![]() 6,000 years old. Fragile items like these must be carefully conserved. The Katmai National Park and Preserve museum collection consists of more than 400,000 objects—from an paleontological samples to 9,000-year-old artifacts. Collections staff also care for historic photographs, tapes and transcripts of oral history interviews, park archives, park administrative records, preserved small mammals, and other items reflecting the cultural and natural history of this unique place. As of 2006, Katmai's archives and museum collection holds 419,313 items including
Many of these items are fragile and require special conservation. The museum specialists at Katmai National Park and Preserve ensure that these irreplaceable pieces of the past will be available to future generations. Online Library CatalogThe National Park Service Library Program maintains an online catalog of park library collections, which includes Katmai National Park and Preserve. The online catalog can be accessed via the internet. National Park Service History E-LibraryThe National Park Service History E-Library is an electronic collection of National Park Service publications organized by park. Katmai National Park and Preserve has several publications represented in this collection. |
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Last updated: July 16, 2020