Archive of documents from UArctic's feasibility study and development phase from 1997 until its launch in 2001, as well as related background documents.
| Title | Author | Description |
| A University of the Arctic: Turning Concept Into Reality | O. W. Heal, Richard Langlais, Outi Snellman | Development Plan. Rovaniemi 1997 |
| Learning to be Circumpolar | Richard Langlais and Outi Snellman, editors | Experiences in Arctic Academic Cooperation, Publications in the University of the Arctic Process No. 5 (1998) |
| With Shared Voices: Launching the University of the Arctic | Circumpolar Universities Association | A report from the Circumpolar Universities Association Working Group on the University of the Arctic to the Arctic Council, September 17-18, 1998 Publications in the University of the Arctic Process No. 6 |
| Launching the University of the Arctic: From Ideas to Action | UArctic | Report to the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council. Rovaniemi, June 13, 2001 |
| University of the Arctic: the First Year | UArctic | Report to the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council, 2002 |
| A Brief History of the University of the Arctic | UArctic | Background review from concept to launch, 2002 |
