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Alaska Historical Society records

Guide to the Alaska Historical Society records
1964-2018

Collection number: HMC-0014.
Creator: Alaska Historical Society.
Title: Alaska Historical Society records.
Dates: 1964-2018.
Volume of collection: 19.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Records of a historical society that promotes research and sharing of Alaska history.

Historical note:
The Alaska Historical Society was reconstituted in 1967 as a result of a renewed interest in Alaskan history resulting from the Alaska Purchase Centennial. The society is governed by a board of directors, and has a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. The society holds annual meetings and also sponsors seminars. It publishes a newsletter Alaska History News (first issued in 1968), and a journal Alaska History (first issued in 1984).

Collection description:
The collection consists of records relating to the administration and activities of the Alaska Historical Society (AHS). Included are the AHS’ Articles of incorporation and bylaws; board of directors meeting minutes and working files; annual meeting records; copies of the society’s newsletter (Alaska History News); correspondence; conference records; grant and proposal files; financial records; audio and video tapes; records of the editor of the society’s journal (Alaska History), concerning the publication’s founding, administration, and articles (arranged by issue); committee records; photographs and slides; and historical publications.

Arrangement: The collection is divided into 13 series by type. Within these series, records are further divided by type and arranged chronologically therein.
Series 1: Articles of incorporation and bylaws; 1967, 1988
Series 2: Board of directors meetings, minutes, and working files; 1969-2014
Series 3: Meetings and events records; 1965-2015
Series 4: Alaska History News newsletter records; 1968-2016 
Series 5: Correspondence; 1966-2018
Series 6: Conference records; 1977-1990
Series 7: Grant, project and proposal files; 1964-2016
Series 8. Financial records; 1968- 2014
Series 9: Audio and video cassettes; 1984-2004
Series 10: Alaska History editor records; 1981-2015
Subseries 10a: Alaska History editor’s founding records; 1981-1985
Subseries 10b: Alaska History editor’s administrative records; 1982-1994
Subseries 10c: Alaska History editor’s drafts and correspondence regarding journal articles; 1983-1999
Series 11: Committee records; 1970-2018
Series 12: Photographs and slides; 1969-1987

Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: The Archives does not own copyright to this collection.

Preferred citation: Alaska Historical Society records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Related materials: For a list of archival collections the Alaska Historical Society has deposited in the Archives, please click here.

Acquisition note: The collection was deposited in the archives by the Alaska Historical Society in 1989. Additions are made periodically.

Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2006. Collection description revised and addition processed by Mariecris Gatlabayan in 2012.

Container list:
Series 1: Articles of incorporation and bylaws; 1967-1988. 0.25 cubic feet. Records are arranged by type.

Box/Folder Description Dates
1/1 Articles of Incorporation early documents. 1973, undated
1/2 Articles of Incorporation. 1967-1982
1/3 Bylaws. 1967-1988
1/4 Manual of Procedures. 1982

Series 2: Board of directors meetings, minutes, and working files; 1969-2014. 1.6 cubic feet. Records are in chronological order.

Box/Folder Description Dates
1/5 Board of Directors meeting. 1969
1/6 Board of Directors meeting. 1979
1/7 Board of Directors meeting. 1980
1/8 Board of Directors meeting. 1981
1/9 Board of Directors meeting. 1982
1/10 Board of Directors meeting. 1982 June 24
1/11 Board of Directors meeting. 1983
1/12 Board meetings. 1984
1/13 Board meeting. 1985 February 22
1/14 Board meeting. 1985 October 24
1/15-1/22 Board of Directors (includes correspondence). 1986-1994
1/23-1/36 Minutes. 1980-1993
1/37-1/44 Minutes and agenda. 1994-2000
2/1-2/5 Minutes and agenda. 2001-2005
2/6-2/7 Board elections. 1982-1999
16/10 Board elections. 2000-2010
16/11 Annual board meeting minutes and agendas. 2006-2010
17/1 Annual board meeting minutes 2011-2014
17/2 Board candidate and member lists 1983-1989
17/3 Executive Director contracts 2005-2014
18/1-7 Board President files 1986-1987
18/8 Executive Director files 1983-1987

Series 3: Meetings and events records; 1965-2015. 2.0 cubic feet. A majority of the records relate to the Alaska Historical Society’s annual meeting. Records are in order by type of meeting and chronologically therein.

