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Finding aids are guides which describe the contents of archival collections. These documents usually include a biographical or historical note describing the context of the collection; a description of the scope and overall content of the collection; a note on the arrangement of the collection materials (for example, chronologically, or by material type, subject or other facet); and a detailed inventory of the collection, generally down to the folder or even item level. The finding aid also includes administrative information about the collection, such as use and access restrictions, acquisition information and related materials. In some cases, finding aids will include links to digital versions of a selection of photographs in the collection.
Finding aids to a selection of MOHAI's archival collections are available online as part of the Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) project website. Please note that selecting one of the titles below will navigate away from the MOHAI website. Return to this page to select another collection, or use the search functions on the NWDA site to search for finding aids to collections at MOHAI and other archival repositories in the Pacific Northwest.
Browse an alphabetical list or search by keywords found in the titles to view findings aids to a selection of MOHAI’s archival collections.
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Alaska Bureau Photograph Albums, 1897-1925
Creator: Alaska Bureau (Seattle Chamber of Commerce)24 photograph albums created by the Alaska Bureau of the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce in the early 1900s to promote interest in the Alaska Territory.
Alaska Fishermen's Union Collection, 1919-1977
Creator: Alaska Fishermen's UnionMinutes, correspondence and other materials generated by and of interest to the Alaska Fishermen's Union
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Collection, 1906-1910
Promotional and souvenir publications, photographs and ephemera from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, 1909.Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Record Books, 1916-1953
Creator: Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock CompanyRecord books of a Seattle shipbuilding company
Oliver P. Anderson Photographs, 1890-1947
Creator: Anderson, Oliver P. (Oliver Phelps)Scenic photographs, largely of Washington State, taken by Seattle photographer and photographic supplies business owner Oliver P. Anderson.
Norman Archibald and Hazel Archibald Draper Papers , 1895-1959
Creator: Archibald, Norman and HazelScrapbooks, photographs and papers belonging to brother and sister from Seattle, both of whom served during World War I
Alfred H. Fast Collection on the Space Needle , 1961-1962
Creator: Fast, Alfred H.Materials about the Seattle Space Needle, including photographs documenting its construction, collected by Alfred Fast, Project Architect.
Austin Seward Photograph Collection, 1900-1939
Creator: Seward, Austin, 1885-1974Photographs include Seattle, Bainbridge Island, buildings, scenery, logging, ships, planes, foreign monuments, products from Joseph Mayer & Brothers, cremation urns, funeral products and various artifacts.
Alvin H. Waite Photographs and Other Material, 1892-1926
Creator: Waite, Alvin H. (Alvin Henry), 1862-1929Photographs of Mount Rainier expeditions, Tacoma, and other Washington and Midwest locales by amateur photographer from Tacoma and Seattle.
Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, 1892-1913
Creator: Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949The collection consists of photographs by Anders Beer Wilse and the Seattle Photographic Company taken between 1892 and 1913, including images of Native Americans, Indian crafts, the Seattle Fire Department, and Seattle buildings, parks and waterfront.
Anders Beer Wilse Philippine American War Photo Album, 1899
Creator: Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949The collection consists of an album of photographs by Anders Beer Wilse taken in August 1899 of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry preparing to embark for the Philippines during the Philippine American War, including images of transport ships, horses, camp life and the Seattle waterfront.