John Wolfe joins archivist Becky Butler Gallegos to discuss the papers of his mother, Helen D. Nienhueser. Nienhueser was a Department of Natural Resources land use planner, advocate for trails and political issues, and author of "55 Ways to the Wilderness of Southcentral Alaska." Nienhueser's papers are available to the public at the UAA/APU Consortium Library Archives and Special Collections. You can view her collection description and get the link to her digitized photographs here: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1476/

Neil C. Johannsen joins archivist Becky Butler Gallegos to his career with the Alaska State Parks and his related collection held by the UAA/APU Archives. Link to the Neil C. Johannsen Alaska State Parks history collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1046/ Cover photo is provided by Neil C. Johannsen and is taken in Kachemak Bay State Park.

Becky and Luna discuss the digitization of tapes from the Commonwealth North records. They also get into the possibilities of AI transcription. Find links mentioned in the podcast on the Archives' blog: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2025/08/08/archiving-ak-federal-lands-3-commonwealth-north/

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Becky and Luna discuss the digitized collection of geologist, Don Grybeck. This is another collection from the Alaska Federal Lands project. Link to info on the Alaska Federal Lands Project: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2025/01/16/new-focus-for-becky-lands-related-collections/ https://soundcloud.com/user-65161682/archiving-ak-season-4-episode-1-joan-elva-corliss-papers Image is of a floating resort in Clover Bay on Prince of Wales Island, 1984. From the Don Grybeck slides, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage. https://vilda.alaska.edu/digital/collection/cdmg13/search/searchterm/Don%20Grybeck%20slides%2C%201955-2006.%20UAA-HMC-1172/field/collec/mode/exact/conn/and

Becky and Luna explain their new Alaska Federal Lands project and discuss the collection of Alaska Federation of Natives' first secretary and board member, Joan Elva Corliss. Link to Corliss finding aid: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1082/ Image is of an Alaska Federation of Natives meeting, 1968. From the Henry S. Kaiser, Jr. papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

It's the peak of tourism season in Alaska, so we're reading letters from tourists in our holdings! We'll hear from folks traveling the Inside Passage, through the Interior, and even out to Western Alaska.

Join us as Rachel Nill, the summer intern, introduces you to oral history and hear her own interview about her experience as a student at UAA. For more info, go to https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/2024/06/25/archiving-ak-season-3-interlude-explaining-oral-history/

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 World War II.

Special guests Fabiola Lugo Vasquez, Dr. Wendy Replogle Strawbridge, and Dr. Hild read letters from public health professionals throughout Alaska's history. Fabiola explains her project with the Alaska Public Health Association records. We also hear an interview with Native elder Della Keats and community health aides discussing nutrition.

Our archivists read letters from our holdings about the 1964 Alaska earthquake in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the earthquake on March 27, 2024.

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Richard Baenen and was conducted on March 4, 1999. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Ramsey Clark and was conducted on July 20, 1993. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Niilo Koponen and was conducted on February 3, 1990. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Ralph Perdue and was conducted on August 30, 1989. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Walter Hickel and was conducted on November 22, 1989. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with Dave Hickok and was conducted on July 16, 1992. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/

One of a series of interviews conducted by Donald Mitchell with people involved in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This interview is with John Katz and was conducted on September 11, 1992. Funding for the digitization and transcription of this recording was made possible by the Atwood Foundation. For more information about this collection of interviews and for a text transcript of the interview, please see the guide to the collection: https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1099/