Box/Folder Description Dates
2/8 Founding meetings. 1965-1967
2/9 Annual meetings, Executive Committee meeting, and Director’s 1st meeting. 1967-1968
2/10 Annual meeting:  Anchorage. 1968
2/11-2/13 Annual meeting. 1969-1971
2/14 Meetings. 1972
2/15 Annual meeting: Cordova. 1973
2/16 Annual meeting. 1974
2/17 Annual meeting:  Juneau. 1975
2/18 Annual meeting:  Kodiak. 1976
2/19 Annual meeting:  Anchorage. 1977
2/20 Annual meeting: Anchorage. Includes a draft of a speech by George Hall. 1978
2/21 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1979
2/22 Annual meeting: Juneau; 1980. 1980
2/23 Annual meeting. Includes Historical Society reports. 1980
2/24-2/25 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1981
2/26-2/27 Annual meeting correspondence. 1981-1982
2/28 Annual meeting: Valdez:  Education  in Alaska’s Past; October 1982. 1982 October
3/1 Annual meeting: Sitka. 1983
3/2 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1984
3/3 Annual meeting: Wrangell. 2 audio cassettes. 1985
18/9 Annual meeting schedules 1985
3/4 Annual meeting: Homer. 1986
18/10 Homer meeting files 1986
3/5 Annual meeting: Fairbanks. 1987
18/11 AHS 1987 Annual Meeting 1987
3/6 Annual meeting: Cordova. 1988
3/7 Annual meeting: Sitka. 1989
3/8 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1990
3/9 Annual meeting: Haines. 1991
3/10 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1992
3/11 Annual meeting:  Fairbanks. 1993
3/12 Annual meeting: Kodiak. 1994
3/13 Annual meeting: Juneau. 1995
3/14 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1996
3/15 Annual meeting: Sitka. 1997
3/16 Annual meeting: Palmer. 1998
3/17 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 1999
3/18 Annual meeting: Ketchikan. 2000
3/19 Annual meeting: Valdez. 2001
3/20 Annual meeting: Fairbanks. 2002
3/21 Annual meeting: Haines. 2003
3/22 Annual meeting: Anchorage. 2004
17/4 Annual meeting: Kodiak 2005
17/5 Annual meeting: Juneau 2006
17/6 Annual meeting: Homer 2007
17/7 Annual meeting: Anchorage 2008
17/8 Annual meeting: Unalaska 2009
17/9 Annual meeting: Fairbanks 2010
17/10 Annual meeting: Valdez 2011
17/11 Annual meeting: Sitka 2012
17/12 Annual meeting: Haines 2013
17/13 Annual meeting: Seward 2014
17/14 Annual meeting: Cordova 2015
3/23 Original items from presentation board promoting an autograph party for the Alaska Historical Society publication Lady Franklin Visits Sitka, Alaska 1870:  the Journal of Sophia Cracroft, Sir John Franklin’s Niece, edited by R.N. DeArmond. Includes newspaper clipping, 2 original letters, party invitation, and captions. 1981 July

Series 4: Alaska History News newsletter records; 1968-2016.  0.3 cubic feet. Newsletters are in numerical order by volume and number. The Archives does not have a complete run of Alaska Historical Society’s newsletters. The Alaska Historical Society has digital copies of the Alaska History News on their website dating back to 2004.

