This is an introductory guide to unique collections about railroads, boats, ships, planes and transportation-related issues, 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 Reference Desk.
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Image of L. Guy Mecklem's 1907 dirigible flight at Seattle's Luna Park. From the L. Guy Mecklem Collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
Western Libraries online catalog contains information about a wide variety of published and archival sources. If you have any questions and/or need assistance finding information, please contact Archives & Special Collections staff and/or the Western Libraries Reference Desk.
OUR MISSION
Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections provides for responsible stewardship of and access to unique and archival resources in support of teaching, learning and research 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.