Advice and Consultations

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Advice

Washington State Archives can answer records retention and management questions for government agencies, such as:

  • How long to keep records based on their function/purpose
  • Applying records retention schedules to given situations
  • Destruction and transfer of records
  • Help with going paperless, inventorying, organizing, migration, preparing for disasters, developing polices, and promoting records management in your agency

The Archives also publishes one-page advice sheets and short how-to videos to help agencies.

Email your questions to [email protected] or phone (360) 586-4901.

Consultations

Records Consultants from Washington State Archives are available for virtual or on-site consultations with government agencies.

Consultations are ideal for:

  • Identifying agency records challenges and opportunities
  • Exploring ideas/strategies for managing agency records and implementing retention schedules
  • Facilitating agency discussions

There is no charge to agencies for these consultations.

Email [email protected] to request a consultation.

The Office of the Attorney General provides Local Government Public Records Consultations to help local government agencies with public records request best practices.

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Black and white photograph of a woman using an emergency telephone and holding a tire and gasoline can on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge,  Department of Transportation Photograph Collections 1906-1993, Washington State Archives

Questions?

[email protected]

(360) 586-4901