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Selected Finding Aids for Archival Holdings at The National Archives at Anchorage

The National Archives at Anchorage has a variety of guides, reference information papers, lists, and other finding aids. The small percentage of them that are available online are listed below.

"Protecting Alaska's Native Population With Federal Records".
an article by Thomas E. Wiltsey in The Record.
Record Groups at NARA's Pacific Alaska Region in Anchorage
Selected entries in the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, 1995.

How to Search our Materials

Archival Research Catalog (ARC)

The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) contains selected information pertaining to records at the Anchorage facility.

To find descriptions of selected records from the facility's archival holdings in this searchable database:

Go to ARC, and select ARC Basic or Advanced search.
Limit results to 2000.
Scroll down to NARA Location filter box, select NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage, AK).
Press the "GO" button. ARC will display 10 hits per page.
To see a full description of any hit, click on the title link or page through the hit list by pressing the next hit button or the jump to page feature.
(Note: You can further limit your search using the Keywords box.)

Learn more about searching in ARC

Microfilm

Search Microfilm available in the Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage)

From the Microfilm Search page, click on the blue "Use our Microfilm Search" button
Click on "Advanced Search" (link is to the right of the Search button)
Under "Viewing Location", select the Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage) from the dropdown menu
Click on "Search"
Tip: You can narrow your search by entering a term under "Subject Terms", such as "military" or "census".

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