Washington State Archives
The Washington State Archives collections record the actions of government agencies, as well as the fundamental events and history of our families and our communities. The Archives preserves and provides public access to documents that provide primary source information for interpreting state, regional, community, family, and personal history.
In addition to standard governmental paper documents, records include architectural drawings, correspondence, ephemera, maps, motion picture film, photographs, reports, sound recordings, and video. Divided between five regional branches, the records are largely stored where they were created: Southwest Region (located in Olympia), Puget Sound Region (located in Bellevue), Northwest Region (located in Bellingham), Central Region (located in Ellensburg), and Easter Region (located in Cheney).
History
Public Access
Washington State Archive Projects
Scrapbook Digitizations
Archives preserves original documents and collections, making them accessible to the public online.
Educational
Support
The ALL Foundation helps archives provide youth History Day events with support & materials.
Genealogy Events
Provides public programming for education, researching and preserving family history.
ALL Foundation of Washington
Mary Hammer
Digital Projects Archivist, Washington State ArchivesThe ALL Foundation facilitated funding to digitize historical scrapbooks created by Washington’s 13th Secretary of State, Ralph Munro. This support allows us to provide online access to these records, which document an elected official’s 20-year career in state government. Creating access to records that give citizens a vital account of their public government is a core mission of State Archives, and ALL Foundation helped us accomplish just that!
John C. Hughes
Chief HistorianIn its first 15 years, the Legacy Washington oral history program has produced 17 published books, 11 exhibits and 108 profiles of extraordinary Washingtonians—from governors and senators to civil rights leaders and Green Beret medics. We couldn’t have done it without the ALL Foundation’s unstinting support.
Anna Nash
Institutional Librarian, Washington State LibraryThe ALL Foundation and donations we receive through the foundation enhance the Institutional Library Services Program. For years and years we only had funding to meet our most critical needs. Donations have allowed us to purchase material our patrons were excited about, fund programs to encourage literacy and community, and to make the library a more enjoyable place all around. Thank you ALL Foundation and donors!
Danielle Miller
Director of the Washington Talking Book & Braille LibraryThanks to support from the ALL Foundation, WTBBL is able to promote braille literacy, and reading for everyone. We’re also able to engage youth patrons’ minds and creativity through accessible gaming, interactive, accessible programming, and collaborative state-wide events. Support also allows for technology improvements and enhancements for audiobook production, making more accessible books and reading material available for WTBBL patrons and persons with print disabilities nation-wide, helping ensure that all may read.
Derrick Nunnally
Office of the Secretary of State, Deputy Director of Community EngagementThe ALL Foundation has provided invaluable knowledge and logistical assistance in developing a new joint federal-state technology program that would not have been possible without such an engaged and creative nonprofit partner.