Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Includes archival materials from the Library of Congress, the National Library ...

Harriman Expedition Retraced examines the great changes that have come to Alaska since the 1889 Harriman Expedition.

A Brief History of Alaska Statehood (1867-1959) Author: Eric Gislason Introduction The one hundred years between Seward's Folly (1867) and statehood (1959) comprise an intriguing though often ignored narrative about the importance of the great land to United States history. The following brief history of Alaska statehood considers the region in the political and imaginative contexts of ...

Senator E. L. Bob Bartlett: Architect of Alaska Statehood Author: Eric Gislason Senator Edward Lewis Bob Bartlett served as Alaska's Territorial Delegate to Congress from 1945-59. Following Alaska's induction into the Union on January 3, 1959, Bartlett served as U. S. Senator until his death in 1968. The citizens of Alaska voted to commemorate Bartlett's efforts and commissioned Felix de Weldon ...

This exhibit contains the works of three artist who where there to witness to the event.