Rare books as historical objects: a case study of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library rare books collection

• Main Authors: Korotkova, Ulyana Aleksandrovna, Короткова, Ульяна Александровна
• Other Authors: Ehrlander, Mary F., Arndt, Katherine L., Cole, Terrence M.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Fairbanks; Hudson; Davidson; Bancroft; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6625

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015 Once upon a time all the books in the Arctic were rare books, incomparable treasures to the men and women who carried them around the world. Few of these tangible remnants of the past have managed to survive the ravages of time, preserved in librari...