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| ==Introduction==
| | [http://consortiumlibrary.org/ Consortium Library]<br>University of Alaska Anchorage /Alaska Pacific University <br>3211 Providence Drive<br>Anchorage, AK 99508<br>(907) 786-1848<br>[http://consortiumlibrary.org/about/hours/ref_hours.php Hours] & [http://ask.consortiumlibrary.org/ Ask A Librarian] |
| A list of available resources about African Americans in Alaska prior to 1860 and up to 2004.
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| ==Online Resources==
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| <li>'''1816-1895''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959] - has birth, marriage, and death records from 1816 to 1912 (for births) and 1959 (for marriages and deaths)</li>
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| <li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171010214639/http://www.akhistorycourse.org:80/alaskas-cultures/african-american-blacks Alaska's Cultures: African American]</li> | |
| <li>[[African American Digital Bookshelf]] - a growing list of digital books on FamilySearch and other websites</li>
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| ==Research Strategy== | | === History Local === |
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| African Americans began settling in Alaska around the time of the Civil War. Before this, some African Americans migrated to Alaska and worked as seamen or miners.<ref>Curtis, Nancy C. Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press, 1996. See page 31.</ref> After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace. More settlers came after the discovery of gold in the 1890s.<ref>Black Heritage Sites: The South. Page 31.</ref> However, a greater influx of African Americans to Alaska occurred during World War II, when African American engineers and troops were assigned to construct the Alaska Highway.<ref>"African American / Blacks," "Alaska's Cultures," ''Alaska History & Cultural Studies'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> To learn more about the history of Alaska, and the role that African Americans played, visit:
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| <li>[http://www.akhistorycourse.org/alaskas-cultures/african-american-blacks Alaska's Cultures: African Americans]</li>
| | *[http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/FindingAids/hmc-0686.html Guide to the George T. Harper papers 1803-2004] (Consortium Library) George T. Harper researched the history of African Americans in Alaska. |
| <li>[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_Alaska/Introduction ''History of Alaska''] (Wiki book)</li>
| | *Building the Alaska Highway: [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/alaska-men/ Men Who Built the Alaska Highway] (PBS) |
| <li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120113152903/http://www.africanamericanhistoryplace.com:80/Alaska.html Black History in Alaska] </li>
| | *Griggs, William, E. [http://www.amazon.com/World-Regiment-Alaska-Military-Highway/dp/1578065046 ''The World War II Black Regiment That Built the Alaska Military Highway: A Photographic History.''] University of Mississippi Press, 2002 |
| <li>[http://www.blackpast.org/entries-categories/alaska BlackPast.org] - contains articles about famous African Americans and the role African Americans played in the construction of the Alaska Highway</li>
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| <li>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170310214037/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/alaska-men/ Men Who Built the Alaska Highway] (PBS)</li>
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| ==Resources== | | === Pre-Civil War records<br> === |
| ===Biographies===
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| *[http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/FindingAids/hmc-0412.html Guide to the E. Louis Overstreet papers 1972, 1981-1993] (Consortium Library)
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| ===Cemeteries===
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| ===Census Records===
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| ===Church Records===
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| ===Emancipation Records===
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| ===Funeral Homes===
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| *[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
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| ===Genealogies=== | | === Civil War Records<br> === |
| ===Land and Property===
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| ====Plantation====
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| ===Obituaries===
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| *[https://app.air.inc/a/borzvL1af/b/8dc76b25-27b0-42b5-a889-6c7027db068f CAAGS Obituary and Funeral Home Collection] at California African American Genealogical Society - index & images
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| ===Oral Histories=== | | === Post-Civil War<br> === |
| ===Other Records===
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| ===Military Records===
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| After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace. <ref>Black Heritage Sites: The South. Page 31.</ref> A large migration of African Americans to Alaska occurred during WWII, when African American engineers and troops were assigned to construct the Alaska Highway.<ref>"African American / Blacks," "Alaska's Cultures," ''Alaska History & Cultural Studies'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> To learn more about this and other African American military history, see [https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/road/road.pdf?CFID=36625080&CFTOKEN=583902d92a422304-E947FF3C-E92E-A9B2-A6FCAD0BC8C93573 The Road to Civil Rights: WWII - The Alaska Highway] (US Department of Transportation).
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| ===Newspapers===
| | *After the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, the US Army assigned a small number of African Americans to keep the peace. <ref name="Black Heritage Sites: The South">Curtis, Nancy C. Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press, 1996, see page 31.</ref> |
| ===Probate Records===
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| ===Reconstruction Records===
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| ====Freedman’s Bank====
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| ====Freedmen's Bureau====
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| ===School Records===
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| ===Slavery Records===
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| ===Vital Records===
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| ====Birth====
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959] collection contains Alaska birth records from 1816 to 1912. The information found on these records can include: name, birth date and place, race, number of child in family, maiden name of mother, father, age of parents, residence and birth place of parents, occupation of father, live or stillbirth, cause of stillbirth, and information. To learn more, visit [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alaska,_Vital_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) this wiki page].
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| ====Marriage====
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959] collection contains Alaska marriage records from 1816 to 1959. The information found on these records can include: names of bride and groom, residence, date and place of marriage, age, race, birthplace, occupation, previous marriages, witnesses, and officiator. To learn more, visit [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alaska,_Vital_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) this wiki page].
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| ====Death====
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2216300 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959] collection contains Alaska death records from 1816 to 1959. The information found on these records can include: name, date and place of death, date and place of birth, date and place of burial, occupation, residence, race, gender, physical description, marital status, cause of death, names and birthplaces of parents, relatives, informant, and name of undertaker. To learn more, visit [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alaska,_Vital_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) this wiki page]. | |
| ====Divorce====
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| ===Voting Records===
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| ==Archives and Libraries==
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| '''Consortium Library'''<br>
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| University of Alaska Anchorage / Alaska Pacific University <br>
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| 3211 Providence Drive<br>
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| Anchorage, AK& 99508<br>
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| Telephone: (907) 786-1848<br>
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| Website: [http://consortiumlibrary.org/ Consortium Library]
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| ==Societies== | | === Reconstruction Era (1868-1878) === |
| '''AAHS of Alaska'''<br>
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| P. O. Box 143105<br>
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| Anchorage, Alaska 99514-3105
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| [[Category:Alaska, United States]] [[Category:African American Records]] [[Category:Alaska Cultural Groups]] | | === Biographies<br> === |
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| | *[http://consortiumlibrary.org/archives/FindingAids/hmc-0412.html Guide to the E. Louis Overstreet papers 1972, 1981-1993 ] (Consortium Library) |
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| | === Military<br> === |
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| | ===== World War II ===== |
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| | *Highway History: The Road to Civil Rights: [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/road/s16.cfm World War II - The Alaska Highway] (US Department of Transportation) |
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| | === Bibliography === |
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| | === Societies === |
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| | AAHS of Alaska<br>P. O. Box 143105<br>Anchorage, Alaska 99514-3105 |
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| | === Websites === |
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| | *[http://www.africanamericanhistoryplace.com/Alaska.html Black History in Alaska] |
| | *Alaska's Cultures: [http://www.akhistorycourse.org/articles/article.php?artID=233 African American / Blacks]<br> |