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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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[KTVF news stories, bear hunt, Yukon 800, Golden Days]
[KTVF news stories, bear hunt, Yukon 800, Golden Days]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Footage includes men speaking, drawings of the Fairbanks Wastewater Treatment Facility on display (June 5, 1973) (silent), aerial views of a bear, a wildlife official and hunter being interviewed about bear hunting, an airplane and campsite (story titled "Bettles Bear Hunt") (June 9, 1973) (sound), people in downtown Fairbanks watching the start of a boat race, aerial views of boats racing on a river (story titled "Yukon 800 1973") (silent), a man being interviewed about an Alaska butterfly study (June 27, 1973) (sound), a man in handcuffs getting out of a car (segment titled "Walunga - Coed Murder") (December 11, 1972 - not 1973) (silent), a Golden Days Parade and activities in Fairbanks, a story about budget issues (1973) (sound), fair booths, the construction of buildings at fairgrounds in Fairbanks, a woman being interviewed about a new exhibit hall and office space (August 7, 1973) (sound), men at a hearing (segment titled "Gravel - E.P.A.") (August 9, 1973) (silent), people at a public hearing (segment titled "Meeds Hearing") (1973) (silent), civil rights activist Roy Wilkins being greeted at an airport by people holding N.A.A.C.P. signs (segment titled "Wilkins") (1973) (silent), Roy Wilkins and others speaking to an audience (August 12, 1973) (sound), military men cleaning up a fuel spill along a roadside (segment titled "Fuel Spill") (August 13, 1973) (silent), scenes from a midway (segment titled "Fair Opens") (August 15, 1973) (silent), parents attending classes at Lathrop High School during "swap day" (October 26, 1973) (sound), Fairbanks Office Supply moving to a new location, scenes at a Florcraft store (October 27, 1973) (silent), bank tellers wearing Halloween costumes at Alaska National Bank, an Alaska State Bank sign (October 31, 1973) (silent), a man speaking to an audience (story titled "Hiatt - UA") (November 5, 1973) (silent), people in an office looking at maps of Alaska (story titled "Claims") (November 15, 1973) (silent), an Alaska Army National Guard Unit Award being presented to troops, views of tanks, military vehicles, troops (November 17, 1973) (silent), snowmachines at Circle Hot Springs, and aerial views (segment titled "Sno-Fari 1973") (silent).
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 2]
[KTVF news stories from Fairbanks during 1973 - 2]
Stories and footage include a story about juvenile probation in Alaska with reporter Larry Carpenter and counselors Stece Clark and Mary Wadeson, a story about emergency medical training in Alaska with reporter Phil Deisher (2/20/73), silent footage of a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital annual meeting, traffic on Cushman street at Airport Road (2/22/73), a story about the Fairbanks USO with administrator Lynn Gregory and reporter Larry Carpenter, an unidentified nurse being interviewed about an abandoned baby found at the hospital (3/10/73), silent footage of Native women preparing potlatch food and arts and crafts (3/14/73), silent footage of the Fairbanks Police Department crime van (3/28/73), a story about the Delta Junction Fire Department getting a new fire truck by saving Betty Crocker coupons with Ted Lehne interviewing Mrs. Dean Goodwin and Mrs. Hanna Heinemann as well as Fire Chief Doug Parsons (3/28/73), a story about special classes in Fairbanks with wood carver Kenneth Foldoe and other instructors, children at Barnette Elementary School with reporter Terry Foster (3/31/73), reporter Tom Jensen with a story about Chuck Clutts, the crowning of Miss Fairbanks 1973 Roxanne Killingsworth and Miss Alaska Universe 1973 Wendy Curwin (3/12/73), reporter Tom Jensen with a story about the first 800 mile snowmachine race from Nenana to Nome (3/12/73), silent footage of a man speaking to a group of retired residents (3/13/73), silent footage of a man being presented a plaque (3/12/73), silent footage of an airport model (3/28/73), and silent footage of vandalized telephone booths.
