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“Archives treasures” item #2: Capitol construction

“Archives treasures” item #2: Capitol construction

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) On Tuesday, we began our new blog series that highlights some of the many incredible documents, images, maps and other historical goodies that our State Archives possesses. The first “contestant” in this month’s Archives treasures poll was the boxing license application that Muhammad Ali submitted under his former name, Cassius Clay. The second “contestant” is one of the many photos showing the construction of the Legislative Building on the Capitol Campus. The photo of…

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Time to vote on September Archives Treasures

Time to vote on September Archives Treasures

Our State Archives has millions and millions of documents, records, photos and other interesting stuff. Every month this year we’re highlighting some of those rare or cool items in a blog series called “Archives Treasures.” We just finished spotlighting three items for September, so now it’s your turn to get into the act. We need you to go to our online poll and vote on your favorite Archives treasure for this month. The three choices are: 1) An 1862 letter…

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Archives treasure #3: State Supreme Court files, 1854-1998

Archives treasure #3: State Supreme Court files, 1854-1998

(The State Supreme Court in 1968.  Photo courtesy of the State Archives’ Susan Parish Collection.) As the repository for Washington’s governmental records and documents, the State Archives has files going waaay back. In the case of the Washington Supreme Court, all the way back to 1854, when we were just a fledgling territory after splitting from Oregon Territory. The State Archives has more than 4,100 cubic feet of records that document the opinions and decisions of every case decided by…

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Vote for your favorite April Archives treasure!

Vote for your favorite April Archives treasure!

Over the past several days, we’ve shown off the three Archives treasures featured in our April online contest. The three contenders this month are 1) the cross-sound bridge plans, 2) the first territorial law, and 3) the prepared emergency proclamation by Gov. Arthur Langlie in case of a nuclear attack. Since our office strongly supports voting, we’d love for you to take part in our online poll by choosing which of these Archives treasures you like best. The poll closes…

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Results are in on “State Library jewel”!

Results are in on “State Library jewel”!

Earlier this week we asked you to vote on the “State Library jewel” you found most interesting. The poll has closed, and the winner of our “State Library jewel” contest is the suffrage leader’s scrapbook, carrying 57 percent of all votes. The 1924 road map came in second (27 percent) followed by the list of motor vehicle owners in 1912 (16 percent). Inside the scrapbook  is Clara Watson Elsom’s own collection of newspaper articles, photographs, letters and notes, as well…

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