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Welcome!

The Northwest Archivists, Inc. is a regional association of professional archivists, users of archives, and others interested in the preservation and use of archival materials in the Pacific Northwest United States, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The organization holds a general meeting once a year with a program to enhance professional development and networking among archivists throughout the region.

Northwest Archivists statement on anti-racism. 

"Reflection of Mt. McKinley on Wonder Lake in Denali National Park, Alaska, circa 1988." Randy Brandon Collection, Anchorage Museum, B2016.019.06458.036.04.04.
"Bridge across Hess Creek Canyon, leading the the Hartley house, circa 1885." George Fox University Photographs. GFU.01.09. George Fox University Archives. Murdock Library. George Fox University.
Unknown, "Students in Airplane, 1946." Linfield College Archives Photograph Collection. Image. Submission 113.
"Dr. Henry Fielding Reed leading a Mazama party down the soon-to-be-named Reed Glacier on Mount Hood, 1901." Mazama Library and Historical Collections, VM1993.020 Mt Hood, 1901.
Oregon Metro Archives.
"Deputy Seth Davidson rides his motorcycle up Beacon Rock on March 18, 1930. From the records of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office." Multnomah County Archives.
"Mount Hood from Lost Lake, circa 1910." Kiser Photo Co. photographs, Org. Lot 140, bb000223, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
“University of Oregon Medical School football team, 1894,” OHSU Digital Commons, accessed August 16, 2018.
"Old Fort Road Campus, circa 1950s," University Archives, Oregon Institute of Technology.
"Belle Bloom Gevurtz, Sarah Goodman, Ophelia Goodman, Helen Goodman, Lillian Heldfond, and Ann Zaik at Cannon Beach, circa 1914," Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, OJM2996.
"Men repairing the dome of Congregation Beth Israel building on NW Flanders St., designed in 1925 by Herman Brookman, 1981," Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, OJM9966.
"View of OAC from Lower Campus, 1909." Oregon State University Archives and Special Collections.
"Woman with Child, n.d.," C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana. Joseph Henry Sharp Photograph Collection.
"Green Lake Park, 1985." Seattle Arts Commission. [Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
"Aerial view of Century 21 World's Fair, 1962." City Light Negatives, Seattle Municipal Archives.
"PH037_b089_S00208," Angelus Studio photographs, 1880s-1940s, University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
"Students studying in the library, University of Washington, circa 1908-1909," Arthur Dean University of Washington Photograph Album, PH Coll 903, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Asahel Curtis, "Forest ranger cabin in the Olympic National Forest in the Elwha Valley, 1924." Conservation Department, Planning and Development division, Lantern Slide Shows, Washington State Archives.
Asahel Curtis, "Stacking alfalfa hay near Grandview, circa 1925." Conservation Department, Planning and Development division, Lantern Slide Shows, Washington State Archives.
"Inauguration of Governor Ferry, November 11, 1889." Rogers (photographer), Inauguration of Governor Ferry Photographs, 1889, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives.
Asahel Curtis, "Yakima Pears." Washington State Library collection of photographs by Asahel Curtis, circa 1920-1940 (MS 0544-29).
"Student in Professor Frank Chalfant's Phonetics Laboratory," 1912. The lab was an early precursor to today's Foreign Language Lab. Washington State University Lantern Slides collection.
Bill Phillips, "Wheel Shop employees in Livingston during the last days of Livingston BN Shops," Park County." Yellowstone Gateway Museum.

Get Involved

There are a number of ways you can get involved at NWA. We are a volunteer run organization and we can use help on our Board, our Scholarship and Funding Committees, Interest groups, and Annual Meeting planning.  Visit the Standing Committees Page for information on ways get involved.

Upcoming events

  • 2027 Meeting Volunteer Search

    • 13 Jul 2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • 24 Jul 2026
    • 11:30 PM

    Planning has begun for the 2027 NWA Annual Meeting!

    It was wonderful seeing everyone who attended our NWA Annual Meeting last month! We hope to provide the same opportunity to engage, connect, and learn at next year’s conference in Helena, Montana. The 2027 conference in Helena will also mark NWA’s 50th Anniversary as an organization! We hope that you will be able to join us to celebrate this milestone. 

    To make this conference a success we are seeking volunteers to serve on the Program Committee and Local Arrangements Committee (see details below). Service on these committees will involve 1-2 meetings per month and some assigned tasks outside of committee meeting times. Service is open to all NWA members, including students and new professionals. 

    The Program Committee is responsible for planning conference content, including voting on a conference theme, creating a call for proposals, selecting meeting sessions and workshops, and organizing a conference program (with support from local arrangements). As it is our 50th year, we encourage both long-time and new NWA members to help create a program that will reflect on NWA’s past and future as an organization and provide informative sessions on the diverse aspects of working in the archives. 

    The Local Arrangements Committee is responsible for coordinating conference logistics with support from the board including booking pre-conference activities such as tours, coordinating with the conference venue, assisting with staffing conference registration, and supporting the overall success of the conference. Living or working in the Helena area is a plus but interested members in Montana are welcome to volunteer. 

    Volunteers are needed from all regions of NWA and from all types of institutions. No prior experience with conference planning is required. Serving on the committee is a great way to connect with other NWA members and contribute to the field! 

    Full committee responsibilities can be found in the NWA Policies and Procedures Manual.  

    To sign-up for a committee, please fill out the NWA 2027 Conference Volunteer Form by July 24th, 2026.

    If you have any questions about serving on either of the committees, please email me at northwestarchivistsboard@gmail.com.
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2026 Northwest Archivists Annual Meeting -- Tacoma, Washington: June 24-26, 2026.

Check out our annual meeting page to learn more about NWA's in-person 2026 Annual Meeting and follow along for updates at http://northwestarchivists.org/Annual-Meeting!

Funding Opportunities

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000) - Grad. students living in/attending school in Northwest

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ($1,000) - Individual Members

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND ($500 per state) - Group Events / Community-building

  • 2026 Application Deadline - Rolling deadline (30 days after proposal is received).
  • Contact Josh Zimmerman Joshua.zimmerman@seattlearch.org with any questions or ideas.


Photo Contest Winner

Congratulations to Laura Froelke as the winner of the 2025 Annual Meeting Photo Contest for "Tools of the trade! How do *you* get the records trapped in filing cabinets?"

The Northwest Archivists Blog features stories on members and Pacific Northwest repositories. 

Mel Pomeroy is the current NWA Webmaster. Please contact her with any requested updates to the website, or promoting a job posting. 

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