Constitution Viewing at Spokane Public Library
The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Archives will display the 1889 Constitution of the State of Washington at the Spokane Public Library, Monday, September 15, 2025.
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State Constitution To Be Displayed in Eastern Washington for First Time
OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State and the Washington State Archives will display the 1889 Constitution of the State of Washington at the Spokane Public Library, Monday, September 15, 2025.
Virtual Office Hours
Do you have a records management question? Need help choosing the right DAN? Not sure which version of a document to save? Questions can always be emailed to us at [email protected], but here's another way to ask. Washington State Archives' Virtual Office Hours is an opportunity for local and state agency employees to ask records management questions in a live, informal setting. Just show up with your records management questions and we will be available to work through them with you.
Virtual Office Hours
Do you have a records management question? Need help choosing the right DAN? Not sure which version of a document to save? Questions can always be emailed to us at [email protected], but here's another way to ask. Washington State Archives' Virtual Office Hours is an opportunity for local and state agency employees to ask records management questions in a live, informal setting. Just show up with your records management questions and we will be available to work through them with you.
Washington State Archives Awards $506,000 in Grants to 27 Local Government Agencies
Since its inception in 2005, the Local Records Grant Program has provided more than $4.5 million to hundreds of government entities throughout the state. This year, towns, cities, counties, school districts, health departments, prosecutor’s offices, and library districts will share in $506,112.
Records & Information Management (RIM) Month 2025
April is Records and Information Management (RIM) Month, and we're ready to par-tay!! Whether you want to test your knowledge, show off your sense of humor, or get expert advice, we've got something for you!
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Photographs Now Available on Digital Archives
The Washington State Archives Digital Projects Team uploaded the first box of photographs of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge from the Washington State Department of Transportation's photograph collection. This initial upload includes 88 photographs documenting the original 1940's bridge, with a particular focus on its November 7th collapse.
Washington State Archives invites local government agencies to apply for records management grants
OLYMPIA — State funding is now available to local governments through Washington State Archives’ Local Records Grant Program.
First woman named Washington State Archivist
OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has appointed Heather Hirotaka, a longtime public servant, as the next Washington State Archivist, effective July 5, 2022.
State funding now available to help local governments and agencies improve their records management and retention
OLYMPIA — Up to $1 million in state funding is now available to local governments through the Local Records Grant Program.
Administered by Washington State Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, the Local Records Grant Program helps local-government agencies and entities upgrade the technological resources needed to improve their records management and retention, as well as processes for responding to public-records requests.