Alaska State Historical Library > Online Resources

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The majority of our collection is not available digitally. Visit Alaska's Digital Archives to view items available for download. If you find an image here that is not offered digitally, contact the Historical Collections for more information.

Catalogs, Collections, & Finding Aids

Indexes & Guides

Guide to Alaska Newspapers on Microfilm (PDF)
Index for Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, 1850-1950, v. 1-5.
Index to names found in Alaska Searchlight
Index to cover photographs of Alaskan Sportsman magazine
Index to photographers of Alaska, by Candace Waugaman
Index to mining-related articles in Ketchikan newspapers
Index to Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of the Juneau-Douglas Area 1880-1921.
Published by: Juneau Pioneers of Alaska Igloo and Auxiliary No. 6 Juneau, Alaska
Index to Alaska Free Press
Index to Alaska Weekly and Alaska Sportsman obituaries

Photo Collections, Online Exhibits, & Teaching Tools

Alaska's Virtual Library and Digital Archives
A searchable archive of photographs and other primary source documents, principally covering the Alaskan Territorial period, 1867 to 1959. An ongoing collaborative effort of the Alaska State Library, UAA, and UAF.
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New! Golden North Salmon Derby
Browse images of the Golden North Salmon Derby from the past
From Working Dogs to Racing Dogs
Browse images of sled dogs at work and early sled races
Shipwrecks
Browse images of famous, and infamous, shipwrecks from Alaska's maritime history
Women on the Pipeline
The focus of this photography exhibit is on the women who were directly involved with the construction of the pipeline (1974-1977) or who provided support services essential to the project.
Alaska at War!
A collection of World War Two photos covering a wide range of events in Alaska.
Schools in Rural Alaska
A glimpse of education and rural life in Alaska from 1931 to 1951.
Alaska's Gold
Primary source materials from Alaska's Gold Rush enhanced with questions, suggested activities and a teacher's resources packet. Includes diaries, newspapers, maps, photographs, government documents, and more.
Alaska's Gold Lode - Located within Alaska's Gold
This is a larger selection of documents related to the Alaska's Gold project themes. It is a virtual archives/library consisting of documents and materials associated with the Klondike and Alaska gold rushes selected from the Alaska State Library's Alaska Historical Collections, the Alaska State Archives, and the Alaska State Museum.
Gold Rush Centennial Photographs, 1893 - 1916
Celebrates Alaska's Gold Rush Centennial (1994-2004) by providing a sampling of the photographs from 1893-1916.
Eight Stars of Gold
The story of Alaska's flag

Last updated August 26, 2010