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NOTICE: The NWA website is being updated. 

We appreciate your patience while we update the look and feel of our site. Please contact Mel Pomeroy (webmaster) if you are having trouble locating important information

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

  • Accepting Applications for NWA Awards Now through April 15th

    • 28 Feb 2026
    • 12:01 AM
    • 15 Apr 2026
    • 5:00 PM

    APPLY for NWA Awards by April 15, see  Northwest Archivists, Inc. - Scholarships & Funding for more information.

    • STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ($1000) - Grad. students living in/attending school in PNW
    • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ($1000) – Individual Members
    • CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND ($500 per state) - Group Events / Community-building

     


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  • NWA 2026 Annual Meeting

    • 24 Jun 2026
    • 26 Jun 2026
    • Marriott Tacoma Downtown | 1538 Commerce Street, Tacoma, Washington, USA, 98402
    • 294
    • 4 registrants
    Register

    Grit and Memory: Preserving the Stories That Built Our Communities

    Whether from indifference or irreverence, holding in equal regard all the triumph and tragedy of our past, for better or for worse, Tacoma—Grit City prevails.


    The 2026 NWA Annual Meeting gives us an opportunity to gather, collaborate, and learn from the work of archivists from across our membership. Our 2026 meeting will be held in Tacoma, Washington, also known as Grit City. The theme for 2026 is Grit and Memory: Preserving the Stories That Built Our Communities. Grit is the ability to overcome obstacles and challenges in our work: burnout, understaffing, budget cuts, backlogs, growing large workloads with shrinking resources, and many other challenges. How does grit help us to overcome these challenges and preserve the stories of our communities? At the same time, others have critiqued the concept of grit, so we ask, what does it mean to critique the concept of grit in the archival profession? Do we always have to be so gritty and make do with what we have? Or, can we find creative ways to identify and remove obstacles that should not be there for ourselves, our colleagues, our profession and our users?


    Hotel Information:

    Marriott Tacoma Downtown

    1538 Commerce Street

    Tacoma, Washington, USA, 98402

    Photos: Interior, exterior, and guestroom

    Group room rate: $269.00/night

    Reservation deadline: May 22, 2026.

    A group reservation link will be included in the confirmation email sent to each conference registrant. If you have problems accessing this page, email orouse@pugetsound.edu. 


    Travel Information:

    Nearest major airport to Tacoma:

    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

    17801 International Blvd

    SeaTac, Washington, USA, 98158

    Driving directions to Marriott Tacoma Downtown:

    From the South (e.g., Olympia / Centralia / I-5 South)

    Get on I-5 North toward Tacoma/Seattle.

    Take Exit 133A for E 26th St toward Stadium District/City Center.

    Keep right at the fork and follow signs for City Center.

    Turn left onto S 15th St.

    Turn right onto Commerce St.

    The hotel will be on your left at 1538 Commerce St.

    From the North (e.g., Seattle / Everett)

    Take I-5 South toward Tacoma.

    Use the right 2 lanes to take Exit 133A for E 26th St / Stadium District.

    Keep right and follow the signs for City Center.

    Turn left onto S 15th St.

    Turn right onto Commerce St.

    The hotel will be on your left at 1538 Commerce St.


    Special Events (Reception, banquet, other meals):

    The Opening Reception for the conference will be hosted by the University of Puget Sound in the Collins Memorial Library on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00pm.

    MIPoPS (Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound) will host the seventh annual Archival Screening Night at Collins Memorial Library (Archives & Special Collections Seminar room, 2nd floor) on Thursday, June 25 from 7:00-9:30pm.

    Collins Memorial Library

    1500 N Warner St

    Tacoma, WA, USA 98416


    Group Tour Information:

    The Washington State Historical Society has generously organized a complimentary tour of their Research Center for conference attendees on Wednesday, June 24 at 3:00pm. 

    If the 3:00pm tour fills up, a 1:00pm time slot will be added.

    Be sure to navigate to the Research Center on Stadium Way, not the Washington State History Museum on Pacific.

    Washington State Historical Society: Research Center

    315 N Stadium Way

    Tacoma, WA, USA 98403

    For more information, including driving directions, visit: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/research-center/.


    Pre-Conference Workshop:

    The SAA registration page for the pre-conference workshop "Managing Digital Records in Archives and Special Collections" will posted shortly.


    Program Committee:

    • Nikki Koehlert (co-chair)

    • Tabitha Masters (co-chair)

    • Erik Bauer

    • Mariecris Gatlabayan

    • Heather Mulliner

    • Ben Murphy

    • Olivia Rouse (local arrangements)

    • Sabrina She

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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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