RSS Recent UpdatesThe collection includes about 10,500 indexed items in digital and paper format of Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI) mineral exploration data, collected between 1974 and 1984 throughout Alaska by the Anaconda Minerals Company and other mining companies. The index contains references to maps stored at the Alaska Geological Materials Center in Eagle River, and to records of CIRI lands, which are stored at CIRI. The index and image files are available on all public access computers at ARLIS. (The Alaska Geological Materials Center is operated by the Department of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Department of Natural Resources.)
Federal Depository Library
ARLIS selects federal depository items and provides free public access. In cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, ARLIS now offers a digital collection about the Iditarod gold trail, designated in 1978 as the Iditarod National Historic Trail. The digital collections consist of more than four thousand digital objects, including maps, reports, historical site surveys, oral history recordings and transcripts, and photographs. Digitization of the collection occurred during the centennial of the opening of the Iditarod gold trail in the years 1908-1912. Access the collection at www.arlis.org/resources/inhc-collection/
Collection Spotlight
Furs, Skulls & Bird Mounts
A popular collection at ARLIS is its large selection of Alaskan animal furs, skulls, and bird mounts, available for check-out.
Aerial Photo Collections
Aerial photo collections housed in the Map Atrium include large satellite photos (Cases 1 and 14) and Alaska cities aerial photos from the Alaska Department of Transportation (Case 5). Aerial photos from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources are also available (see Collection Spotlights “ADNR Aerial Photo Collection” and “ADNR RS2477 Records and Aerial Photos”).
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Photo Collection
More than 2,400 color slides cover the early days of the oil spill and subsequent clean-up efforts, and includes photos of oiled wildlife, the tanker leaking oil, public meetings, protests, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Prudhoe Bay.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill FAQs – EXPANDED
FAQs, facts and links about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, download at www.arlis.org/vol2/a/EVOS_FAQs.pdf.
ADNR Aerial Photo Collection
Alaska Department of Natural Resources color and black and white aerial photographs of south central Alaska taken by NASA in 1978 and 1979, and a few black and white photos from 1953. The photos are filed by quadrangle, flight line number, film roll number, and frame number.