[KTVF news stories, hovercraft, Lathrop High School, boat races]
[KTVF news stories, hovercraft, Lathrop High School, boat races]
Some segments of this film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Undated segments were originally grouped with the dated segments and are most likely from 1974. The film features a large hovercraft moving across a snowy landscape, ships moving through ice pack (segment is titled "Alyeska") (undated) (sound), a man (identified later in the film as Charles Elder) speaking about litigation holding up the development of the Haul Road, Alyeska and Bechtel, pipeline construction bids, other topics (undated) (sound), stacks of Alyeska Pipeline Reports (undated) (silent), reporter Larry Holmstrom conducting man-on-the-street interviews about the changes in store for Fairbanks due to the recent signing of the pipeline permit by the Interior Secretary (undated) (sound), people swimming in an indoor pool (undated) (sound), the Fairbanks North Star Borough Library building at First and Cowles, people meeting inside the library (undated) (silent), Fairbanks Merric Hangar, people at a presentation inside the hangar (March 18, 1974) (silent), land-use displays, the Pay-N-Save Drugs building (March 21, 1974) (silent), breakup scenes, the Chena Ice-Classic tripod on the Chena River (March 25, 1974) (silent), Lathrop faculty members Bob Boko, Don Gray, Thomas Amadon, Ed Schellinger, and students being interviewed about the principal's recent resignation, interviews about their thoughts on the proposal for a two-school system due to pipeline construction (April 6, 1974) (sound), boats racing on the Chena River near downtown Fairbanks, a trophy presentation (title of segment is "Shakedown Boat Races") (May 20, 1974) (silent), a cabin and buildings burning to the ground, police and firefighters at the scene (May 25, 1974) (silent), boats racing on the Chena River near downtown Fairbanks, spectators on the bank, trophies being presented (title of segment is "Bus. Man Boat Race") (May 27, 1974) (silent), reporter Chuck Benson interviewing various racecar drivers in Fairbanks about their various forms of racing, Ron Kintner (sp) talking about races at Tanacross Airfield, Gary Bodenstadt talking about drag racing in Anchorage, Roger Anders talking about dirt-track racing in Fairbanks, a brief interview with trophy girls Pat Weaver and Sherry Williams (June 1, 1974) (sound), a man being interviewed about wildfire control operations and new firefighting aircraft (June 2, 1974) (sound), the start of a bike race (title of segment is "Bike Classic") (June 3, 1974) (silent), Charles Elder speaking about the pipeline construction schedule, camp phasing, and transportation, etc. (June 4, 1974) (sound), people preparing and repairing the Goldpanners baseball stadium and ballfield (June 18, 1974) (silent), and the Nenana parking lot at the University of Alaska Fairbanks being used as a location to mix topsoil (June 19, 1974) (sound).
[KTVF news stories, interviews, Kaktovik Post Office, Fairbanks schools]
[KTVF news stories, interviews, Kaktovik Post Office, Fairbanks schools]
Some segments of film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. The footage includes a man being interviewed about the city dump (August, 1972) (sound), a man being interviewed about his life in Barrow and about environmental aspects of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (August 14, 1972) (sound), people cleaning up the fairgrounds and repairing buildings at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds (August 14, 1972) (silent), a woman being interviewed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks about a leadership seminar, students in a classroom (August 15, 1972) (sound/silent), a man speaking to an audience (no date) (silent), people attending a Unimart conference and viewing Alaskan art and other items (August 15, 1972) (silent), scenes from the Tanana Valley Fair (August 14, 1972) (sound), men stepping off a airplane, military men talking to a man in civilian attire (title of segment is "Froehlke") (August 16, 1972) (silent), road construction (title of segment is "Big Bend") (August 18, 1972) (silent), exterior and interior views of the Whole Earth Exchange building in Fairbanks (August 19, 1972) (silent), the Pompeo Hall building, a man being interviewed about Assembly budget matters (August 21, 1972) (sound), a man meeting with a young couple near City Hall in downtown Fairbanks (title of segment is "Couples") (August 22, 1972) (silent), a man looking at a book (August 23, 1972) (silent), scenes from an International Arctic Aviation Conference (February 25, 1972) (sound), Golden Heart trophies being displayed on a table (August 23, 1972) (silent), new University of Alaska ambulance being demonstrated (August 24, 1972) (sound), the Kaktovik Post Office modular building being loaded onto an Interior Airways Hercules cargo airplane, Assistant Regional Postmaster General Russell E. James being interviewed (August 24, 1972) (sound), exterior and interior views of Fairbanks Main School, views of the building's deterioration (August 29, 1972) (sound), men signing documents (August 30, 1972) (silent), a church building's exterior, classroom scenes at Monroe School (August 30, 1972) (silent?), smoke in the distance (title of segment is "Grass Fire") (August 30, 1972) (silent), firefighters battling a house fire (title of segment is "Byrdsong Fire") (September 1, 1972) (silent), views of various Fairbanks hotels, a woman being interviewed about elderly residents being removed from hotels so that buildings can be torn down (September 2, 1972) (silent/sound), Central American oil facilties and workers (segment titled "Equador Oil") (September 2, 1972) (silent), a man being interviewed, a demonstration garden at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (September 2, 1972) (sound), bonfires [?] (no date) (sound), Lathrop High School, classroom scenes, buses, a man being interviewed about traffic concerns (September 6, 1972) (silent/sound), a man being interviewed about new weather service offices (September 7, 1972) (sound), Fairbanks fire department trucks (September 9, 1972) (silent), spectators watching firemen participate in various events at a firefighter competition (September 9, 1972) (silent), interior views of dorm rooms at the University of Alaska (September 11, 1972) (silent), people in an assembly, Mayor John Wright[?] of North Pole speaking, and the christening of a new building (title of segment is "North Pole Sewer and Water") (September 11, 1972) (silent).
