Public, Subscription and Academic Libraries in Washington Territory, 1853-1889.

This paper was hammered out on a manual typewriter before the Internet existed. It was probably produced for some class at the UW, but I cannot recall the details. This document currently resides in the McCleary Museum files.

Postcard - Olympia, Washington

"Olympia, Washington. The State Capitol buildings may be seen at right center. Mt. Rainier stands as sentinal [i.e. sentinel] in the distance."

I figure this postcard photo was taken between 1959 and 1965. In the far right of the photo the Washington State Library (opened 1959) is visible. The Capitol Center Building, also known locally as "The Mistake by the Lake" is not visible. It was built in 1965.

The Fetid Lake of Doom had yet to be the home of caimans.

Buttons - Libraries - ca. 2003

Washington Reads

Washington State Library

Buttons - Libraries - ca. 2003

Washington Reads

Washington State Library

Buttons - Libraries - 1990s

Info Pro

The Washington State Library

Buttons - Libraries - 2000-2001

WSL Team

Joel M. Pritchard Library

"First in Connecting People with Information"

I believe this was created for some event. The same buttons were issued in different colors to designate some kind of training groups, I think.

Buttons - Libraries - 1980s

Cataloging

Washington State Library

On reverse: Mfg. by Reeves Co., Inc. Attleboro, Mass.

I'm just guessing at what decade this was made. And before you ask, the Anglos do include the letter "u" in  "Catalogue" or "Cataloguing" but the United States does not.

How to Move an Elk

This was one of those deals where someone comes up and requests, "Hey, you draw cartoons. Can you draw me a picture of ... ?"

We have a huge herd of elk around here, and apparently some State types felt some of them needed to be distributed to other areas. Frankly, I think it's not nice to mess with Mother Nature. Leave our elk alone.