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Alaska Film Archives

About the Collection

Over the past half century, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has built the largest collection of archival films in and about Alaska. The collection combines hundreds of donations of film and videos to UAF by individuals, organizations and institutions. Materials range from professional productions to amateur home-movies, made in and about Alaska from the earliest days of filmmaking through today. Since 1993 these materials have been held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Films and videos selected for this portal project are a sampling of the thousands available for checkout on DVD through the Rasmuson Library. Unless otherwise noted, items are presented here in their entirety, unedited and uncut. Short, popular clips from the collection can be viewed on our YouTube channel. Read more about the Alaska Film Archives.

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[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Carey, Oates, Kaniut, Jones]
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Carey, Oates, Kaniut, Jones]
In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews journalist Michael Carey about the issues and challenges that face Alaska. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Phil Oates, major general and adjutant general of the state of Alaska, about his eight years as an adjutant general of Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews author and educator Larry Kaniut about the stories he has written about Alaska bears. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Ken Jones, president of StrateGen, about strategic planning in the information age. In part 5, Red Boucher continues his interview with Phil Oates, major general and adjutant general of the State of Alaska, about the status of homeland security in Alaska. These programs were recorded on November 9, 2002.
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Doug Fine]
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Doug Fine]
In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews filmmaker and journalist Doug Fine about the latest developments on his film "Migration," which was being filmed in Homer. The program was recorded on September 19, 1998.
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Haller, Bennett, Greene, Ladner, Parham]
[Alaska On Line: Red Boucher interviews Haller, Bennett, Greene, Ladner, Parham]
In this episode of Alaska On Line, Red Boucher interviews experts about various Alaskan issues. In part 1, Red Boucher interviews Mike Haller about the Alaska National Guard. In part 2, Red Boucher interviews Ed Bennett about economic news in print media in Alaska. In part 3, Red Boucher interviews Jeanie Greene about her television show. In part 4, Red Boucher interviews Pat Ladner about the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation. In part 5, Red Boucher interviews Victoria Parham about the role of technology in Alaskan businesses. These episodes were filmed on on September 8, 2001.
[KTVF news stories]
[KTVF news stories]
Some segments of film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on original film are given here in parentheses. The footage features a Fairbanks Police Department van, police checking the doors of a home (January 13, 1974) (sound), a backhoe digging trenches, a lot full of pipes and equipment (segment titled "Water System Construction") (August 1, 1974) (silent), a ground-breaking ceremony (segment titled "Hamilton Acres School") (1974) (silent), a wolf and pups in a pen at a zoo (untitled and undated) (silent), cows and calves at a farm at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (segment titled "U of A Field Day") (August 3, 1974) (silent), a ground-breaking ceremony (August 5, 1974) (silent), men and women being interviewed about President Nixon's impeachment and the Watergate scandal (segment is titled "Man on Street: Day of Nixon Impeachment") (1974) (sound), a red carpet being rolled out for journalist Charles Kuralt at the Fairbanks airport, the "On the Road" car (August 16, 1974) (silent), another ground-breaking ceremony (segment is titled "North Star Terminals") (1974) (silent), housing units on display (segment is titled "AC-DC House") (1974) (silent), firefighters dousing flames at a house fire (segment titled "Hamilton Acres Fire") (1974) (silent), Northward Building renovation scenes (segment titled "Northward New Installation") (August 25, 1974) (silent), men work on a street with equipment (segment titled "Barnette Street Construction") (September 5, 1974) (silent), a bus driver being interviewed about the school bus schedule in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (September, 1974) (sound), a man being interviewed about small mining operations in interior Alaska (segment titled "Gold interview") (September 10, 1974) (sound), the burning of brush piles along a road cut (segment titled "Airport Road Burning") (September 11, 1974) (silent), a street being torn up to expose water pipes (segment titled "Aurora-Johnson Water Construction") (September 11, 1974) (silent), and trees in autumn (September 17, 1974) (sound).