[KTVF news stories, landfill, Equinox Marathon, election day]
[KTVF news stories, landfill, Equinox Marathon, election day]
Some segments of this film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on original film are given here in parentheses. The footage includes exterior and interior views of The Comic Shop in Fairbanks, a news story about shop opening (September 12, 1972) (sound), men speak at a podium while the audience listens (segment is titled "AFL-CIO Convention") (September 18, 1972) (silent), interior and exterior views of the Referral Rehabilitation Center on Airport Road (segment is titled "Alcoholism") (September 20, 1972) (silent), an unidentified church interior (September 20, 1972) (silent), a man being interviewed by Phil Deisher about a plan for the solid waste dump in Fairbanks (September 22, 1972) (sound), an unidentified building construction site with reporter Phil Deisher and Mayor John Carlson (segment is titled "ACOC") (September 23, 1972) (silent). Next is a story by Ted Lehne about the 1972 Equinox Marathon won by Mike Fairchild in the men's division, Carol Hogan in the women's division, Marcie Trent in the senior division, Forrest May in the boy's division, and Betsy Haines in the girl's division (sound). Subsequent footage includes unidentified speakers and Mayor John Carlson (undated) (silent), military facilities and a lake (story is titled "Quartz") (September 26, 1972) (silent), Airport Road overpass construction near Lathrop High School (September 26, 1972) (silent), meeting of Native leaders including John Sackett, Cathie Carlo, and Byron Mallott (September 27, 1972) (silent), the presentation of a new ambulance purchased by Commercial Printing and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, with Jullian Rice and others in front of the fire station (September 28, 1972) (silent), garbage bags and trash accumulating around Fairbanks (October 2, 1972) (silent), people speaking at the KTVF Community Club Awards Ceremony (October 2, 1972) (silent), precinct workers at voting stations (story is titled "City Borough Election") (October 3, 1972) (silent), firemen demonstrating rescue techniques and emergency equipment (October 3, 1972) (silent), a man at ta Chamber of Commerce meeting speaking on land management in Alaska (story titled "Jack Horton Chamber of Commerce") (October 6, 1972) (sound), congressman Don Young and others including Senator Ted Stevens speak at a Chamber of Commerce meeting (October, 1972) (silent), Alaskaland building maintenance problems (October 5, 1972) (silent), a story and interviews about women in ROTC classes at the University of Alaska (October 7, 1972) (sound), an unidentified speaker at a state Chamber of Commerce meeting (October 7, 1972) (silent), Mayor Harold Gillam and Jullian Rice (story is titled "Council Swearing-In") (October 9, 1972) (silent), Alaska Railroad track construction (story is titled "Spur") (October 10, 1972) (silent), students exiting school buses at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (story is titled "U of A Day") (October 10, 1972) (silent), firemen demonstrating a house evacuation drill (story is titled "E.D.I.T.H.") (October 11, 1972) (silent), unidentified speakers at a conference (story is titled "Realtors") (October 12, 1972) (silent), Judge Hugh Connelly swears in Mayor John Carlson, Bob Bettisworth and others at an assembly meeting (October 12, 1972) (silent), an unidentified Japanese speaker talking about U.S. - Japan relations (story is titled "Yoshia - Japan") (October 13, 1972) (sound), a story about plans for temporary hotel construction in McKinley Park following a hotel fire, and an interview with George Flaherty of Denali Park about a plan to use railroad cars in hotel construction (October 13, 1972) (sound).
