Library Collections

Library Books

The Alutiiq Museum’s library contains materials that support the mission and the work of the museum. The collection includes over 1,700 books, and more than 1,400 journals, articles, catalogs, conference papers, maps, newsletters, speeches, pamphlets, presentations, recordings, technical reports, transcripts, and unpublished manuscripts - both original and copied. The library collection also holds a large number of photographs documenting Alutiiq artifacts in the World's museums, videos on heritage programming, as well as copies of family photographs, historical photographs, and archival documents stored in other repositories. To explore the photographic holdings in our library, please visit our photo collections page.

Download inventories of our library holdings:

Alutiiq Museum Books

Alutiiq Museum Reprints

Topics

Alaskan Anthropology & Folklore	Archaeological Method & Theory	Museum Science
Alaskan Archaeology & Prehistory	Geography of Alaska	Native Alaskan Art
Alaskan History & Ethnohistory	Heritage Preservation	Natural History of Alaska
Alaska Native Languages	Language Education	Russian Orthodoxy
Alutiiq Museum Publications	Museum Collections	Social Statistic

Accessing the Library

These collections are designed to help our staff produce exhibits and educational programs, and to provide reference materials for visitors. The collection is non-circulating, which means references can not leave the museum, but the public is invited to use our library materials in our facilities. To access the library collection, please make an appointment with curator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (907) 486-7004, x23.

Giving to the Library

The Alutiiq Museum's welcomes gifts to its library and accepts materials within the thematic scope of the collection, as well as grants and gifts of money to purchase library materials. The standards for selecting library materials are outlined in the museum's Board approved library policy. To make a gift to the library collection, please contact registrar This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (907) 486-7004, x24.

Alutiiq Museum Library Policy
Library Gift Form