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<p>Community engagement: One of UAA’s priorities is to track various ways in which all of us engage with our communities surrounding us. While we do a LOT of that in the Archives, from describing collections to make them available for research, to working with collection donors, to working with local…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/10/15/new-in-the-archives-september-october-2024/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16529" class="post-16529 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alaskas-digital-archives category-arrangement-and-description category-blog category-digitization category-exhibits category-new-in-the-archives"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/09/04/new-in-the-archives-july-august-2024/" title="Permalink to New in the Archives: July-August 2024" rel="bookmark">New in the Archives: July-August 2024</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/alaskas-digital-archives/" rel="tag">Alaska's Digital Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/arrangement-and-description/" rel="tag">Arrangement and description</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/digitization/" rel="tag">Digitization</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/exhibits/" rel="tag">Exhibits</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/new-in-the-archives/" rel="tag">New in the Archives</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <a title="New in the Archives: July-August 2024" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/09/04/new-in-the-archives-july-august-2024/" > <img width="250" title="" alt="" class="alignleft post_thumbnail" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/files/2024/08/Resized_20240803_165421-250x150.jpeg"></a> <p>New project alert We have been busy over the summer setting up a new project in the Archives! We realized so much of UAA/APU student life is now electronic and more difficult for the Archives to capture (although not impossible, but that’s another blog post). In an attempt to document…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/09/04/new-in-the-archives-july-august-2024/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16675" class="post-16675 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-podcast"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/08/06/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-4/" title="Permalink to Archiving AK Season 3, Episode 4: Tourism letters" rel="bookmark">Archiving AK Season 3, Episode 4: Tourism letters</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/podcast/" rel="tag">Podcast</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It’s the peak of tourism season in Alaska, so we’re reading letters from tourists in our holdings! Tour guide Becky Butler Gallegos will give you a quick overview of various tourism routes in Alaska. We’ll hear from folks traveling the Inside Passage, through the Interior, and even out to Western…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/08/06/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-4/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-14118" class="post-14118 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-acquisitions category-alaskas-digital-archives category-appraisal category-archival-instruction category-arrangement-and-description category-blog category-classes-and-tours category-conservation category-digitization category-events category-faq category-finding-aids category-outreach category-reference"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/faqs-why-do-we-need-archivists-everything-is-online/" title="Permalink to FAQs: Why do we need archivists? Everything is online!" rel="bookmark">FAQs: Why do we need archivists? Everything is online!</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/acquisitions/" rel="tag">Acquisitions</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/alaskas-digital-archives/" rel="tag">Alaska's Digital Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/appraisal/" rel="tag">Appraisal</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/archival-instruction/" rel="tag">Archival instruction</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/arrangement-and-description/" rel="tag">Arrangement and description</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/classes-and-tours/" rel="tag">Classes and tours</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/conservation/" rel="tag">Conservation</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/digitization/" rel="tag">Digitization</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/events/" rel="tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/faq/" rel="tag">FAQ</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/finding-aids/" rel="tag">Finding aids</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/outreach/" rel="tag">Outreach</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/reference/" rel="tag">Reference</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <a title="FAQs: Why do we need archivists? Everything is online!" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/faqs-why-do-we-need-archivists-everything-is-online/" > <img width="250" title="" alt="" class="alignleft post_thumbnail" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/files/2022/09/cdmg13_8162_full-250x150.jpg"></a> <p>There’s two parts to this question, and the quick response to both is: it depends! It depends on your question and the depth and the breadth and the topic itself. So let’s take a closer look at some data that might change the assumptions of “everything I need is online…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/faqs-why-do-we-need-archivists-everything-is-online/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16255" class="post-16255 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alaskas-digital-archives category-arrangement-and-description category-blog category-digitization category-finding-aids category-new-in-the-archives category-outreach"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/new-in-the-archives-may-june-2024/" title="Permalink to New in the Archives, May-June 2024" rel="bookmark">New in the Archives, May-June 2024</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/alaskas-digital-archives/" rel="tag">Alaska's Digital Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/arrangement-and-description/" rel="tag">Arrangement and description</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/digitization/" rel="tag">Digitization</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/finding-aids/" rel="tag">Finding aids</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/new-in-the-archives/" rel="tag">New in the Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/outreach/" rel="tag">Outreach</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/new-in-the-archives-may-june-2024/" title="New in the Archives, May-June 2024"><img width="250" height="150" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/files/2024/05/Vilda-Training_5-21-24a-250x150.jpg" class="alignleft post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> <p>Newly described collections EPH-0559: Alaskan aerial photograph holiday cards; undated. 26 photographic cards featuring aerial photographs of Alaskan villages and holiday greetings. EPH-0560-APU: South-Central Alaska Regional Science Fair program; 1972. EPH-0561-APU: Poetry Society of Alaska Stella Borealis newsletter; 1964 March. HMC-0780-APU: Mildred O. Mantle papers; 1949-1956. 