[KTVF news stories, meetings, American Legion, Great Pumpkin]
[KTVF news stories, meetings, American Legion, Great Pumpkin]
Some segments of film contain a soundtrack, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Footage features views of the TEKNH Art and Craft Co-op, a woman being interviewed, works of art (segment is untitled and undated) (sound), a community club awards ceremony, women sitting at banquet tables (title of segment is "CCT") (October 4, 1971) (sound), a man speaking at a Chamber of Commerce meeting (segment is titled "Burrell") (1971) (silent), Ramsey Clark speaking about the land claims settlement act to a group of Alaskan Native leaders at the AFN Convention (1971) (sound), a man being presented with a check to benefit a charity for Alaska youth (1971) (sound), the Motorsports shop grand opening, snowmachines in a showroom, people looking at snowmachines (1971) (sound), a cabin fire at night (segment titled "First House Fire") (October 16, 1971) (silent), Chuck Herbert speaking at a meeting (segment is titled "Bartlett Dinner") (October 17, 1971) (silent), a man speaking at a Chamber of Commerce meeting (October 19, 1971) (sound), men putting money in a Good Neighbor's Campaign container (October 21, 1971) (sound), an American Legion ceremony on Veterans Day, military commanders speaking (1971) (sound), a reporter standing in a field and talking about a pumpkin patch (segment is titled "Great Pumpkin") (October 27, 1971) (sound), a military commander speaking at a meeting (1971) (sound), a reporter in a field (segment titled "Great Pumpkin") (October 28, 1971) (sound), reporters in a field with a van (segment titled "Great Pumpkin") (October 29, 1971) (sound), men and women sitting at a table during a meeting (segment is untitled and undated) (silent), a reporter in a field at the pumpkin patch (1971) (sound), and an interview with a man about a new Associated General Contractors office in Fairbanks (segment is titled "Tex Taggert" (1971) (sound).
[KTVF news stories, miscellaneous sports clips, Yukon 800]
[KTVF news stories, miscellaneous sports clips, Yukon 800]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Footage includes the Yukon 800 Marathon start/finish sign along the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, boats on the river, spectators watching the race, aerial view of boats, people boarding a Wien Airlines flight, boats in Galena, view from a boat on a river, interviews at the finish line (silent) (undated), dogs pulling a freight sled up a snowy mountainside, men and a sled crossing over crevasses (silent) (titled "KOMO-TV Dog Sled") (undated), basketball game scenes at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (silent) (titled "Old U of A basketball") (undated), spectators watching as marathoners cross the finish line at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (silent) (titled "Marathon Race") (undated) (According to Equinox Marathon expert Matias Saari in 2012, the portion titled "Marathon Race" shows scenes from the 1975 Equinox Marathon - Saari identified Stan Justice wearing a hiker's bib in Justice's first Equinox Marathon, and fifth-place finisher 16-year-old Kent Karns), a woman being interviewed about the dog mushing race after crossing the finish line (sound) (titled "Mona Pardue finish") (undated), views of mushers (silent) (undated), a medal ceremony for the Special Olympics, spectators (silent) (titled "Special Olympics") (undated), a mushing clip with actor Jamie Farrell (sound) (titled "M.A.S.H. Promo") (undated), and views of Fairbanks cold weather activities including dog mushing, cabin building, playing basketball, shooting at a rifle-range, swimming, snow-machining, Native Olympics, etc. (silent and sound) (undated).
