Archives Spotlight: History mystery solved!

March 16, 2018 Secretary of State's Office

It took us some time, but we managed to put a name to this portrait photo from state archives, solving last week’s mystery. We’d been unable to identify its subject from its original caption of “Unidentified Representative” and description of its subject as a former Washington legislator at the time Vibert Jeffers took the picture in 1939. Scott Sackett of the Central Regional Branch of the State Archives in Ellensburg solved the mystery. The gentleman pictured is Frank O. Miller,…

Central Archives in the news

May 25, 2012 Secretary of State's Office

If you’re a Central Washington resident or native, or if you have an interest in the records and history pertaining to that region of the state, check out this video story about the Central Regional Branch of the State Archives. The Central Regional Branch is located on the Central Washington University campus in Ellensburg. The branch provides archival and records management services to local government agencies throughout Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan and Yakima counties. The CWU…

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