NOAA reported Project Jukebox access to Alaska oral history materials

According to NOAA, the announcement published Friday 06 November 2026 described Project Jukebox as the digital branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. It said the project provides access to materials from across Alaska through recordings, transcripts, maps, historic photographs and films.

The recordings are available in both audio and video formats. The announcement said the audio in Project Jukebox is only a small subset of the Oral History Program's holdings. It also said the Oral History page can be used to search the Library Catalog for oral histories held by Rasmuson Library.

The announcement said the Project Jukebox site has problems with mobile devices. People who cannot access something on a mobile device were advised to try using a laptop or computer.

NOAA also reported on the Gates of the Arctic Research Portal at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The portal includes books, images, oral histories, archival films, archival materials, Native language materials, objects, maps and government documents. These materials relate to resident zone communities of Gates of the Arctic National Park.

The announcement listed Allakaket, Alatna, Ambler, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles and Evansville, Hughes, Huslia, Kobuk, Nuiqsut, Shugnak and Wiseman among the communities covered by the portal. Its holdings include archival materials and government documents connected with the listed communities, as well as books, images, oral histories, films and maps.

The portal also contains Native language materials and objects relating to the listed communities. According to NOAA, these materials are available through the Gates of the Arctic Research Portal.