[KTVF news stories, sports, Yukon 800, dog mushing, Equinox Marathon]
[KTVF news stories, sports, Yukon 800, dog mushing, Equinox Marathon]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. Footage includes spectators in Fairbanks watching the Yukon 800 boat race, boats on the Chena River, boats on the Tanana River in Nenana, spectators on a bridge in Nenana, boats arriving in downtown Fairbanks, a trophy being awarded (silent) (titled "Yukon 800") (undated), a dog yard in winter, dogs being put into a harness, spectators watching a race (silent) (titled "Junior Dog Musher") (undated), stock car race scenes (sound) (undated), Fairbanks area scenes, a sled dog race, close-up views of dogs (silent) (titled "Dog Poem") (undated). Beluga dome at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, highlights from the ninth annual Equinox Marathon, first place finisher Mike Devecka crossing the finish line (sound and silent) (undated), scenes from the first annual News Media Shoot Off match (sound) (titled "Fairbanks Trap Shoot") (undated), race boats on the Chena and Tanana Rivers (silent) (titled "Yukon 800") (undated), basketball game scenes (silent) (undated), spectators and ballplayers at a Fairbanks Goldpanners baseball game (sound) (titled "Goldpanners") (undated), girls competing in a swim meet at an indoor pool (silent) (undated), snow machines racing around a track (silent) (undated), and scenes from a raft race on the Tanana River (silent) (undated).
[KTVF news stories, tankers at Valdez, Yukon 800 boat race, Golden Days parade]
[KTVF news stories, tankers at Valdez, Yukon 800 boat race, Golden Days parade]
Some segments of this film have sound, and others are silent. Specific dates are noted in parentheses when available. The footage features Amanda Blake and other celebrities from the television show "Gunsmoke" touring the musk ox farm at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the celebrities watching moose and bears in Denali National Park (silent), Valdez port facilities, a ceremony on a dock, the ARCO tanker "Juneau" leaving the dock (sound), trucks on the Haul Road in the Atigun Pass region, pump stations in the evening and at night (silent), scenes from the Yukon 800 boat race, boats on the Yukon River, boats arriving in Fairbanks, a trophy being awarded to a man (1974) (silent), the construction of Hamilton Elementary School and a shopping complex (June 21, 1974) (sound), water carnival scenes, kids playing in water, kids and adults near a river (June 30, 1974) (silent), the Golden Days parade in downtown Fairbanks, a kids' football competition (silent), motorcross bike races, a ceremony in Valdez aboard the ARCO tanker "Fairbanks," a helicopter flying over Fairbanks, and Fairbanks flight school (silent).
[KTVF news stories, UAF construction, high school graduations, raft race]
[KTVF news stories, UAF construction, high school graduations, raft race]
Some segments of film contain audio, and others are silent. Specific dates and other information noted on the original film are given here in parentheses. The footage includes a man talking about stamps commemorating the U.S. Postal Service, scenes of workers sorting mail, a Fairbanks post office building (1973) (sound), a panel of people discussing economic development in Fairbanks (segment titled "Development Hearing" (May 3, 1973) (sound), a child's hearing being tested at the Fairbanks Public Health Clinic (May 5, 1973) (sound), artwork being displayed, a banquet, Dr. William Wood and others speaking (segment titled "University") (May 5, 1973) (silent), a warning sign about poison used at a dump (segment titled "Rat Poison") (May 7, 1973) (silent), a display about library service cuts at the Fairbanks library (May 8, 1973) (silent), women looking at and talking about Alaskan artwork (May 8, 1973) (sound), men speaking about founding a group to promote the development of Alaska's natural resources (May 10, 1973) (sound), police and spectators looking at the aftermath of a car and motorcycle collision in downtown Fairbanks (May 10, 1973) (silent), the construction of a bridge over railroad tracks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (May 12, 1973) (silent), people picking up trash along a roadside (May 12, 1973) (silent), banquet scenes (segment is titled "Host") (May 18, 1973) (silent), people walking along a roadside, road signs for Hillcrest and Yankovich and Lawlor Roads (segment titled "Hope Walk") (May 26, 1973) (silent), a graduation ceremony (segment titled "Monroe Grads") (1973) (silent), soldiers firing howitzers during a Fort Wainwright ceremony (segment titled "Memorial Day") (1973) (silent), race boats going under a Chena River bridge (segment titled "Fairbanks to Nenana Outboard Race") (1973) (silent), a drawing of the Medical and Dental Arts Facility, views of 19th Avenue and the Lathrop Street area (May 29, 1973) (silent), an awards ceremony and banquet (segment titled "Career Ext. Center") (May 3, 1973) (silent), a graduation ceremony (segment titled "Eielson Grad") (May 21, 1973) (silent), a lengthy report about the 1970 raft race from Fairbanks to Nenana on the Tanana River, a reporter interviewing raft crews, and scenes of many colorful and wildly-decorated rafts on the river (1970) (sound).