Archives Southwest Branch Olympia is one of five regional archives in this state and operates under the Office of the Secretary of State. The other four regional archives are located in Ellensburg, Bellingham, Cheney and Bellevue. Basically the system, which started in the early 1970s, was established to collect, preserve and make available local public records, of lasting historical value, in the region in which they were created. The archives are available for post-disaster and disaster prevention consultation.
All regional archives offer tours and research services.
The above information was provided by Mr. Wayne Lawson, Regional Archivist Southwest Branch.