Box/Folder Description Dates
3/24 Alaska Historical Society Newsletter. undated, 1968-1970
3/25 Alaska History News: vol. 1 no. 1 1970 December
3/25 Alaska History News: vol. 2 no. 2, 3, and 5 1971
3/25 Alaska History News: vol. 3 no. 1, 3, and 4. 1972
3/25 Alaska History News: vol. 4 no. 1, 3 (June), 4, and 3 (December). 1973
3/25 Alaska History News: vol. 5 no. 2, 4, and 6 1974
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 7 no. 1, 2, 3 and 6. 1975
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 6 no 6. 1975
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 7, 1-6 1976
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 6 no. 4, 5, and 6. 1976
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 8 no. 3, 4, 5, 6. 1977
3/26 Alaska History News: vol. 9 no. 1-6. 1978
3/27 Alaska History News: vol. 10 no. 1-6. 1979
3/27 Alaska History News: vol. 11 no. 1-6. 1980
3/27 Alaska History News: vol.12 no.1-6. 1981
3/27 Alaska History News: vol. 13. no. 1-6. 1982
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 14 no. 1, 3-6. 1983
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 15 no. 1-6. 1984
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 16 no. 1-6. 1985
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 17 no. 1-5. 1986
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 18 no. 1-4. 1987
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 19 no. 1-4. 1988
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 20 no. 1-4. 1989
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 21 no. 1-2. 1990
18/12 Newsletter photographs  
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 32 no. 1-4. 2004
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 33 no. 1-4. 2005
3/28 Alaska History News: vol. 34 no. 1-4 2006
17/15 Alaska History News: vol. 35-vol. 44 no. 1 2007-2016

Series 5: Correspondence; 1966-2018.  3.2 cubic feet. Correspondence in chronological order unless otherwise noted.

Box/Folder Description Dates
4/1 “Misplaced correspondence.” undated
4/2 Correspondence [collected by Paul McCarthy] 1965
4/3 Correspondence. 1966-1967
4/4 Correspondence [collected by Paul McCarthy] 1967
4/5-4/7 Correspondence. 1968
4/8 Correspondence [collected by Paul McCarthy] 1968
4/9-4/12 Correspondence. 1969
4/13 Communications: President to Board Member. 1969
19/42 Correspondence [collected by Paul McCarthy] 1968-1972
4/14 Correspondence. 1970
4/15-4/17 Correspondence. 1971
4/18-4/19 Correspondence. 1972
4/20-4/21 Correspondence: general. 1973
4/22-4/23 Correspondence: general. 1974
5/1 Correspondence: mailing list. 1975
5/2 Correspondence: meetings and committees. 1975
5/3-5/19 Correspondence. 1976-1983
5/20 Correspondence: by subject area; 1983. 1983
5/21 Correspondence. 1983, undated
6/1-6/27 Correspondence. 1984-2005
18/13 Correspondence 1985
18/14-15 Renee Blahuta correspondence 1986-1987
18/16-17 Correspondence 1987
18/18 Barbara Smith correspondence 1987
6/28 Donations. 1991-1995
18/19 Correspondence 1995
6/29 Correspondence. 2005-2010
17/16 Correspondence 2009-2014
18/20 Correspondence 2015-2018

Series 6: Conference records; 1977-1990. 0.25 cubic feet.

Box/Folder Description Dates
7/1 Conference: Kenai Program Paper. Presentation and photos of oil, fishing, mining, agriculture industries. 1977
7/2 Conference on Russian America:The Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. 1979
7/3 Conference: Association for Historic Preservation. 1981
7/4 Conference: Pacific Northwest. 1982 June 24
7/5 Conference: Borderlands Conference. Includes records related to conference on 1989 June 2-4. 1988-1989
7/6 11th Air Force Reunion 1990 WWII History Project, 1990 August 4-11. 1990

Series 7: Grant, program proposal, and project files; 1964-2016. 3.7 cubic feet.

