Harriman
Links
Welcome to Harriman Links, a community
of web sites relating to the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899, information
on Harriman and his fellow travelers on the Elder, Alaskan Native
cultures, and the science and ecology of this diverse coastal region.
The Harriman Alaska
Expedition of 1899
Edward H. Harriman
1899 Expedition Participants
Alaska Native Cultures
Science and Ecology of Coastal Alaska
Other Expeditions
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced Partnership
The Harriman Alaska Expedition
of 1899
The Harriman Alaska Expedition: Chronicles
and Souvenirs May to August 1899
http://rs6.loc.gov/mss/amrvm/vmh/vmh.html
This Library of Congress site is an on-line facsimile of one of the
several beautiful souvenir albums produced after the expedition in 1899.
These albums were made under Harriman’s direct supervision, and include
original maps, photographs, paintings, poems, song lyrics, and prose.
Images from the Harriman Expedition at the University of Washington
http://content.lib.washington.edu/Eharriman/index.html
This searchable site is an on-line photograph collection that shows many
of the images in the University of Washington Special Collections. In
the "Keyword Search" box type in "Harriman" for an extensive set of photographs
from the 1899 expedition.
Edward H. Harriman
Edward Henry Harriman by John Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/
edward_henry_harriman.html
John Muir did not know Edward Harriman before the expedition, but afterward
the two men became great friends. Muir wrote an admiring biographical
sketch of Harriman after his death. Originally published by Doubleday,
Page and Company in 1912, the essay is reproduced on this site in its
entirety.
1899 Expedition Participants
The John Burroughs Pages
http://research.amnh.org/burroughs/
Using the collections of the American Museum of Natural History Library,
this site is a richly detailed introduction to Burroughs and his work.
Writings, photographs, criticism and analysis of the nature writer, and
news on the goings-on among John Burroughs fans these days.
Ecology Hall of Fame -- John Burroughs
http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/index.html
A contemporary appreciation of John Burroughs and his largely-overlooked
contribution to our understanding of ecology.
Photographs of Edward S. Curtis
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/067_curt.html
This Library of Congress site features images from Curtis’s monumental
photographic survey of Native Americans. The images include examples from
each of the regions documented in Curtis’s The North American
Indian: the plains, the northern Pacific coast, northern and central California,
the western desert, and the central plateau.
Edward Curtis
http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Curtis/
This site presents Curtis photographs in the Smithsonian Institution's
collections.
The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition
by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/samples/sam108.htm
Throughout his life, Dellenbaugh was as much a writer as a painter. He
kept journals during all his travels. This narrative, commissioned for
the Second Powell Expedition down the Colorado River, was written when
Dellenbaugh was just eighteen.
Frederick Dellenbaugh: A Register of the
Dellenbaugh Collection at the Utah State Historical Society
http://www.history.utah.org/findaids/B00024/b0024.html
This site, which is an indexed listing of the Dellenbaugh papers at the
Utah State Historical Society, includes a biographical sketch of the artist.
William Healey Dall: To the Territories
http://www.150.si.edu/chap3/three.htm
Visit this site for a detailed history of artifact collection during
the second half of the 19th century. Students will see how Dall, and his
associates at the Smithsonian, spurred the drive to collect, catalog and
preserve art, anthropological and cultural items from the American West,
from Western Canada, and from the Alaska Territory.
Bernhard Fernow: Fernow Forest
http://www.tupperlake.net/furnow.htm
This tour through the Adirondack Forest trail named for Fernow includes
biography and forestry information.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Alaska/Default.html
This site includes day-by-day journal entries made by Fuertes during
the 1899 expedition, and links to an extensive on-line catalog of bird
drawings and paintings by the artist.
Original Etchings by R. Swain Gifford
http://www.the-forum.com/art/gifford.htm
The site, while commercial, presents an extensive collection of on-line
art works by Gifford.
Grove Karl Gilbert
http://geoclio.st.usm.edu/gilbert.html
Model Survey Geologist: G. K. Gilbert
This history of geology site highlights Gilbert’s scientific career,
and includes photographs and sketches of Gilbert in the field.
George Bird Grinnell
http://www.owaa.org/Grinnell.htm
A profile of Grinnell with a strong focus on his contributions to conservation
in the United States.
John Muir: Writings of John Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings
Further selections from Muir, whose writing career spanned over four
decades.
Charles Palache
http://simplethinking.com/palache/aboutpalache.stm
This site features general information on the mineralogist and a memorial
written in his honor.
William E. Ritter
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/photos/index.html
Ritter was a founder of the Scripps Oceanographic Institute in California,
and this highlights his contributions to the world of ocean study.
