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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: [Senator Gruening talks with Herb Hilscher]; Senator Gruening interviews Anchorage author Herb Hilscher about oil exploration in Bristol Bay.

: [Senator Gruening talks with James Simpson]; Senator Gruening interviews Community College of Ketchikan director James Simpson about his visit to Washington D.C. and the community college system in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Gil Johnson]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Commissioner of Labor Gil Johnson about labor and unemployment issues in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Ted Fitch]; Senator Gruening interviews author Ted Fitch about possibilities for expansion of the Alaska Railroad.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Dr. George Rogers]; Senator Gruening interviews Juneau economist George Rogers about the need to revise the funding formula in federal legislation funding education.

: [Senator Gruening talks with James Pinkerton]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Ketchikan resident James Pinkerton about federal fisheries legislation that will help Alaska with fisheries research and projects.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Major General Ned Moore]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Major General Ned Moore about his recent appointment and the strategic importance of Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Robert Eillis]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Ketchikan airline executive Robert Ellis about what affect the opening of the Alaska Marine Highway System will have on the airline industry and tourism in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with John Manley]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Railroad manager John Manley about the export potential of the Pilgrim Antimony Mine and Matanuska coal.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Adm. Don Morrison]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening talks with Vice Admiral Don Morrison, assistant commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, about his service in Alaska. They discuss the Will Rogers monument in Barrow, coast guard plans in Alaska, and a recent instance in which Cook Inlet was opened by a coast guard icebreaker.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Colonel Louis Pick]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Corps of Engineers Colonel Louis Pick about the Chena River flood control project, including dams on the Chena and Little Chena Rivers, the monetary costs, effects on wildlife, the process of passing legislation, and funding the project.

: [Senator Gruening talks with the Conference on Aging Panel]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews five Alaskans after they attended the White House Conference on Aging. Speaking with the Senator are Paul Windsor of Juneau, Elizabeth Hackens of Haines, Emily Boucher of Nome, Father Beaulieu of Fairbanks, and Homer Thompson of Homer.

: [Senator Gruening talks with John Havelock]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Whitehouse Fellow John Havelock about his appointment and his work with the Department of Agriculture on Alaska projects involving grazing lands, timber projects and rural electrification.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Bob Bennett]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Commissioner of Indian Affairs Bob Bennett about the appointment of Frank Peratrovich to the Bureau of Indian Affairs office at Anchorage, employment and training opportunities for Alaska Natives, and Native land claims.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Will Rogers, Jr.]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Assistant to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Will Rogers, Jr., about the need for improved educational opportunities for Alaska Natives and American Indians.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Carol Feder]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Director of Vocational Education Carol Feder about a new gymnasium for the University of Alaska and a proposed vocational school to be located north of the Yukon River.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Mel Madison]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Crippled Children's Association director Mel Madison about the program and about Margot Hoppin.

: [Senator Gruening talks with the Snettisham Dam panel]; Senator Ernest Gruening speaks with a group of Alaskans following their congressional testimony in support of the proposed Snettisham hydro-electric power project. Speaking with Gruening are Mayor Larry Parker of Juneau, Dave Horton of the Auke Bay Public Utility District, Rod Nordling of the Glacier Highway Electric Association, Franz Nagel of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, and Phil Holdsworth, Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Phil Holdsworth]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Phil Holdsworth about oil development in the state and prospects for additional development in the state.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Ken Hinchey]; Senator Gruening interviews Ken Hinchey, former mayor of Anchorage, about the proposed Knik and Turnagain causeways.

: [Senator Gruening talks with General Emerson Itschner]; Senator Gruening interviews U.S. Army Corps of Engineers General Emerson Itschner, commander of the corps in Alaska, about building the Rampart Dam in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Joe Briones]; Senator Gruening interviews Juneau resident Joe Briones about passage of the updated G.I. Bill legislation. Briones was in Washington representing the American Legion in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with William Niemi]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Regional Engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads William Niemi about the need for roads in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Morris Ford]; U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Alaska Travel Director Morris Ford about the travel industry in Alaska and its economic value to the state.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Admiral A.C. Richmond]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Richmond about his retirement and the history of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Beatrice Slotnick]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews young Alaska spelling bee champion Beatrice Slotnick of College, Alaska, who placed 28th out of 70 in the National Spelling Contest.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Clarence Martin]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Department of Commerce Undersecretary for Transportation Clarence Martin about a planned program to survey Alaska for highway routes to open the state for development.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Jack McCord]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews Sitkalidak Island cattleman Jack McCord about the problems encountered in shipping cattle to Alaska, difficulties facing the cattle industry in Alaska, and the process of leasing land for grazing.

: [Senator Gruening talks with Rolland Armstrong]; Senator Ernest Gruening interviews the president of Sheldon Jackson Junior College, Rolland Armstrong, about planning in Sitka, the small boat harbor, preservation of historic places, and enrollment at Sheldon Jackson Junior College.

: [Senator Gruening talks with George McGovern]; Senator McGovern speaks to Senator Gruening following Gruening's primary loss to Mike Gravel. Gruening speaks of the role Gravel's film played in the loss, crossover voting, the value of his seniority, and his committee appointments.

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