invites you to discover and listen to its online archive of cylinder recordings; donate to help the collection grow; and learn about how these sounds and songs create an audio history of American culture.”

Videotape Identification and Assessment Guide (PDF)
Courtesy of the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Other Film, Video, & Audio Resources
Anchorage International Film Festival

Alaska Film Locations
"Film Location Scouting, Management and Production Services."

Broadcasting and Its History
A business study, courtesy of Wyoming Trust & LLC Attorney. Special thanks to our colleages at the Lyndhurst STEM Club for Girls for sending us the link.

Fieldwork and Research Guides:
"In an effort to provide useful information to fieldworkers, students, community scholars, and others interested in cultural documentation, ethnography and oral history, the Vermont Folklife Center archive provides online access to a series of research guides." Courtesy of The Vermont Folklife Center.

Interviewing Advice
"At Vermont Folklife we’ve been conducting interviews with Vermonters since 1984, and over this time we’ve developed an approach (and philosophy!) for doing it. Here we share some of our best tips."

Recording Interviews & Sounds In Person
"Some guidelines for in person recording."

Recording Interviews Remotely
"Some guidelines for remote recording."

Digital Audio Recording Equipment Guide
"An overview of audio field recording technologies currently available to researchers."

Audio Recording Equipment Guide: Retired Equipment List
"A list of audio field recording technologies no longer included in the Audio Recording Equipment Guide. Currently includes information on DAT, MiniDisc and Hi-MD."

Advice for Interviewing in the Wake of Natural Disaster
"Some brief suggestions for conducting interviews related to the experience and impact of natural disasters, such as Tropical Storm Irene in Vermont."

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

The Juneau Underground Motion Picture (JUMP) Society
“A free film festival showcasing local short films! film festival showcasing short (less than 10-minute) films with a connection to Juneau.”

Sweetwater's Glossary
"The most comprehensive music technology glossary on the planet."

Telecommunications History: Broadcasting
A series of informative blog entries, courtesy of Ooma Inc.. Special thanks to our colleages at Colorado Student Success for sending us the link.

Updated: October 04, 2024