Includes correspondence, campaign records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, government reports, photographs, speeches, conference notes, publications of municipal government organizations, and corporate records.

Includes print photographs and glass plate negatives taken by Browning. Also included is documentation related to Browning's Sharpe Sign Co. and correspondence.

Includes newsletters, scrapbooks, photographs, meeting minutes, correspondence, and information related to Altrusa projects and initiatives.

Includes newsletters, meeting minutes, and operational documents related to the Society of Professional Graphic Artists. Most information is focused on the Seattle chapter but documentation on the history of the organization nationally is also included.

Includes manuscript drafts, scripts and screenplays, research files, and scrapbooks related to the works of author Della Gould Emmons. Emmons' work primarily focused on the history of Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

Includes correspondence, reports, research files, and other documentation related to Kaiser's work as the Director of Tacoma Public Library and as a leader in national, regional, and state library associations. Research files and related correspondence are also included in the papers, particularly on the topics of school librarians and the restoration of the name of Mount Tahoma. As Library Director during World War I and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Kaiser's papers also intersect with these topics and their impact on libraries.

A collection of photographs by professional and amateur photographers throughout the years of the Washington State Fair/Puyallup Fair from 1900-2011. Original photograph collection is held by the Washington State Fair and not at Tacoma Public Library. First and last names of the photographers are listed when known. Unknown photographers have been filed in the decade in which it was taken.

Includes correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, photos, and other documents related to Wanda Thompson’s life. Many of the documents pertain to Thompson’s career including her time as a model, job analyst for Puget Sound Bank, employee at the Washington State Department of Corrections, and the Executive Director of the Rehabilitation Council of Washington State. The papers also point to Thompson’s involvement with the community in Tacoma like her engagement with the Afro-Pageant and Show. Also included is an oral history with Wanda Thompson recorded on June 3, 2023.

Includes scrapbooks, photographs, ledgers, and ephemera related to the Forsberg family.

Includes photographs related to a wide variety of local events and locations taken by Marvin Boland between the 1910s through the 1930s.

Includes correspondence, performance programs, and documentation related to Stave's employment with Sears, Roebuck and Company and the Northern Pacific Railway Company in Tacoma. Also included are scrapbooks containing clippings, ticket stubs, business cards, brochures, menus, and other ephemera.

Includes correspondence and legal documents. Also includes material related to William Dudley Pelley and the "Silver Shirts" or "Silver Legion," a racist and anti-Semitic organization founded in 1933. Woodard's correspondence includes positive commentary on the organization.

Includes correspondence, reports, and other documentation primarily related to the Washington State Library War Council during World War I.

Includes waterfront, street, and building photographs by F. Jay Haynes.

Includes photographs taken by City of Tacoma photographer William Trueblood of city events.

Includes photographs of landscape and outdoor activities taken by Albert Henry Barnes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contains correspondence, photographs, personal papers, clippings, and other assorted material that chronicle the life of the Stallcup and Smith families. These documents trace the family descendants beginning with John Calhoun Stallcup and Mary Pindell Shelby in the mid-1870s in Ohio and Kentucky through their life in Denver and eventual move to Tacoma, WA in 1899. The primary source material is organized with additional notes and research files compiled by the donor.

Born digital videos created by Tacoma-based filmmaker Paul Jackson, PhD including documentaries, interviews, and recordings of regional meetings and events.

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.

Inlcudes digital images and prints of street photography taken primarily in Tacoma and Seattle during the 1970s and 2000s. Also included are oversize photographs, photographic negatives, and photographic slides.