Interested in School Archives Generally?
Establishing a School Archives
Further Collection Description
Interested in what the schools taught over the years? We have
guidance on curriculum, textbook selection, committee reports and other
administrative records from the 1940s on. The archives includes a
small collection of historical school textbooks, including those
published by the Seattle Public school district.
Student Voices in Photos, Yearbooks and Student News Papers:
The district photo collection dates from the 1890's - to the present including class photos, athletic, club photos, building and grounds, music programs, special events, and school field trips. A few of the photos have been digitized and can be found on our flicker site Seattle Schools' Digital Photos.
An index of photos by school name or topic follows:
A - D Adams - Duamish Bend
E - K Eckstein - King/Harrison
L - Q Lafayette - Queen Anne
R - Z Rainier Beach - Youngstown
Yearbooks:
Student life is documented in the archives through school yearbooks, newspapers, journals, scrapbooks, audio tapes, art and artifacts.
We have a complete collection of Broadway, Lincoln and Queen Anne High School yearbooks.
We don't sell yearbooks - check classmates.com
We have missing years - if you'd like to fill in the gap - donate.
Ballard Shingle 2003, 2004, 2009
Chief Sealth Cache 1980, 1986, 1999, 2010
Cleveland Aquila 1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2008
Franklin Tolo 1972, 1991, 2000
Ingraham Glacier 1970, 2010, 2012
Rainier Beach Valhalla 1995, 2011, 2014, 2015
Roosevelt Strenuous Life 2003, 2010
West Seattle Kimtah 1999, 2000, 2002
Current Initiatives
The Archives is working on it's collection of long term environmental building related materials. There is a major initiative to get more digital information on-line, particularly reports and videos which are being converted to preserve their content. We have been working with MiPOPs to preserve our moving images and school board meetings for future generations, but much remains to be done. Interested in volunteering? Want to make this archive more accessible? contact alpurcell@seattleschools.org
Resources
Photocopies: $0.15 per page
Scanning: $5.00 per image - if all ready scanned free
Research Services provided for patrons: $30.00 per hour, pre-paid
Audio copies (includes tape): $5.00
Artifact Loan Preparation: $30.00 (for non- alumni groups)
Explanation of Charges:
Research Fees:
The Archives charges a fee for research services prorated on salary benefit and overhead costs with a half-hour minimum. (WAC 434-690-080, Section 4). Research services are defined as the collection, assembly or extraction of data or information from existing records, or the analysis of information to provide a report. The standard fee for research services is $30.00 per hour. Research services may be limited to one hour, depending on the staffing level and current workload of the Archives. In such cases, patrons will be referred to an independent researcher for assistance.
Donations:
Help us preserve school history and student voices. If you have memorabilia that you would like to donate use this form to Donate memorabilia to the archives. Our address is:
Seattle Public Schools Archive,
2445 3rd Ave South,
P.O. Box 34165,
Seattle WA 98124-1165