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Building and Land Use Division Records

  • 1.3.3

Includes reports, appraisals, plans, and other files generated by the division. Many reports include detailed descriptions and photographs of buildings and land parcels.

Bulletin

  • 5.3.29
  • 1958-

The Bulletin is a monthly magazine published by the Northwest Public Power Association. It began in 1958 as the Pacific Northwest Public Power Bulletin and changed its name in 1966 to the Northwest Public Power Bulletin, and then again in 1992 to The Bulletin. Over the course of its run it changed back and forth from being published monthly or bimonthly. It covers topics related to public power in the pacific northwest region, as well as changes and activities involving public utilities.

Business Examiner

  • 5.3.15
  • 1985 - 2015

Business Examiner was a biweekly business newspaper published by PCBE, Inc. that began in 1985 as the Pierce County Business Examiner. A second newspaper started in 1989 called the South Sound Business Examiner, and both papers ran simultaneously until they combined in 1995 as Business Examiner. It published articles about business that included profiles, trends, techniques, theories and economic issues. Its goal was to support and inform the local business community that encompassed the Puget Sound and South Sound areas.

Also in the holdings are the Business Examiner supplement "Book of Lists: Market Data & Facts", which was published yearly and featured a "compilation of industry leaders in South Puget Sound business".
Supplement holdings: 1992, 1994-1997, 2003, 2005-2006, 2010-2016.

Byrd Family Papers

  • 6.2.2
  • 1804 - 1934

Includes diaries, legal documents, photographs, and artifacts related to the Byrd family who arrived in the Puget Sound region from Illinois in 1853.

Byrd Family

C. E. and Hattie King Photographs

  • 2.1.4
  • 1885

Includes 14 photographs of Tacoma taken c. 1886-1900 by C. E. and Hattie King of Commencement Bay, Northern Pacific railroad tracks, local schools, and members of the Puyallup and other area tribes.

C.E. and Hattie King

Capitol Observer

  • 5.3.33
  • 1939 - 1983

This quarterly magazine “dedicated to safety in the Northwest” began March 30, 1939, under the name of Capitol Capers, which was a monthly newspaper published for Washington State workers that focused on governmental news and lifestyle stories in and around Olympia, Washington. Capitol Capers then briefly became the Washington Observer newspaper between Oct. 31, 1940 through May 20, 1941 before transitioning to the Capitol Observer that year. The Capitol Observer changed its primary focus from state government news to issues about general safety in the Spring 1958 issue and converted to a magazine format in the summer of that same year.

Cascades

  • 5.3.32
  • 1960-1972

Cascades was a regional bi-monthly promotional and lifestyles magazine published by Pacific Telephone Northwest beginning in October 1960 until May 1961 and later Pacific Northwest Bell beginning in July 1961. Subjects featured in the magazine included history, book reviews, travel, editorials and self-promotional articles all pertaining to the Northwest region. Cascades would turn into a quarterly magazine with its Summer 1964 through Winter 1966 issues before returning to a bi-monthly publication from April 1967 through 1970. Cascades then changed again to a quarterly publication beginning in 1971.

Cavanaugh Family Papers

  • 6.2.5

Includes commencement yearbooks and memory books, scrapbooks, maps, correspondence, photographs, meeting minutes, directories, mementos of Tacoma area logging and lumber businesses, and ephemera such as event programs.

Cavanaugh Family

Charles Carson Papers

  • CAC1002

Includes writings, photographs, flyers, and other information related to Charles Carson's work as a speaker, musician, and activist.

Charles Carson

Charles Wright Academy Publications

  • 4.1.10

Includes yearbooks produced by Charles Wright Academy showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding year.

Children's Industrial Home Records

  • 4.3.2
  • 1900 - 2007

Includes a Register of Admitted and Dismissed Children, 1900-1944; Minutes of the Children's Industrial Home, 1927-1932; the official bylaws of the Woman's League; two scrapbooks and a small assortment of slides, 1952-2007.

Children's Industrial Home

Christopher Petrich Photographs

  • 2.1.5

Includes photographs taken by Christopher Petrich of a range of locations and events in Tacoma including the Hawthorne Neighborhood, the Tacoma Dome, and a visit to Tacoma by Jacques Cousteau. Also included are photographs of various buildings and aerials.

Christopher Petrich

City Council Meeting Minutes

  • OCC0001

Minutes from Tacoma City Council meetings. In addition to regular meetings, minutes from study sessions, budget meetings, and special meetings are also included.

Tacoma City Council

Clover Park High School Publications

  • 4.1.7

Includes yearbooks produced by Clover Park High School (Lakewood) showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding academic year.

Community Event Collection

  • CAC0003

Includes videos, interviews, and other material gathered by the Community Archives Center at community events.

Cookbook Collection

  • 9.5

Includes local and regional cookbooks and recipes produced by community organizations, churches, and businesses.

Cow Butter Store Records

  • 2.3.5
  • 1894-1940

Includes business ledgers containing financial information, store inventories, and other information about the operations of the Cow Butter Store. These ledgers also contain a wide range of enclosed material including correspondence, newspaper clippings, writings, and ephemera.

Cow Butter Store

Curtis Junior High School Publications

  • 4.1.15

Includes yearbooks produced by Curtis Junior High School (University Place) showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding year.

Curtis Senior High School Publications

  • 4.1.14

Includes yearbooks produced by Curtis Senior High School (University Place) showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding year.

Day's Tailor-D Clothing, Inc. Records

  • 2.9.1
  • c. 1902-1972

Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, event programs, correspondence, financial information, advertisements, and other materials related to the operations of Day’s Tailor-D Clothing, Inc.

Day's Tailor-D Clothing, Inc.

Dear Tacoma Project Collection

  • CAC0001
  • 2020 - 2021

Dear Tacoma was a cooperative project undertaken by the Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room and Grit City Magazine to collect local stories about living during the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in May 2020, the collection consists of documents such as audio recordings, emails, photographs, and other content submitted by the general public to the library.

Tacoma Public Library

DeLong Elementary School Records

  • 4.1.17

Includes PTA meeting minutes, reports, and newsletters and newspaper clippings and a program related to the school's groundbreaking ceremony.

DuPont-Fort Lewis School District Publications

  • 4.1.29

Includes yearbooks produced by the DuPont-Fort Lewis School District showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding academic year.

Eatonville High School Publications

  • 4.1.48

Includes yearbooks produced by Eatonville High School showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding academic year.

Elizabeth Sale Manuscript

  • 3.5.6
  • 1968

Includes the original typed manuscript of The Field by Elizabeth Sale. According to correspondence from Sale to the Tacoma Public Library dated September 20, 1973, this is the copy sent to Olivant Press for publication in 1968.

Elizabeth Sale

Erna Spannagel Tilley Papers

  • 6.1.6

Includes correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs. Also included are drafts of Tilley's writing projects, particularly her book on the history of the Tacoma Little Theater.

Erna Spannagel Tilley

Ernest Norling Drawings

  • 3.5.7
  • 1933 - 1934

9 pencil drawings by Ernest Norling depicting work on Civilian Conservation Corps projects in 1933 and 1934. The drawings were created as part of the Public Work of Art (PWAP) Project during the Great Depression.

Ernest Norling

Fife High School Publications

  • 4.1.12

Includes yearbooks produced by Fife High School showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding year.

Foss High School Publications

  • 4.1.4

Includes yearbooks produced by Foss High School showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding academic year.

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