Accessing Archives and Special Collections through Western Libraries Heritage Resources: Home
Primary Resources at WWU
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Research Guides (Heritage Resources)Subject-related research guides focusing on resources available through the units of Western Libraries Heritage Resources: the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Special Collections, and University Archives & Records Management.
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Resources for Researching Local and Regional HistoryA select list of local and regional archives, libraries, museums and other resources to which we frequently refer our researchers.
Web Tutorials
Accessing Primary Sources through Western Libraries Heritage Resources
Learn about unique collections at Western, including rare books, historical materials, archival documents, and other original and primary sources that are available to support teaching, learning and research. Created by Rozlind Koester, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, September 2016. Length: 10 minutes, 12 seconds.
Future Additions
We plan to add more information and tutorials to this guide to support teaching and research with primary sources. If there are web tutorials you'd like to see, please let us know!
Heritage Resources

University Archives and Records Management, Goltz-Murray Building, 360-650-3124
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Goltz-Murray Building, 360-650-7534
Heritage Resources
OUR MISSION
Western Libraries Heritage Resources provides for responsible stewardship of and access to unique and archival resources in support of teaching, learning and resarch at Western Washington University and beyond. The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Special Collections, and University Archives and Records Management work together to document the culture and history of Western, the local community and Pacific Northwest region, and to promote public and scholarly access to holdings.