Western Libraries Collections

: Medieval Manuscript Leaves, 1200-1500; Collection of digitized western European medieval manuscript leaves on parchment and vellum, 1200-1500 CE.

: Mount Baker Club Records; Select material digitized from the Mount Baker Club Records at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

: Northwest Passage; The Northwest Passage (1969-1986) was an alternative newspaper published bi-weekly in Bellingham, Washington (1969-1977), and then in Seattle. Digitization of this resource is funded by a gift of FairhavenHistory.com. Original issues of the Northwest Passage are housed at Special Collections, with a partial run at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Users are advised that this collection may include content that is offensive, harmful or triggering.

: PoetryCHaT Oral History Collection; The PoetryCHaT Oral History Collection includes poets, illustrators, publishers, and scholars of poetry for children and teens. These oral histories are part of The Children & Teen Poetry Collection (PoetryCHaT) which includes rare and historic items, circulating materials, and curricular resources.

: Raymond (Steve) Slides of Mount St. Helens; A collection of 35mm slides taken by writer Steve Raymond, which document the aftermath of the 1980 volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, Washington. The images were captured in May 1981 (one year following the eruption).

: Senour (Grant) Photographs; The Grant Senour photographs contain images of the Senour family, as well as hiking and mountaineering in the Cascade and Olympic ranges (many are aerial images taken from Senour's airplane, "The Cub").

: Special Collections Oral History Program; This collection is intended to enhance Special Collections' Campus History Collection with the recorded memories and observations of those deeply familiar with aspects of Western's history, development, culture, and contributions to the community. Participants include former faculty members, administrators, staff, and alumni, as well as individuals with special affiliations or connections with Western and attendees of the Campus School, a public school at Western from 1899 to 1967.

: Special Collections Publications; Broadsheets, brochures, exhibit catalogs, and newsletters that supplement the varied collections held in Special Collections.

: Stangroom (Marc LaRiviere) Papers; Digitized content from the larger collection of M.L. Stangroom (1832-1913). Stangroom's career included work as a gold prospector, miner and railroad surveyor in California and the Sierra Nevadas, and as an engineer for the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad.

: Stories To Tell Oral History Project: A South Asian Perspective on COVID-19; A series of interviews conducted by Dr. Dharitri Bhattacharjee during July and August 2020, documenting the pandemic-related experiences and perspectives of individuals who identify as South Asian. Interviews were broadcast originally via the Western C.A.R.E.S. program, and are archived as part of a larger collection at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

: Telling Our Stories: Essential@Western During COVID-19; Profiles of Western Washington University employees who worked on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic, with content contributed by the employees.

: Telling Our Stories: Western's Response to COVID-19; Individual story contributions from people in the Western Washington University Community regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their work and lives. Includes contributions from staff, faculty, and students.

: Thomas (J.E.) Photographs; Photographs taken primarily by Clallam County photographer and Ediz Hook Light Station lighthouse keeper J.E. Thomas. The images document lighthouses and marine traffic near Port Angeles and Cape Flattery, Washington. Housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

: Tikka (Rubin) Film Footage of Clam Gulch, Alaska; One soundless color film showing commercial fishing operations in Clam Gulch, Alaska, with use of set nets and a fish trap. Fish traps were outlawed in 1959 with Alaskan statehood. The donated footage was a digital copy taken from 16mm footage shot by Rubin R. Tikka.

: Vehicle Research Institute Historical Records; Photographs, video, drawings, and other historical documents from Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute.

: WWU Athletics Memorabilia; Images of trophies, plaques, and other memorabilia from Western Washington University Athletics. Included are items from the trophy case in Carver Gymnasium prior to the building's renovation in 2016, as well as images of plaques for inductees to the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame.

: WWU Communications and Marketing Archives; Historical photographic, audiovisual, and textual content from Western Washington University's Office of Communications and Marketing and its predecessors.

: WWU MABEL Documents; Governance documentation of Western Washington University's MABEL digital asset management and preservation system.

: Wahl (Ralph E.) Flyfishing Papers and Photographs; Select transcripts of interviews and presentations from the larger collection of Ralph E. Wahl.

: Washington State Normal School Off-Campus Housing photographs; This is a collection of photographs showing off-campus residences approved for use by students at the Washington State Normal School in Bellingham (now Western Washington University) during the 1920s and 1930s.

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