0.01 cubic feet and…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/07/08/new-in-the-archives-may-june-2024/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16504" class="post-16504 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/06/25/archiving-ak-season-3-interlude-explaining-oral-history/" title="Permalink to Archiving AK Season 3 Interlude: Explaining Oral History" rel="bookmark">Archiving AK Season 3 Interlude: Explaining Oral History</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/podcast/" rel="tag">Podcast</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We’re pausing our regularly scheduled Letters Live season to bring you an episode explaining oral histories, introducing our new Student Oral History Project, and providing an example of an oral history interview. Our summer intern, Rachel, hosts and is interviewed by Becky. The UAA/APU Archives and Special Collections collects, preserves,…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/06/25/archiving-ak-season-3-interlude-explaining-oral-history/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16292" class="post-16292 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-podcast"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/05/27/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-3-wwii-letters/" title="Permalink to Archiving AK Season 3 Episode 3: WWII Letters" rel="bookmark">Archiving AK Season 3 Episode 3: WWII Letters</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/podcast/" rel="tag">Podcast</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In honor of Memorial Day, we’re reading World War II era letters from our holdings! Special guests include the UAA/APU Consortium Library’s very own Ryan O’Mara and our Archives intern Rachel Nill. They’ll share about their military and archives experience and read selections of letters from individuals stationed in Alaska during…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/05/27/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-3-wwii-letters/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16231" class="post-16231 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog category-podcast"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/05/02/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-2-public-health-letters/" title="Permalink to Archiving AK Season 3 Episode 2: Public Health Letters" rel="bookmark">Archiving AK Season 3 Episode 2: Public Health Letters</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/podcast/" rel="tag">Podcast</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We’re back with more letters from the Archives! This time our theme is public health in Alaska. Special guests Fabiola Lugo Vasquez, Dr. Wendy Replogle Strawbridge, and Dr. Hild read letters held in the Archives from public health professionals throughout Alaska’s history. Fabiola explains her project with the Alaska Public…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/05/02/archiving-ak-season-3-episode-2-public-health-letters/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16199" class="post-16199 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alaskas-digital-archives category-blog category-digitization category-finding-aids"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/04/26/the-intern-round-up-connor-benson/" title="Permalink to The Intern Round-Up: Connor Benson" rel="bookmark">The Intern Round-Up: Connor Benson</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/alaskas-digital-archives/" rel="tag">Alaska's Digital Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/digitization/" rel="tag">Digitization</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/finding-aids/" rel="tag">Finding aids</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/04/26/the-intern-round-up-connor-benson/" title="The Intern Round-Up: Connor Benson"><img width="250" height="150" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/files/2024/04/Exhibit-1-250x150.png" class="alignleft post_thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> <p>Hello everyone! My name is Connor Benson and I have been interning here in the archives for the 2024 Spring semester. I am a senior here at UAA and am set to graduate next semester with a bachelor’s degree in history. This internship has been my first experience with anything…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/04/26/the-intern-round-up-connor-benson/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <article id="post-16007" class="post-16007 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alaskas-digital-archives category-blog category-digitization category-events category-exhibits"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/04/08/new-in-the-archives-march-april-2024/" title="Permalink to New in the Archives, March-April 2024" rel="bookmark">New in the Archives, March-April 2024</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ"><i class="crycon-folder-open crycon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/alaskas-digital-archives/" rel="tag">Alaska's Digital Archives</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/digitization/" rel="tag">Digitization</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/events/" rel="tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/category/blog/exhibits/" rel="tag">Exhibits</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Newly available: HMC-1406-AHS: Catherine Jenne slides; 1961-1963, 1966-1969. 0.06 cubic feet. Slides depicting sites across Alaska, Seattle, and Yellowstone National Park. HMC-1450: Earth Resources Co. Livengood mining records: circa 1971. 0.2 cubic feet. Annotated maps and claim information for the mining area near Livengood. HMC-1451: Alexis Tibor photographs; 2005 May.…</p> <p> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/04/08/new-in-the-archives-march-april-2024/"><span>Continue reading</span><i class="crycon-right-dir"></i></a> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> </footer> </article> <div class='pagination_container'><nav class='pagination'><span class='current'>1</span><a href='https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/blog/page/2/' class='inactive' >2</a><a href='https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/blog/page/3/' class='inactive' >3</a><a href='https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/blog/page/2/'>&rsaquo;</a><a href='https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/blog/page/40/'>»</a></nav></div> </div> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area sidey" role="complementary"> <ul class="xoxo"> <li id="socials-left" class="widget-container"> <div class="socials" id="smenur"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/ConsortiumLibraryArchives/" class="socialicons social-Facebook" title="Facebook"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Facebook.png" /> </a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/clarchives" class="socialicons social-Instagram" title="Instagram"> <img alt="Instagram" src="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Instagram.png" /> </a></div> </li> <li id="block-3" class="widget-container widget_block"> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Questions?</h1> </li><li id="block-4" class="widget-container widget_block widget_text"> <p class=""><a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/contact-us/">Contact us </a><br>Hours: <a href="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/appointments/">By appointment</a><br>Phone: 907-786-1849</p> </li><li id="block-5" class="widget-container widget_block"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Search our Collections</h2> </li><li id="block-6" class="widget-container widget_block widget_search"><form role="search" method="get" action="https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/" class="wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search" ><label class="wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text" for="wp-block-search__input-1" >Search</label><div class="wp-block-search__inside-wrapper " ><input class="wp-block-search__input" id="wp-block-search__input-1" placeholder="" value="" type="search" name="s" required /><button aria-label="Search" class="wp-block-search__button wp-element-button" type="submit" >Search</button></div></form></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <footer id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div id="colophon"> <div id="footer-widget-area" role="complementary" class="footerone" > <div id="fourth" class="widget-area"> <ul class="xoxo"> <li id="block-8" class="widget-container widget_block widget_text"> <p class="has-text-align-center"></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer2"> <div id="footer2-inside"> <nav class="footermenu"><ul id="menu-footer-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-3583" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3583"><a href="http://consortiumlibrary.org/">Consortium Library</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3584" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3584"><a href="http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/">University of Alaska Anchorage</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3585" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3585"><a href="http://www.alaskapacific.edu/">Alaska Pacific University</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3588" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3588"><a href="http://libguides.consortiumlibrary.org/ASCAKarchives">Other Alaskan Archives</a></li> </ul></nav><div id="site-copyright"><p>Archives and Special Collections <br> UAA/APU Consortium Library, Suite 305<br> 3211 Providence Drive <br> Anchorage, AK 99508 </p> <br> <p>UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution, and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual. 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