Since You Asked! Episode 17: Emergency management in Alaska, then and now

In 1964, a 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska, causing considerable damage to Alaska’s cities and villages. President Johnson appointed Dwight Ink of the Atomic Energy Commission to coordinate reconstruction after the earthquake. He had six months to do the job! Hear an excerpt from a conversation between Dwight Ink, former Executive Director of the Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission, and John Madden, current Director of the Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. They were joined by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Commissioner Pat Kemp, and Mr. Ink’s family members, Donna Wolf and Bruce Ink. Anastasia Tarmann, of the Alaska State Library Historical Collections recorded the session for University of Alaska Fairbanks's Oral History Program. Special thanks to all of the participants, and to University of Alaska Fairbanks.


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[ 18 minutes]
Recorded on September 10, 2014

Learn more about Alaska's history and emergency management in the state:

• Project Jukebox at the Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Learn more about the 1964 Earthquake:

• The Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964, from the USGS 
• Earthquake photos from Alaska's Digital Archives

Since You Asked! Episode 16: Conserving Shipwreck Artifacts from the Gold-Rush Era

Librarian Claire Imamura talks with Conservator Ellen Carrlee of the Alaska State Museum about the museum's efforts to preserve artifacts recovered from the gold rush era shipwrecks in Alaska.

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[ 13 minutes ]
Recorded on August 26, 2014

Learn more about this shipwreck and the efforts being made to preserve it:

• Alaska State Museum Bulletin #70
• Ellen Carrlee's blog