Includes oral history interviews with students enrolled in English language classes at Tacoma Community House.

The Peninsula Gateway is a weekly newspaper serving the city of Gig Harbor and the Kitsap Peninsula in Pierce County, Washington. It began publication in 1917 as Bay Island News and changed its name in August of 1923. Its covers mostly local events, and includes news, features, sports, editorials, classified and commercial advertisements.

Includes images taken from 1977-1979 by Matthew Dick, a student of the Bates Vocational Technical Institute's two-year Boat Building Program.

Includes yearbooks produced by Pacific Lutheran University showing portraits of students and staff as well as news, events, and athletics information from the preceding academic year.

Includes documentation from Morgan's career as a historian, writer, journalist, broadcaster, and teacher. Materials include: drafts and manuscripts of Morgan's books, articles, and unpublished writing projects; research files assembled by Morgan and containing clippings, reports, notes, and writing drafts; teaching materials such as lesson plans and lecture notes; photographs used in Morgan's publications or related to research topics; transcripts and notes from Morgan's radio broadcasts; audio and video recordings; personal materials, awards, and ephemera.

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.

This Collection is comprised of the artistic and written output of Thomas S. Handforth. It includes letters, artwork, news clippings, scrap books, photographs, books, and a recording of his Caldecott acceptance speech.

Includes scrapbooks, meeting minutes, membership rosters, and writings created by members of the Tacoma Writers Club.

Includes scrapbooks created by various individuals, families, organizations, and businesses. Some creators are unidentified. Scrapbooks may include photographs, newspaper clippings, writing, and ephemera.

Includes architectural plans, specifications, and other documents related to building construction, renovation, and additions designed by the Sutton, Whitney, and Dugan Architectural Firm including buildings on the campus of the University of Puget Sound and Annie Wright Seminary, First Presbyterian Church, National Bank of Tacoma, and additions to the Tacoma General Hospital. Some local residences are also included.

Includes plywood standard manuals, trading information, US Forest Service Publications, Weyerhauser and other regional lumber company publications, and research materials related to the lumber industry. Also included are photos from Tweedie's travels as well as other personal and professional records.

Includes directories, reports, publications, and other documentation related to the operations of Tacoma Public Schools.

Includes extensive correspondence, organized alphabetically and chronologically, in addition to subject files. Also included are financial records from Henry Foss and information about his service in the U.S Naval Reserve.

Abstract of title for the "southwest quarter of northwest quarter and west half of southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section five in township twenty north of range three east of Willamette Meridian." The abstract documents the recorded legal history of this area beginning with the US to Thomas Hood (1869). Also included is documentation related to the Workingmen's Joint Stock Association (George Putnam Riley et al).

Includes a collection of photographs, staff lists, and other materials related to Tacoma Transit compiled by Tom Terrien, who worked for the transit system from 1939-1981.

Includes video interviews created for the documentary "The Evolution of Collective Wisdom" along with bios of the interviewees. Also included are materials related to the Black Collective's Black History Month programming.

Includes correspondence, speeches, writings, photos, and scrapbooks. Documentation related to Linck's resignation from the Treasury Department is also included along with issues of The Spirit of the Age, a newspaper edited by Linck.

Includes photographs, correspondence, speeches, writings, and newspaper clippings related to Tollefson's work as the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, a member of the United States Congress, and the Director of the Washington State Department of Fisheries. Also included are personal materials related to Tollefson's family and portraits signed by several US Presidents and other political figures.

Includes drafts, revisions, and finalized settlement documents, reports, minutes, press conference recordings, and other material related to the 1990 Land Claims Settlement reached between the Puyallup Tribe, the state of Washington, the city of Tacoma, Pierce County, private entities, and the federal government. Also included are extensive research files related to impacted lands and waterways, fishing rights, the history of the Puyallup Tribe, and other similar legal settlements.

Includes newspaper clippings organized by topic and maintained by the staff of the Tacoma News Tribune. Most files contain an assortment of clippings on a related from the Tacoma News Tribune. Some files include clippings from other papers and research notes.

Includes journals, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and materials related to Davy's career as a teacher.

Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and documentation related to Kupka's work in the state legislature. Also included is information about investigations of the Northern State Hospital.

Includes a collection of glass lantern slides and a set of the North American Indian. The Northwest Room’s set of The North American Indian consists of twenty individually bound books, each with an average of 250 pages and 75 images, and 20 accompanying portfolios, each with an average of 36 large image plates housed in each folding case.

Includes photos taken by Thomas H Rutter of local buildings, the waterfront, and long boats.

Includes photographs, mostly of building exteriors and interiors, taken by Arthur French.

Includes photographs related to the Cammarano Brothers, Inc. including images of business operations, company gatherings, and business facilities.

Audio recordings of the "PM Tacoma" radio broadcast and video recordings of "The Art Popham Show." Content includes interviews with local and national figures, Tacoma news, and local sports.

Includes correspondence and documentation related to Ibbotson's role as Director of the Tacoma Public Library.

Includes writings, diaries, genealogical research, family newsletters, and photographs relating to the Forsberg and Sauers families. Also includes is an an unpublished manuscript titles The Oakes Street Gang written by Malcolm Forsberg about his experience growing up in South Tacoma.