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Learn the secrets of the archives

September 29, 2016

University Relations

UAF photo by JR Ancheta. Rasmuson Library Curator of Oral History Leslie McCartney examines a wire recording spool, a type of recorder used in the the 1940s and 1950s.
UAF photo by JR Ancheta. Rasmuson Library Curator of Oral History Leslie McCartney examines a wire recording spool, a type of recorder used in the the 1940s and 1950s.


The University of Alaska Fairbanks Rasmuson Library will present Secrets of the Archives from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6.

View historical maps, photos and manuscripts. See early sound-recording devices. Watch old-time films. Enjoy delicious refreshments.

Meet the people who make it all possible at the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives on the library's second floor.

For more information, contact Erin Wahl at 907-474-6400 or erwahl2@alaska.edu.