Box/Folder Description Dates
7/7 Grant: Archaeology of Cook Inlet. 1975-1976
7/8 Grant: Functional Relationships Study 1975. 1974-1976
7/9 Smith/AHS Study 1975. 1968-1982
7/10 American Revolution Bicentennial 1976. 1972-1976
7/11 G4 Grant: Preservation Seminar; 1976. 1976
7/12 G5 Grant: Historic Preservation Workshop, Kenai;1977. 1977-1978
7/13 G6 Grant: Workshop on History Interpretation;1977. 1977
7/14 G7 Grant: AHS Publications; 1978. 1977-1979
7/15 G8 Grant: Governor’s Conference; 1978. 1978
7/16 G9 Grant: Alaska Coordinated Project. 1978-1979
7/17 G11 Contract: Publication of Independence Mine Study. 1978-1982
7/18-7/20 G12 Grant: Kennecott Study NEA. 1974-1984
7/21 G14 Grant: Alaska History News; 1979. 1979-1980
7/22 G15 Grant: The Church in Alaska’s Past ADP; 1979. 1978-1979
7/23 G16 Grant: Community History Preservation;1979. 1978-1979
7/24 G17 Grant: Haines Museum Workshop;1979. 1979-1981
7/25 G18 Grant: Renner Publication (Father Bellermine); 1979. 1979-1980
7/26 G19 Grant: The Sea in Alaska’s Past ADP; 1979. 1978-1984
7/27 G20 Grant: Women in Oral History AHF; 1980. 1980-1984
7/28 G21 Grant: Publication of History News. 1980-1981
7/29 G22 Grant: Joint Pub. Dist. Project AHC; 1981 April. 1981-1982
7/30-7/32 Cracroft Diary AHC Publication Grant; 1981. 1968-1981
7/33 G24 Grant: Oral History AHF 1981. 1972-1984
8/1 G25 Grant: Mining Alaska’s Post AHC. 1979-1984
8/2 G26 Grant: Publication of History News; April 1981‑July 1982. 1981-1982
8/3 G27 Grant: Transportation in Alaska’s Past. 1981-1984
8/4 G29 Grant: Athapusan History Simeone 1982. 1982-1985
8/5 G30 Grant: Cooper River Heslom 19th Century AHC. 1982
8/6 G31 Grant: Joint Publication Agreement AHC; 1982. 1981-1986
8/7 G32 Grant: Salmon Hatcheries Publication AHC; 1982. 1982-1983
8/8 G33 Contract: Wickersham House appraisal, Bill Jorgensen; 1982. 1982
8/9 G34 Grant: Alaska History Textbook AHC; 1983. 1982-1986
8/10 G35 Grant: Sullivan 1983 Allen Expedition; 1983. 1983
8/11 Grant: Education in Alaska’s Past; 1983. 1982-1986
8/12 G36 Grant: Women in Alaska’s History Symposium; 1983. 1982-1985
8/13 G37 Grant: Women in Alaska History. 1983-1984
8/14 G28 Grant: Kennecott. 1981-1984
8/15-8/16 G2 Grant: Russian Translation NEH. 1978-1984
8/17 G1 Grant: Alaska Women’s History. 1935-1985
8/18 Grant: Recollections of the Yukon; 1985. 1984-1987
8/19-8/22 Grant: World War II in Alaska ‑ 1985 Alaska Humanities Commission; 1983‑April 1985. 1983-1986
8/23 History Conference Grant Alaska Humanities Forum.. 1985
8/24 Project proposal: AHS Organization‑Study Grant. 1980
8/25 G39 project proposal: Alaska Aircraft Historical Society Grant. 1978-1981
8/26 Project proposal: Bibliography of Russian Language Materials. 1984
8/27 Project proposal: Challenge Grant Applications. 1977-1978
8/28 Project proposal: Denali Historical Resources. 1977
8/29 Project proposal: Halivel Project Proposal 1980. 1980-1981
8/30 Project proposal: Iditarod in Time. 1979
8/31 Project proposal: Port Nellie Juan. 1972-1973
8/32 Project proposal: Search for the Neva. 1978-1980
8/33 Project proposal: Grant: Alaska Womens History Project. 1983, 1985
8/34 Project proposal: Alaska History II: 2 1985 AHC. 1985-1987
8/35 Project proposal: Circle of Gold. 1986
9/1 Grant: Alaska Native Biographies. 1986