William Trelease: Antec Laboratory Ladyslipper Page
http://www.ladyslipper.com/290j.htm
Come to this site for a picture of the flower that bears Trelease’s
name, and for a look at the ways in which botanists organize information
about the species they study.
Alaska Native Cultures
Alaska Native Heritage Center
http://www.alaskanative.net
This site offers extensive information on the Athabascan, Yup’ik/Cup’ik,
Inupiaq, St. Lawrence Island Inupiaq, Aleut, Alutiiq, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida,
and Tsimshian tribes. Information is organized by category: geographic
origins/location, house types and settlements, tools and technology, social
organization, clothing, transportation, trade, regalia, subsistence patterns,
traditional foods, and beliefs.
Tlingit-Haida Tribal Government
http://www.tlingit-haida.org
This official tribal web page includes political, community, and cultural
news about the Tlingit-Haida communities in Southeastern Alaska, as well
as timely reports on issues relating to other Alaska Native tribes.
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
http://www.sitkatribe.org
The tribal government of Sitka represents people of Tlingit, Haida, Aleut,
and Tsimshian heritage. The site gives background information on the organization,
history, and contemporary tribal concerns and issues.
Alutiiq People of Kodiak Island, Alaska
http://www.kodiak.org/alutiiq.html
This web site hosts detailed information about the history and culture
of the Alutiiq people of Kodiak Island, and links to the Alutiiq Museum
on Kodiak.
Greatland Graphics
http://www.alaskacalendars.com
Publisher
of Steve Langdon’s study of the Native People of Alaska and other
materials on the region.
Science and Ecology of
Coastal Alaska
The Alaska Geographic Alliance
http://www.ak-geo-alliance.org/geoglinks.html
Alaska Native Curriculum and Teacher Development
http://www.alaskool.org
Topics, curriculum and resources.
Science and Math Consortium for Northwest Schools in Alaska
http://www.col-ed.org/
This site is for teachers, students and parents interested in K-12
education in science and mathematics education. If offers information
on standards, guidelines for teaching, lesson plans, and current educational
issues in Alaska.
Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/
notebook/notehome.htm
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series includes
descriptions of more than 100 of Alaska's wild fish and game, with listings
from "abalone" to "wolverine."
Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean Theme
Page
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering/
This site is an information resource for the scientific investigation
of the biology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the Bering Sea
and North Pacific Ocean. It provides a forum for presenting and discussing
new ideas, plans and research results.
Fur Seal Rookeries National Historic Landmark,
the Pribilof Islands
http://www.alaskool.org/native_ed/curriculum/
st_george_/st_george_toc.html
This teaching unit is designed to introduce middle-school and high
school students to the Island of St. George National Historic Landmark,
its history, and people. It is also designed to provide students on St.
George Island with in-depth information and strategies for learning about
their past using original sources. The readings have been excerpted from
a variety of sources, including oral tradition, original historic documents,
government reports, and scholarly studies. Reading levels vary from 6th
to 12th grade.
The Great Land: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.r7.fws.gov/
This site is an essential stop for any student looking at Alaska fisheries
and marine mammals. The site includes five Alaska-specific curricula,
including several that deal directly with the kinds of scientific inquiry
carried out on the Elder.
Alaska Department of Community and Economic
Development
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/mra/CF_CIS.htm
A highly detailed listing of information summaries for communities
throughout Alaska. If you’re interested in the median income in
Yakutat, or the principal mode of travel in Anchorage, this is the site
to visit.
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
http://www.giseis.alaska.edu/Seis/
Alaska has been the site of several tremendous earthquakes. On this site
you will find records and analysis of the quakes, and a good discussion
of the geology that makes part of the coast earthquake-prone today.
The Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean
http://mapping-ak.wr.usgs.gov/research.html
This page is an information resource for the scientific investigation
of the biology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the Bering Sea
and North Pacific Ocean. Students will find a broad discussion of new
research ideas and issues in the region.
A Multimedia History of Glacier Bay,
Alaska
http://sdcd.gsfc.nasa.gov/GLACIERBAY.story.htm
A pictorial look at Glacier Bay that includes still and motion picture
sequences.
Arctic Studies Center
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/index.html
The Arctic Studies Center is dedicated to the study of northern peoples,
their history and environment. The site includes on-line exhibitions,
and information on field research, artifact repatriation, and reports
on on-going research.
Alaska Studies Teacher's Toolbox
http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm
A links-rich source for teachers, includes historical sites, science,
geography, and other subject areas as well as lesson plans prepared by
Alaskan teachers for use in classrooms everywhere.
Exploring Ecosystems Online
http://www.bsu.edu/teachers/academy/ecosystems
This site offers students a chance to explore the workings of an ecosystems
with interactive features, including an electronic field trip experience
for grades 7 - 12. Part of the "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit at
the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington,
D.C.
