Meet the Archivists: An Archives Building Open House

Dates

May 22 3:30-5PM

Location

Goltz-Murray Archives Building
several people standing between and looking at two  rows of shelves containing archival materials.

Contact Person

Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections and the Washington State Archives will host an Open House event in the Goltz-Murray Archives Building (on south campus at 808 25th Street) on Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to Western students, staff, and faculty, as well as the public. 

During the event, personnel will give introductions and be available to answer questions about the collections, archival research, career pathways, and the field of archives and special collections. Attendees will have an opportunity to explore samples from the collections, including manuscripts, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, and historical institutional records. Behind-the-scenes tours of the facility will also be offered.  

For more information or for disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation, etc.) please contact Katie Stacy, Assistant University Archivist for Records Management and User Services, stacyk@wwu.edu | (360) 650-2092. Advanced notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.