| Collection Name: |
Alaska Women's Oral History Project |
| Repository Name: |
University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Alaska and Polar Regions Collections. [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/archives/CollectionsList/CollectionDescriptions/AtoALA/AKWMOH.wpd.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1980-1982 |
| Description: |
The Alaska Women's Oral History Project was funded through grants from the State of Alaska Department of Education, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Alaska Historical Commission. Additional support was provided by the Alaska Historical Society and Anchorage Community College. The purpose of the project was to collect and compile the reminiscences of pioneer Alaskan women born between 1866 and 1937. The chief interviewer for the project was Maria Brooks. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
133 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Women's Studies; Domestic life |
| ASP Subjects: |
Alaska; Alaska--History; Frontier and pioneer life--Alaska; Oral history; United States; Women pioneers--United States |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000209 |
