Search Hints for the Pacific Alaska Region
(Seattle)
The National Archives (NARA) Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) in Seattle, Washington, is part of one of the National Archives' 11 Regional Archives. The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) includes descriptions of records held by the Regional Archives. The online catalog allows you to filter your search results by location. The search hints below highlight the Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) records available in ARC. The Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) holds federal records from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
ARC is a work in progress, and NARA staff add new descriptions to ARC all the time. More than 68% of the Regional Archives records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) staff.
- Tips for New ARC Users
- Advanced Search Tips for ARC
- National Archives Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) home page
Featured Topics
The featured topics are a sample of subjects covered by records held by the Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) and described in ARC. Follow the search instructions, or customize your search with your own keywords.
- Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
- Press the yellow Search button to go to the Basic search screen.
- Enter keywords (use some of the sample keywords below or your own) in the Keywords box.
- Select the limit results radio button for 2000.
- (Optional step:) Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies to retrieve digitized documents and photographs.
- Select the Location filter for NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) .
- Press the Go button.
- When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
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American Indians |
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Army |
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Court Cases |
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![]() Flyers distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in support of Chinese and Japanese boycott, ca. 08/1898 (ARC ID 298113) |
Farms and Ranches |
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Forests and Parks |
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Great Depression (1930s) |
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![]() CCC Boys Getting Fuel Wood from a Campground Cache for Warming Skiers, Mount Baker National Forest, 1936 (ARC ID 299068) |
Immigration and Naturalization |
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![]() Testimony of Lock See, Bookkeeper for Lock Doon's Business, 03/04/1904 (ARC ID 298997) |
Industry |
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![]() Machinery at Quartz Mine in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District with Mine Personnel, 1916 (ARC ID 298166) |
Land |
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Maritime |
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Money |
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Navy |
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![]() Telegram from the Secretary of the Navy to All Naval Stations Regarding Mars, 08/22/1924 (ARC ID 596070) |
Prisons | McNeil Island and Penitentiary | |
Prohibition of Alcohol (1920s and 1930s) | Prohibition |
![]() Letter from Mrs. Hillyer concerning her husband's drinking activities, 09/22/1931 (ARC ID 298490) |
Roads and Bridges |
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![]() Placing Connection of Suspension Cables to Northwest Main Anchor [of Angess Bridge], ca. 1927 (ARC ID 298244) |
Science |
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Water and Navigation |
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Waterways and Rivers |
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World War I |
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World War II |
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![]() Sign Post at Battery Russell in Definance of Japanese Shelling on 21 June 1942, ca. 1942 (ARC ID 299671) |