Item 1: Reel recording labeled “Master Tape. Wrangell Looks Back 150th Birthday. Reel #1.” 43 minutes in length. Format; reel and CD, migrated in 2013. Content: includes a report by reporter Jennie Allen on the history of Wrangell over the previous 150 years, with interviews from local individuals in Wrangell for their historical knowledge, including Bally Bigalow (involved in the CCC project), Al Richie (about the Stikine River and riverboats), Mag Gillin (speaking about life during her youth in Wrangell), Linda Churchill and her grandmother Tsimshian elder Jessie Atkinson Barlow (Eagle clan) (approx. 100 years old, born in Metlakatla), Joel Wing (Alaska politician and gold seeker), Carol Feller Brady (Tlingit woman and author) speaking about her life and time at the Wrangell Institute, then interviews with various people who experienced the 1952 Wrangell town fire, Art Nelson speaking about first flights into Wrangell, and Jim Gillin speaks on steamship history.
Item 2: Reel recording containing interviews of Wrangell Tlingit about the 1940 potlatch and dedication of the CCC Park and Chief Shakes House, labeled “Wrangell Potlatch Modules. 1940. 42:30.” 44 minutes in length. Format; reel and CD, migrated in 2013. Content: includes a report on the 1940 Potlatch, interviews of community members about their experiences and memory of the 1940 Potlatch, along with song and Tlingit history.
Item 3: Reel recording labeled “Honor fest.”
Item 4: Reel recording labeled “Battles of Sitka. 89. 3 ¾.”
Item 5: Reel recording labeled “Coven - Clan song. (Box mislabeled: foundations 17)”
Item 6: Reel recording labeled “Esther Shea. 8 minutes.”
Item 7: Reel recording labeled “Tlingit Gospel”
Item 8: Reel recording labeled “Tlingit Word of the Day”
Item 9: Reel recording labeled “APRN S.E. Native. Recorded: 4/8. Length: 8:00.”
Item 10: Reel recording labeled “APRN Alaska Native News Nightly. 2/23”
Item 11: Reel recording of Tlingit women and men speaking about the 1940 potlatch and dedication of the CCC park and Chief Shakes House, recording labeled “Tlingit Elders. Glenora Barlow. Mae Dailey,” undated. 45 minutes in length. Format; reel and CD, migrated in 2013. Content: the first five minutes of the recording are general radio news, then the recording begins with a discussion and interview of Wrangell individuals speaking about their memory of and participating in the 1940 potlatch and dedication of the CCC park and Chief Shakes House.
Item 12: Reel recording labeled “Master Tape. Wrangell Looks Back 150th Birthday. Reel #2” 29 minutes in length. Format; reel and CD, migrated in 2013. Content: includes a report by reporter Jennie Allen, with an interview of Jim Gillin on historic steamships of Alaska, interview of Mariel Michelson about when they first moved to Wrangell, interview of Winnie Williams (former Wrangell Sentinel editor), interview of Al Binkley about when he came to Wrangell in 1917.
Item 13: Reel recording labeled “Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. 7 ½. Tlingit Oratory – Chuck Oliver. Broadcast date: 3/23. Length: 14:20.”
Item 14: Reel recording labeled “Reel recording labeled “Dick Stokes.”
Item 15: Reel recording labeled “Betty Nore”
Item 16: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. 7 ½. 4-18. 14:38.” Includes letter (or potential transcript) of Dawn and Esther Shea, discussing Tlingit language, specifically teaching it to students.
Item 17: Reel recording labeled “Esther Shea. 3/22/98 Kiks [Kiks.ádi] Song.” Contains Esther Shea, child of the Kiks.ádi, discussing a Kiks.ádi song and its meaning. Migrated to CD in 2014.
Item 18: Reel recording labeled “Israel’s Canoe Song.”
Item 19: Reel recording labeled “Dr. Walter Soboleff commentaries.” 2/28/91. Time: 12:30. 7 ½.”
Item 20: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Walter Soboleff – First encounters. Contains Walter Soboleff sharing a Tlingit perspective and history of how the Tlingit felt when first encountering Euro-Americans. Migrated to CD in 2014.
