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News

Announcing early closure in Olympia for next week
The State Archives Research Room in Olympia will be closing early, Wednesday, May 29th at 3:00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.
State Records Committee June Meeting
The next State Records Committee meeting will be at 10am on Wednesday June 5, 2013. This open public meeting will take place at the Washington State Archives, 1129 Washington Street SE, Olympia. Click... MORE »
Archives Oversight Committee Meeting
The next Archives Oversight Committee (AOC) meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:00am. This open public meeting will take place at the Washington State Archives Eastern Regional Archives; 960 Washington Street ,... MORE »
LOCAL RECORDS COMMITTEE MEETING - RESCHEDULED
The Local Records Committee scheduled for May 9, 2013, has been rescheduled. The meeting is now scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10am. This open public meeting will take place at Washington State Archives,... MORE »

Contact Info

Steve Excell, State Archivist

Location: 1129 Washington Street SE Olympia

Email State Archivist archives@sos.wa.gov

Research Requests and Information about Public Records:
research@sos.wa.gov

Mail: PO BOX 40238
OLYMPIA WA 98504-0238

Telephone: (360) 586-1492

Records Management Email:
recordsmanagement@sos.wa.gov