9/2 Grant: Alaska at War documentary. 1986-1987
9/3 Grant: Strategic Planning Seminar, Alaska Humanities Forum. 1987
9/4 Grant: Yupik Warfare and Interpersonal Violence Project. 1989
9/5 Grant: The Reindeer Queen Project. 1980-1991
9/6 Grant: 250th Bering Expedition Anniversary. 1989-1991
9/7 Grant: Alaska’s Japanese Pioneers (Alaska Humanities Forum). 1990-1994
9/8 Grant: History Day Competition. 1990-1991
9/9 Grant: Bering/Chirikov International Conference. 1990-1992
9/10 Grant: Bering/Chirikov Voyage, Office of International Trade. 1991-1992
9/11 Grant: History Day Competition. 1991-1992
9/12 Grant: Kommandorskii Camp of the Bering Expedition. 1991-1992
9/13 Grant: Bering and Chirikov: The American Voyages. 1992-1993
9/14 Grant: Annual Meeting, Donald A. Ritchie: Oral History Workshop. 1992
9/15 Grant: History Day Competition. 1992
9/16 Grant: Alaska’s Japanese Pioneers (Japan Foundation). 1992-1993
9/17-9/18 Grant: History Day Competition. 1993-1994
9/19 Grant: de Laguna Project. 1994-1995
16/1 Partnership statement and email. 2007
16/2 Letter of support for Sealaska grant proposal to National Endowment to the Humanities. 2004
16/3 AHS Digital Encyclopedia project records. 2007-2008
16/4 North to the Future: The Alaska Story book correspondence. 2008
16/5 Tongass Timber book correspondence. 2006-2010
16/6 Grants project status report: January 1, 2000 1976-2000
16/7 Alaska 50 Historical Documentary on the Alaska Statehood Celebration project records. The end product is the documentary, Statehood! that was produced by Laurence A. Goldin of Aurora Films. Includes correspondence, draft scripts, and grant records. 2006-2012
16/8 Duty Station Northwest records. The book was written by Lyman Woodman. 1993-1999
16/9 The Alaska 67: A Guide to Alaska’s Best History Books project records. 2002-2006
17/17 AHS organization history project 1989
17/18 Novarupta-Katmai Eruption 100th Anniversary Project 2012
17/19 ROSSIA Inc. 2002-2003
18/21 Alaska Centennial Commission Centennial Press 1964-1966
18/22 Grants 1982-1983
18/23 Grants 1985
18/24 Alaska Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan Workshop files 1987
18/25-19/2 Alaska 67 files 1993-2006
19/3 Discovering the Gold Rush Era, Lael Morgan, AHF, $1,206 1994
19/4 Alaska History Day, AHS-AHF, $1000. Closed 1995
19/5 Blacks in Alaska History, George Harper, AHF. Completed 1995
19/6 “Running Before the Gale: Michael Healy,” AHF, Maria Brooks, $10,630. Completed 1995
19/7 Alaska History Day, AHF, $1000 1996 March 27-November 30
19/8 History Day in Alaska, AHS-AHF, $1000. Closed 1997
19/9 Odyssey of Captain Healy, AHF, Maria Brooks $11,100 1998 January1-October1
19/10 Alaskans Millennium Project Rasmuson Foundation. Canceled 2000-2002
19/11 NPS-Wrangell St. Elais N.H. Park Kennecott Records. Project Canceled 2002
19/12 Alaska Governor’s Mansion Foundation. Completed 2004
19/13 “Stages: A History of Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska” by Catherine J. Stadem 2006
19/14 Statehood Film & Convention Tape Project legislative grant 2006-2012
19/15 Statehood Documentary Education Distribution Project legislative grant 2011
19/16 Letters of Support: The Circle and the Triangle 2011-2012
19/17-20 Alaska Historic Canneries Project files 2013-2016
19/41 Meier Lake Study Group report 1987

