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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]
Anchorage Alaska Museum of History and Art[edit | edit source]
625 C Street
Anchorage Alaska, 99501
Telephone:907-929-9200
Fax:907-929-9290
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
Documents and materials generated by the United States Federal Government offices and courts for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska are preserved here. Search the National Archives Catalog for information about the records that have been digitized.
Anchorage Alaska 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.
Alaska State Archives Yukon Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics[edit | edit source]
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801
MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
Fax: 907.465.2151
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Archives - Anchorage Alaska[edit | edit source]
654 West Third Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2145
Phone: (907) 271-2441
Website
The best goverment source for federal records such as the U.S. Census Records, Social Security Death Index, Federal Land Patent Records, Naturalization Records, and Maps.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Alaska State Library[edit | edit source]
Physical address
395Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Mailing Address
Alaska Historical Collections
State Office Building
P.O. Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
Telephone: 907-465-2910
Fax: 907-465-2665
Website
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
Website
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