Archives Month – October 2015

Archives:Preserving the Past for YouIn 2014 the Alaska State Historical Records Advisory Board (ASHRAB) helped six Alaskan institutions preserve their historic photographs, recordings, and paper documents. Professional archivists provided hands-on training to staff and volunteers at three museums, a tribal

government, a historical society, and a municipal government. These preserved records are treasures that serve all Alaskans.

Organizations serviced from this project include the Organized Village of Kake, City of Fairbanks, Palmer Historical Society, Alutiiq Museum, Pioneer Air Museum, and Alaska Aviation Museum. Project funded by the National Historic Publications and Resources Commission (NHPRC). Please contact the ASHRAB via www.alaska.archives.gov if you need assistance with your organization’s historical records.

Official Appointment letter of Tlingit leader Sau-Ligh of Kake by the Governor of Alaska, 1886.

Historic photograph of the Kake community band, circa 1910.

Falen Mills of the Organized Village of Kake (OVK) holds historic records in the OVK’s care.

Alyssa Peterson of Kake volunteered her time in caring for the historic records of the OVK.

Exhibits at the Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks.

Exhibits and records at the Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks.

Back Row L to R: Paul Mancini, Eric Haufmann, Sven Haakanson Sr., & Walter Erickson; Front Row L to R: The-odore Christiansen, David Haakan-son, & Raphael Christiansen at Old Harbor City Hall, c. 1970. Courtesy Alutiiq Museum. AM71.0798.

April Laktonen Counceller working with archival Alutiiq language recordings collections. Courtesy Alutiiq Museum.

World War I honorable discharge certificate for Willie Nakeferoff of Kodiak, 1918.