Series 8: Financial records; 1968-2014. 1.3 cubic feet

Box/Folder Description Dates
9/20 Legal liability insurance. 1984-1987
9/21-9/22 Check registers. 1977-1985
9/23-9/24 IRS DETERM, ART/INC. 1968-1984
9/25 CDBI Cash P.P., dues, and books. 1972-1982
9/26-9/28 Financial : miscellaneous receipts 1971-1984
9/29 Receipts. 1985-1986
9/30 Expenses ‑ Bills. 1985‑1986
9/31 Personnel. 1986-1994, undated
9/32 Office lease – 524 West 4th. 1981-1995
9/33 Financial reports and budgets. 1981-1994
10/1 Annual reports to the State. 1968-1992
10/2 Federal income tax records. 1974-1994
10/3 Book sales. 1987-1993
10/4 Alaska Pacific University Press: book distribution. 1982-1992
10/5 Rainforest Publishing: Book Distribution. 1986-1991
10/6 Publishing. 1994
10/7 Pacific Northwest Quarterly: discount subscriptions. 1987-1991
10/8 Historic Preservation Publications Program and Seminars: financial and compliance audits. 1979
10/9 Budgets and financial reports. 1988-2004
10/10 Publication royalty reports. 1988-2005
10/11 Wizard Works (Alaska Small Press Catalog). 1995-2005
10/12-10/13 Income Tax Returns. 1983-1999
10/14  Alaska History: Reports to the Board. 1995-2005
10/15 Assistant to the President: contracts. 1994-2004
17/20-21 Tax returns 2000-2012
17/22 Fundraising 1987-2014
19/21 Hall, George fundraising notes undated
19/22 Financial documents  1982-1984

Series 9: Audio and video cassettes; 1984-2004. 0.25 cubic feet. Materials are arranged by type and chronologically therein.

Box/Folder Description Dates
10/16 “Recorded History” draft by Jack Ferguson/Einer Pedersen. Not for distribution. 1 audiocassettes, 60 minutes. Undated
10/16 Alaska Historical Society Meeting, Alaska Statehood Session. 2 audiocassettes, 60 minutes each. 1984 November 4
10/16 Governor Hickel and Awards at Banquet. 1 audiocassette, 90 minutes. 1991 October 30
10/16 Public Service Spot for Alaska Historical Society: Cut #1 is the “Aleutian Odyssey,” 60 seconds. Cut #2 is  “Tent School,” 60 seconds.  2 videocassettes, 0.75.  One master copy for KTUU-TV and another copy for Learn Alaska. Date produced January 1985; Kill Date March 31, 1985 1985 January
10/16 “Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer, Remarks to Alaska Historical Society 1999 Annual Meeting, Time 4:40.”1 videocassette, 0.5 inch. 1999
19/23 Alaska Historical Society Conference Constitutional Convention session 2004

Series 10: Alaska History editor records; 1981-2015. 5.1 cubic feet. This series contains founding records created and collected by James Cocker, former editor of the journal; Will Jacobs’ and James Ducker’s administrative records; and editor’s drafts and correspondence regarding journal articles. The Alaska Historical Society has  a list of Alaska History volumes and articles available on their website. Note the AHS website does not include a list of the reviews in each issue.

Series 10: Alaska History editor records. Subseries 10a: editor’s founding records; 1981-1985. 0.15 cubic feet. This series consists of records relating to the founding of Alaska History. The series includes correspondence, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings, an official proposal, and items which may have been presented or discussed in meetings.  These papers came from the journal’s second editor, James Ducker, who was involved in the journal’s creation in the capacity of Co-Chairman of the Subcommittee (or Task Force) formed by the Publications Committee of the Alaska Historical Society.  Mr. Ducker also served as assistant editor prior to becoming the editor on 1985 October 15.

Box/Folder Description Dates
10/17-10/19 Founding records. 1981-1985

Series 10: Alaska History editor records. Subseries 10b: editor’s administrative records; 1982-2015. 0.15 cubic feet. This series consists of financial records and editor’s correspondence not directly related to a specific article.  The financial records include printer’s estimates and budget material primarily related to the first issue of the journal, records relating to fundraising attempts, and invoices and receipts.  There’s correspondence (1982-1985) from Will Jacobs’ tenure as editor.  Renee Blahuta and Marvin Falk are major correspondents. There is also correspondence from James Ducker in his position as editor.

