James R. Parks Library and Archives

Autry Museum of the American West

Materials in this collection are from the Autry Museum of the American West's James R. Parks Library and Archives located within the Autry Resources Center (in Burbank, California) and were acquired through a research visit by the CVTC Culture and Historic Preservation Department in May 2025. The materials are predominantly from the Gladys Knight Harris Papers, a lifelong enthusiast of Alaska who collected materials from her travels and from various publications from 1947 - 1955.
The materials are shared through the Autry Museum of the American West's Digital Use Policy which expressly prohibits the use, copying, display, publication, distribution, transmission, modification, re-posting, or exploitation for commercial or public purposes of any digital image. Use of digital images for purposes other than research and study will require individual permissions and/or licenses because entities and/or individuals other than the Autry Museum may hold proprietary rights in the artifacts pictured. They are being shared by CVTC with their permission and solely for the purpose of education and cultural perpetuation.

In this collection