Youth Area Watch Home Page
http://www.chugachschools.com/youth_area_watch/
Youth Area Watch is a student-run environmental study program run by the
Chugach School District in Alaska, and staffed by students from communities
in the Prince William Sound area. This web page presents some of the research
projects these young scientists have been working on over the past few
years.
Other Expeditions
The Challenger Oceanographic Expedition
http://oceansonline.com/challenger_ex.htm
This 1872 expedition set out to gather detailed and consistent observations
of various oceanographic phenomena, establishing an oceans studies protocol
that resembles modern-day scientific techniques.
The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org
This modern-day expedition web site takes students across the globe
in on-line expeditions, with classroom resources and interactive science
activities.
Old School Navigation
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/index.html
Rice University historian Patricia Seed explains seafaring in the
days before satellite charts, radar, and accurate charting. The
site shows students many examples of maps, charts, and diagrams of early
sailing practices.
Shackleton’s Antarctic Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/
Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to the Antarctic is a near-legendary
tale of shipwreck and survival. In 1914, Shackleton’s ship,
The Endurance, was lost in the ice-choked waters of the Antarctic,
the crew stranded with little hope of rescue. This site presents the expedition,
making good use of the extraordinary photographs taken during the two-year
ordeal.
Sustainable Seas Expeditions
http://sustainableseas.noaa.gov/
This site presents information on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration's National Marine Sanctuary program, with news of research
expeditions around the world. The site's Sanctuary Log offers day-to-day
accounts of the adventures and discoveries of the Sustainable Seas expeditions
teams, and the Education section suggests lesson plans and resources for
classroom use.
The Harriman Alaska Expedition
Retraced Partnership
The Clark Science Center of Smith College
http://www.science.smith.edu/
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced originated at the Clark Science
Center at Smith College, a center for science education and research.
This site offers information on faculty, programs and events.
Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc.
http://www.florentinefilms.com
Producers of fifteen award-winning PBS documentaries, this independent
production company is producing the companion film for the expedition.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean
Service
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
NOAA, the web site designer for the Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced,
is a government agency that describes and predicts changes in the Earth's
environment, and develops conservation and management strategies for the
nation’s coastal and marine resources. From this home page you can
visit their sites on charting and navigation, climate, coasts, fisheries,
ocean, research issues, satellite graphics and data, and weather.
The Alaska Geographic Alliance
http://www.ak-geo-alliance.org/
The goal of the Alaska Geographic Alliance is to prepare Alaska's students
to function effectively in a global society through the development of
geographic literacy. AGA is working to impact K-12 education through teacher
training and curriculum.
Gretchen's Antarctic Adventure
http://cwolf.uaa.alaska.edu/~afgtl/
Gretchen Legler teaches English and Creative Writing at the University
of Alaska Anchorage. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Creative Writing and Literary Arts, and a former co-director of the UAA
Program in Women's Studies. She has written and published widely as a
freelance newspaper reporter and magazine writer. Her first book of essays,
All The Powerful Invisible Things: A Sportswoman's Notebook,
was published by Seal Press in 1995. Her essays have appeared in many
anthologies, including Uncommon Waters: Women Write About Fishing,
and American Nature Writing 1997. She is the winner of two Pushcart
Prizes.
Gretchen traveled to Antarctica in 1997-1998 as part of the United States
National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Artists and Writers
Program. She explored such places as McMurdo Station and environs, the
South Pole, the Dry Valleys, remote field camps and more. The Artists
and Writers Program allows artists and writers of all kinds (photographers,
painters, musicians, writers of children's literature, science writers
and more) to explore and express their vision of this remarkable continent.
Her web page was designed to provide information about Antarctica and
updates for family and friends while Gretchen was traveling, as well as
provide educational opportunities for elementary and secondary school
students in Alaska who were studying the Antarctic. Post-trip, the website
still offers a source of imaginatively presented information about the
Great White South.
The National Museum of Natural History
Repatriation Office
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/repatriation/
National Museum of the American Indian Act (NMAI Act). Repatriation at
the Museum is a collaborative process in which Museum staff work with
tribal representatives to determine the disposition of human remains and
cultural objects under the law. Cooperative relations founded upon the
repatriation effort promise to strengthen the Native voice and perspective
at the Smithsonian, an institution historically committed to understanding
and interpreting Native cultures of the Americas and the world.
PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org
PBS Online is the comprehensive companion web site for more than 400 PBS
television programs and specials, as well as original web content and
real-time learning adventures. With more than 85,000 pages of content
to explore, visitors can delve further into subjects from news to history
and the arts to science and technology.
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