AVÀÇÂÛ̳

Senior collections manager

University affiliation

• University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Museum of the North

Contact information

• Email: ajlinn@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-1828

Media contact

Marmian Grimes

• Phone: (907) 474-7902
• Email: mlgrimes@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Humanities

Research interests/biography

Museum studies, AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native cultures, AVÀÇÂÛ̳ history, cultural anthropology. Investigate the impact of museums in our daily lives and their role in the preservation and perpetuation of culture. Russian-American Company explorations on the middle Kuskokwim River; the mountaineering history of the early 20th-century in Interior AVÀÇÂÛ̳; the culture and history of hunting and trapping in AVÀÇÂÛ̳'s Interior; and the use of human figurines in AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native cultures.