Our Mission

Special Collections collects, organizes, describes, preserves, and maintains unique intellectual and cultural heritage materials and promotes the use of these resources by the University community, scholars, and the public. 

Our goal is to advance scholarship and further the educational, research, and service missions of the university.

Special Collections welcomes all members of the University community, researchers from other institutions, and members of the local community during business hours, or by appointment. Staff assistance and picture I.D. are required.

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Latest News / Selection of the Month

  • Western Connections presents Dr. Polly Myers: Nuclear Fears and Anti-Nuclear Protest in the Pacific Northwest - News item
    Skagitonians Against Nuclear Power Plant Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources Village Books and Western Washington University Libraries are pleased to present Western Connections, a brown bag speaker series highlighting the expertise of WWU faculty and staff. The next presenter in the series will be Dr. Polly Myers, a History Instructor at Western and 2012-2013 James W. Scott Senior Fellow for WWU Libraries’ Heritage Resources Department. Dr. Myers will talk about...
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  • Woman Reading in a Rocking Chair - Selection of the month
    Woman Reading in a Rocking Chair is a carving about four inches high, created by Hermania Anslinger (1915-2011) of Spokane, Washington. Ms. Anslinger was born in Haubstadt, Indiana, lived in North Dakota and Montana before coming to Spokane in 1942. She began carving miniatures out of wood and later created carvings from precious stones and ivory.