How to Donate
Thank you for your interest in the Collections and Archives of the Baranov Museum. Our mission is to collect and interpret the history of the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands region. Our objects and archives tell a story about people and places in coastal southwest Alaska. We are grateful to you for thinking of the Baranov Museum as a potential home for your treasures.

Object and Artifact Donation

As we plan for the future, prudent development of our artifact collection is especially important. The Acquisitions Committee, comprised of Museum staff and community volunteers, meets three times a year to evaluate and make decisions on donations. Decisions are based on your object’s history and significance to the history of the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands region, and its relationship to artifacts already in our collection.

To help us in this important decision-making process we ask that you complete our Object Evaluation Questionnaire . You may not be able to answer all of the questions, but the more information you can give us, the better our decision will be. Museum staff would be happy to assist you with the questionnaire. Please visit us, email our Curator of Collections Anjuli Grantham or call 907-486-5920 for assistance.

Archives Donations: Photographs, Books, Manuscripts and other Documents

The Baranov Museum Archives accepts donations of original materials documenting the history of the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands region. Examples of the types of materiasl preserved in the Archives include letters, photographs, diaries, unpublished memoirs and manuscripts, all forms of two dimensional artwork, original tape recordings, original film and video tape footage and architectural drawings.

Archivist Alice Ryser is responsible for the preservation, care and public access of the materials in the archives. If you have questions about your materials, or are interested in donating items, please contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling (907) 486-5920.

For more information about donations to the archives, please see our deed of gift form, and explanation of the deed of gift form.