Box/Folder Description Dates
10/20 Budget/printer’s estimates. 1982-1985
10/21 Correspondence between Will Jacobs and Renee Blahuta. 1983-1984
10/22 Correspondence between Will Jacobs and Marvin Falk. 1982-1983
11/1 Correspondence, primarily addressed to or written by Will Jacobs. 1982-1986, 1992
11/2 Fundraising. 1982-1986
11/3 Fundraising: Alaska Humanities Forum. 1987-1988
11/4 Greatland graphics. 1986-1989
11/5 Invoices/receipts. 1985-1990
11/6 Reports to the Board of Directors. 1985-1994
17/23 Correspondence between James Ducker and authors of articles for the AHS website. 1998-2002
17/24 Correspondence and forms regarding image requests 2013-2014
17/25 Publication agreements 1985-2015
19/24 Correspondence and reports 1985-2015
19/40 Correspondence primarily from and to James Ducker 1986-1998

Series 10: Alaska History editor records. Subseries 10c: editor’s drafts and correspondence regarding journal articles; 1983-1999. 3.9 cubic feet. This series contains original drafts of papers, correspondence between the editor and the authors, revisions of the manuscripts, copies of the manuscripts prepared for the typesetters, and publication agreements with the authors. The series only includes material relating to those submissions which were selected for publication.

Box/Folder Description Dates
11/7-11/20 Volume 1 1984-1986
11/21-11/29 Volume 2 1986-1987
12/1-12/10 Volume 3 1988
12/11-12/21 Volume 4 1989
12/22-13/3 Volume 5 1990
13/4-
13/9
Volume 6 1991 Spring
13/10-13/18 Volume 7 1992
13/19-13/26 Volume 8 1993
13/27-13/34 Volume 9 1994
13/35-14/5 Volume 10 1995
14/6-14/13 Volume 11 1996
14/14-14/22 Volume 12 1997
14/23-14/25 Volume 13 1998
14/26-14/30 Volume 14 1999

Series 11: Committee records; 1970-2018. 2.25 cubic feet.

Box/ Folder Description Dates
15/1-15/2 Alaska History Day records and National History Day publications and articles. 1988-1994
15/3-15/4 Awards. 1979-1994
15/5 Awards: Alaska Historical Commission. 1972, 1973, 1981-1992
15/6-15/8 Membership. Includes membership lists. 1984-1994
15/9-30/10 Legislative files. 1986-1994
15/11 Local history: Local Historical Societies files. 1987-1994
15/12 Local history: Formation of Local Societies files. 1970-1989
15/13-15/14 Local history: American Association for State and Local History files. 1981-1989
15/15-15/17 Membership files. 1995-2005
16/13 Membership files. 2010
15/18-15/20 Advocacy files. 1994-2005
16/14-16/22 Advocacy files 1995-2012
17/26-27 Advocacy files 1977-2013
15/21 AHS Awards records. 1991-2005
16/12 AHS Awards records:  Scripts for award presentations. 2006-2010
17/28 AHS Awards 1988, 2000
15/22 Resolutions. 1993-2004
15/23 Alaska Historical Commission. 1985-1997
17/29 Alaska Historical Commission 1996-2014
15/24 Auction catalogs. 2001-2005
15/25 Read Alaska Book Fair files. 1996-1997
15/26 Local Historical Society survey. 2001
15/27 Minority issues. 1993-1994
17/30 Planning 1987-2007
17/31 Publications 1981-2014
17/32 Website 1998-2014
19/25 Advocacy 2010-2017
19/26 Awards 1982-1983
19/27 Awards 2010-2018
19/28-38 Awards: American Association for State and Local History Award 1986-
19/39 Membership balance sheets 1983
Box 20 Alaska Historical Commission 1983-1990

Series 12: Photographs and slides; 1969-1987. 0.2 cubic feet. The photographs in this series are primarily of annual meetings. The slides are primarily from presentations.

Box/Folder Description Dates
15/28 Photo prints and negatives. 82 b&w and color prints; 26 negatives. 1981, undated
15/29 Photo negatives and proof sheets. 310 b&w, 35mm negatives; 13 contact print sheets Undated
15/30 Slides. 106 b&w & color, 35mm. 1969, 1987, undated

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