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====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Museum of History and Art]====
====[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Anchorage Museum of History and Art]====
121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149<br>The museum has an archive section.<br>[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Website]
121 W. 7th Avenue<br>Anchorage, AK 99501<br>Telephone: 907-343-4326<br>Fax: 907-343-6149
<br>[http://www.anchoragemuseum.org/ Website]


====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
====[http://www.archives.state.ak.us Alaska State Archives]====
141 Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465  
141 Willoughby Avenue <br>Juneau, AK 99801 <br>Telephone: 907-465-2270 <br>Fax: 907-465-2465 <br>The museum has an archive section.
<br>[http://www.rims@alaska.gov Website]
<br>[http://www.rims@alaska.gov Website]


====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
====[[National Archives at Seattle]]====
6125 Sand Point Way NE<br>Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112  
6125 Sand Point Way NE<br>Seattle, Washington 98115-7999<br>Telephone: 206-336-5115<br>Fax: 206-336-5112 <br>The museum has an archive section.
<br>[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]
<br>[http://www.seattle.archives@nara.gov Website]


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====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
====[http://www.library.state.ak.us/ Alaska State Library]====
Alaska Historical Collections<br>State Office Building<br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>Telephone: 907-465-2910<br>Fax: 907-465-2665  
Alaska Historical Collections<br>State Office Building<br>P.O. Box 110571 <br>Juneau, AK 99811-0571<br>Telephone: 907-465-2910<br>Fax: 907-465-2665  
====[http://www.uaf.edu/ University of Alaska, Fairbanks]====
====[http://www.uaf.edu/ University of Alaska, Fairbanks]====
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library<br>310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841<br>Mailing address: <br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library<br>310 Tanana Drive <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800 <br>Telephone: 907-474-7224 <br>Fax: 907-474-6841<br>Mailing address: <br>P.O. Box 756800 <br>Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800

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Alaska Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Alaska Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Alaska[edit | edit source]

Suzallo and Allen Library, Univ. of Washington · Alaska State Archives · Alaska State Library · University of Alaska, Anchorage · University of Alaska, Fairbanks · Anchorage Municipal Library · National Archives at Seattle · Family History Library · Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park Seattle · Library and Archives Branch Whitehorse, YT · Quesnel and District Museum, Quesnel, BC

Archives[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]

141 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: 907-465-2270
Fax: 907-465-2465
E-mail: archives@alaska.gov
Website

Anchorage Museum of History and Art[edit | edit source]

121 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907-343-4326
Fax: 907-343-6149
Website

Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]

141 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: 907-465-2270
Fax: 907-465-2465
The museum has an archive section.
Website

National Archives at Seattle[edit | edit source]

6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999
Telephone: 206-336-5115
Fax: 206-336-5112
The museum has an archive section.
Website

Anchorage Museum of History and Art[edit | edit source]

121 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: 907-343-4326
Fax: 907-343-6149
The museum has an archive section.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Alaska State Library[edit | edit source]

Alaska Historical Collections
State Office Building
P.O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
Telephone: 907-465-2910
Fax: 907-465-2665

University of Alaska, Fairbanks[edit | edit source]

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
310 Tanana Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800
Telephone: 907-474-7224
Fax: 907-474-6841
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 756800
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800

Societies[edit | edit source]

Genealogical Society of Southeastern Alaska[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 6313
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Alaska Historical Society[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 100299
Anchorage, AK 99510-0299
Telephone: 907-276-1596
Fax: 907-276-1596

Alaska Online Collections[edit | edit source]

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Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.


Two helpful guides to Alaska records are:

  • Ulibarri, George S. Documenting Alaskan History: Guide to Federal Archives Relating to Alaska. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 1982. FHL fiche 6101864; book 979.8 A3u
  • University of Washington (Seattle) Library. The Dictionary Catalog of the Pacific Northwest Collection of the University of Washington (Seattle) Libraries. Six Volumes. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall and Company, 1972. FHL books 979.7 A3w v. 1 – 6