Simard, Jim Head of Historical Collections, Alaska State Library
Photographs of Southeast Alaskan communities in the Alaska State Library Historical Collections The photograph collections of the Alaska State Library provide a rich visual record of life in Alaska and the Arctic since the late 19th century. This session focuses on a number of important collections with views and portraits from the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian communities. Featured works will include the Yakutat photos of Fhoki Kayamori, Elbridge W. Merrill’s Sitka photographs, and less well known materials such as the recent acquisition of Reverend David Waggoner’s photographs from Klawock, 1900 to 1914. Also included will be selections from the photographs of the Sheldon Jackson College Archives, which are housed temporarily in the Alaska State Library. The goal of this session is to provide a general framework for understanding the scope of the photographic collections and methods for accessing these vital materials.
