History Resources in Seattle and King County



Crossing Institutional Boundaries

History Resources in Seattle and King County

Metadata Research Information

You may want to use these addresses to find the resources to answer your research questions about who, what, where, when and how/why.

Museum of History & Industry

On-line photo database –

Email: carolyn.marr@

Phone: 206/324-1126

Metadata Research Collection – volumes on clothing and photography, especially

• Seattle City Directories, 1911 King County Directory

• Staff knowledge of expansive photographic collection

University of Washington Libraries

On-line library catalog – catalog.lib.washington.edu/search

Manuscripts, Special Collections, and University Archives, including Pacific Northwest Collection

Email: speccoll@u.washington.edu

Phone: 206/543-1879

• Northwest Index to Newspapers and Periodicals

• Photographs/postcards

• Seattle City Directories, King County Directories

• Kroll and Metsker historic maps of city and county

Map Collection

Email: maplib@u.washington.edu

Phone: 206/543-9392

Microforms and Newspapers Collection

Email: mcnews@u.washington.edu

Phone: 206/543-4164

Seattle Public Library

On-line library catalog - spl.lib.wa.us/catalog/catalog.html

History and Maps Desk 206/386-4625

• Index to Newspapers and Periodicals

Business Desk 206/386-4645

• Index to Area Businesses, by name

King County Library System

On-line library catalog - catalog/kclswebpac.cfm

Auburn Library – Pacific Northwest and Genealogy Collections

Phone: 253/931-3018

National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Northwest Branch

Website: facilities/wa/seattle.html

Email: seattle.archives@

Phone: 206/526-6501

• Federal immigration Records

• Naturalization Records

• Decennial Census Records

Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Region

Website: secstate.archives/archives_puget.aspx?m=ar1&m=undefined

Email: Archives@bcc.ctc.edu

Phone: 425/564-3940

• Territorial records, including censuses and voting records

• King County Assessor’s record cards

King County Archives

Website: recelec/archives/archives.htm

Email: archives@

Phone: 206/296-1538

Municipal Archives of the City of Seattle

Website: CityArchives

Email: archives@ci.seattle.wa.us

Phone: 206/684-8353

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