The following are a selection of historic Seattle newspapers. For current coverage check out Access World News and Proquest U.S. Newsstream. Additional local newspapers such as the Ballard News are available on microfilm in the newspaper collection on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library. To identify articles published in Seattle newspapers and other publications use the Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper & Periodical Index. The complete index is located in Special Collections (basement of Allen Library South).
The Pacific Northwest Collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Some of the published and all of the unpublished primary source material related to Seattle history is located in the PNW Collection housed in Special Collections (basement Allen Library South). Unpublished archival materials include personal papers such as letters, diaries, scrapbooks, organizational meeting minutes, photographs and other material. The PNW Collection guide provides information on finding and using this material.
The following guides provide an inkling of the range of material available in Special Collections. Digitized material including photographs and documents can be found in the UW Digital Collections.
For additional material on Seattle history see the Pacific Northwest History research guide.
This research guide is currently maintained by Kathleen Collins. It was created by Sarah Schroeder, based on UW Libraries guides for GEOG 277: Geography of Cities created by Amanda Hornby and Kian Flynn and ENGL 281: Investigating Seattle's Communities created by Theresa Mudrock. Used with permission.