Washington Archives, Libraries, and Societies
This entry was originally written by Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Contents
- 1 Washington State Archives
- 2 Eastern Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
- 3 Central Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
- 4 Puget Sound Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
- 5 Northwest Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
- 6 Southwest Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
- 7 Washington State Library
- 8 Seattle Public Library
- 9 Tacoma Public Library
- 10 Washington State Historical Society
- 11 Washington State Genealogical Society
Washington State Archives
520 Union Ave. SE
P.O. Box 40220
Olympia, WA 98504-0220
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives
The central repository receives and catalogs materials for the entire state, and publishes a number of guides to its various collections, the titles of which can be found on its website. Records of a local government nature are collected and preserved in the five regional branch archives, each serving several counties as follows:
Eastern Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
Eastern Washington University
211 Tawanka
Cheney, WA 99004
www.ewu.edu/era/
Covers Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Oreille Pend, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman.
Central Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
Central Washington University, MS-7547
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7547
www.cwu.edu/~archives/
Covers Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima.
Puget Sound Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
Pritchard-Fleming Bldg.
3000 Landerholm Circle SE, MS-N100
Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
Covers King, Kitsap, and Pierce.
Northwest Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
Western Washington University, MS-9123
Bellingham, WA 98225-9123
Covers Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom.
Southwest Regional Branch'Washington State Archives
1129 Washington St. SE
P.O. Box 40238
Olympia, WA 98504-0238
Covers Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum.
Washington State Library
Point Plaza East
6880 Capitol Blvd.
Tumwater, WA 98501
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 42460
Olympia, WA 98504-2460
www.statelib.wa.gov
Seattle Public Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
www.spl.org
Tacoma Public Library
Northwest Room
1102 Tacoma Ave. South
Tacoma, WA 98402
www.tpl.lib.wa.us/v2/
Washington State Historical Society
1911 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98402
www.wshs.org/
Washington State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1422
Olympia, WA 98507-1422
www.rootsweb.com/~wasgs/
The website has county research guides online.
The Washington GenWeb Project at www.rootsweb.com/~wagenweb/ has links to the major libraries, archives, and societies. State Library provides access to catalogs statewide.