Item 21: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Mosquito Song. Potlatch Blouse. 5/31. Length: 13:30. 7 ½.” Migrated to CD in 2014. Content includes a local folk artist singing a song about a large Alaskan mosquito, then discussion of a Russian-styled tunic/blouse that were very popular and vogue, and worn at the time of the 1940 Shakes House rededication. Limited discussion on clothing worn at the 1940 event.
Item 22: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Potlatch. High school choir. Recorded: 10/12/1989. Length 12:55”
Item 23: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Historic sites with Ray McGork. 8:20. Time: 7:45. 7 ½.” Migrated to in 2014. Content includes general news and community events, including a report on new school district hires, the local sports team (The Rays?), and weather. No content related to historic sites.
Item 24: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Presbyterian Cross. Wrangell Geography. 1/10/90. Length: 16:26. 7 ½.”
Item 25: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Rare Biar. Landless Natives. 11/11. Time: 12:30. 7 ½.” 14 minutes in length. Migrated to CD in 2014. Content includes discussion of Landless Natives and endangered species. Landless Native content contains an interview with a Wrangell woman (not identified) speaking about the issues, history, and future of the Landless issues.
Item 26: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Pat Nolan. Mark Jacobs. 5/13. Length: 14:14. 7 ½.”
Item 27: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Delores Churchill. Pat Nolan. 7/13. 7 ½. Length: 13:40.”
Item 28: Reel recording about village life in Wrangell with an interview of Pat Nolan and a report on USFS employee Larry Roberts concerning interactions with the Tlingit about subsistence rights in Southeast Alaska, recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Subsistence. Pat Nolan. Broadcast date: 7/29.” 28 minutes in length. Format; reel and CD, migrated in 2013. Content: a report by Dawn Hutchinson on resident Pat Nolan and aspects of sailing and boating near Wrangell, then an interview with USFS subsistence officer Larry Roberts about a recently created map and program that designated subsistence areas in the lower Tongass National Forest, which built upon community feedback about areas of subsistence use.
Item 1: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Steve B. (R.L.). ARTC (B.C.) Length: 14:35. 7 ½.”
Item 2: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Red Bucket. ANB Grand Camp. 11/30. 7 ½.”
Item 3: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. 1990 Celebration. Jim Turner, Randel. Recorded: 5/24. 7 ½. 15:17.”
Item 4: Reel recording labeled “Mayor call in. 9/13.”
Item 5: Reel recording labeled “ANWR Commentary. Pat Nolan. 5:28.”
Item 6: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. X’mas Traditions (RO) in Wrangell (BB). Length: 15:00. 7 ½. 12/20.”
Item 7: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Women’s Conference. Wrangell Pride. Length: 15:00. 2/23. 7 ½.”
Item 8: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Wrangell Pride. Volare. 10/11/91. Length: 14:20. 7 ½.”
Item 9: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Wally Warren. Beach Survival. 8/24. Length: 14:45. 7 ½.”
Item 10: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. 7 ½. Hooligans (fishing) and St. Patrick. Broadcast date: 3/16. Length: 12:30.”
Item 11: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Moose Season. Alternative School. Length: 15:40. 7 ½.”
Item 12: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Hudson Bay Tea. Forest Service Kids. 8/9/90. Time: 12:30. 7 ½.”
Item 13: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Gary S (DHI). Hudson Bay Tea (B.B.) Length: 13:30. 6/6. 7 ½.”
Item 14: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Basket weaving. Summer Rec. 6/7/90. Time: 12:30. 7 ½.”
Item 15: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Jet Boat. Political Unrest. Length: 14:53. 7 ½. 7/22.”
Item 16: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. 7 ½. Missionaries, Library. Length: 13:20. Broadcast Date: 10/26.”
Item 17: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Wrangell Pride. Roach Hotel. 6/27. 7 ½. 15:29.”
Item 18: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. War Canoe. Green Thumb Pt IV. 7 ½. 12:30 5/12.”
Item 19: Reel recording labeled “Kaleidoscope. Fire Story. The Guys Commentary. Length: 15:14. 7 ½.”
Item 20: Reel of Willie Willard (Tlingit).
[others included in this box also that may have Native content]