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Archives West offers descriptions of archival and manuscript materials held by participating institutions in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. Researchers and the general public can search over 40,000 finding aids to locate collections, then contact repositories directly to access materials.

Members of the A&M service include cultural institutions across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. How to Join.

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The site was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission from 2002-2007. It became a program offering of the Orbis Cascade Alliance in 2007 with funding provided by the participating institutions. The program has funded additional development with assistance from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.