Library Guides: Industry (Local and Regional): Home

Introduction

This is an introductory guide to useful resources and archival collections about the history of local and regional industries as available through Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections. If you have any questions and/or need assistance finding information, please contact Archives & Special Collections staff and/or the Western Libraries Research Desk.

Original content for this guide was created by Emma Darmody in Spring 2012 (subsequent additions by Archives & Special Collections staff).

Published Resources

Early Industries of Bellingham Bay and Whatcom County: A Photographic Essay by James W. Scott and Daniel E. Turbeville III
Call Number: HC108.B43 S33
Publication Date: 1980
This book places side by side contemporary images and historical information pertaining to Bellingham area industry between the 1880's and early 1900's. The authors focus on Logging, Mining, Fishing, and Farming.
Bellingham Herald
Publication Date: January 1904
See in particular the January 23 "Prosperity Edition" (and subsequent issue on January 25, 1904), which laud the resources, industries and economic opportunities available in the newly incorporated City of Bellingham.

Related Guides

Environmental History & Activism: Local and Regional Resources
A guide to resources relating to the history of the environment and environmental activism & conservation in Whatcom County and the larger Pacific Northwest region.
Fish and Fishing
A brief guide to archival and other resources about the history of sport & commercial fish and fishing, with a focus on the holdings of Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections.

Collections of General Interest (Center for Pacific Northwest Studies)

Search Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Finding Aids

Some useful holdings are suggested in the list below - see also the industry-specific suggestions on the relevant pages of this guide. Contact CPNWS if you have any questions.

CPNWS Pamphlet Collection
Published documents pertaining to various social, economic, political, and historical issues in the Northwestern United States and British Columbia.
CPNWS Photo Database
Searchable catalog of item-level description for over 7000 historic photographic images housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
CPNWS Map Catalog
Searchable catalog containing item-level description of maps housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Skagit County Oral History Project Records
This is a collection of microfilmed copies of oral history interview transcripts. The interviews were conducted by the Skagit County Historical Society between 1962 and 1979. Topics covered include social life, historical change, politics, agriculture, fishing, and timber. A more detailed written guide containing interview abstracts is available in-house.

Industry (Local and Regional)

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Collections of General Interest (Center for Pacific Northwest Studies)

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