Collections

The museum collection of Kobuk Valley National Park contains a range of natural history specimens and cultural artifacts representing several disciplines and specialties such as biology, paleontology, archeology, history and archives.

The vast majority of specimens and artifacts cataloged into the park collection are associated with scientific research activities. The archives are largely administrative records, reports and archeological field notes.

Currently, items in the collection include:

• Archeological artifacts: 294
• Historical items: 12
• Archival items: 7,820
• Biological specimens: 2,048
• Paleontological specimens: 159

Total items: 10,333

View the collection catalog records online through the NPS WebCatalog.