Pacific Northwest History: Home

Looking east at Mount Rainier from City Hall tower, Tacoma,1894: Alvin H. Waite

Image from UW Digital Collections

Welcome to the guide for research in Pacific Northwest History. This guide was created primarily for the classes at UW Tacoma.  It will help you find:

• Starting Points locate ideas for topics or find background information on Pacific Northwest history
   
• Primary & Secondary Sources
   
• Articles in major databases for Local History topics
   
• Books in the UW Libraries and beyond   
   
• Primary Sources by Location
  • Washington 
  • Oregon
  • Idaho
  • Alaska
• Tacoma History information specific to the city of Tacoma