In the beginning was the word
Subtitle: the Russian Church and Native Alaskan cultures.
Contributors: Ivanov, Vi͡a︡cheslav Vsevolodovich.; Library of Congress.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Russkai͡a︡ pravoslavnai͡a︡ t͡s︡erkovʹ -- Missions -- Alaska -- History -- Sources -- Exhibitions.; Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska -- Missions -- History -- Sources -- Exhibitions.; Eskimos -- History -- Sources -- Exhibitions.; Aleuts -- History -- Sources -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Online version of a Library of Congress exhibition of holdings selected by linguist Vyacheslav Ivanov from the Alaskan Russian Church Archives. Features documents, mostly in Russian (with some Aleut, Eskimo, and Tlingit), that were written by priests of the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska and Native Alaskans during the years 1794 and 1915. Includes photographs.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed on Nov. 20, 2003; last updated Oct. 18, 2000).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the exhibit; title: State and Church in Russian America; title: Russian Orthodox Church and Native Alaskans; title: Preserving native languages; title: Exhibit credits.