Washington State travel and tourism guide collection, circa 1885-2023

Related Materials

Other collections of travel and promotional pamphlets can be found in the Seattle Travel and Tourism Guide Collection, the Mt. Rainier Travel and Tourism Guide Collection, the Oregon Travel and Tourism Guide Collection, the Alaska Travel and Tourism Guide Collection, the British Columbia Travel and Tourism Guide Collection, and the Pacific Northwest Travel and Tourism Guide Collection (containing pamphlets that cover broader areas throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia).

Processing Note

This collection brings together pamphlets from several different collections at the library including items previously held in Pamphlet Volumes on the Puget Sound in Washington State; Pamphlet Volumes on Washington State; Pamphlet Volumes on Tacoma, Washington; and Pamphlet Volumes on Spokane, Washington. For preservation purposes, these volumes were disbound to prevent further damage to the pamphlets and rehoused in folders and boxes.

Pamphlets from the previous Seattle Visitor Guides Collection were split between this collection and the Seattle Travel and Tourism Guides Collection for the purposes of consolidating our travel ephemera. Some pamphlets were also pulled from our Northwest Uncatalogued Collection and Seattle Room Vertical File or added via acquisition by the Seattle Room curator. New materials will be added to this collection as acquired.

Acknowledgement of Harmful Content
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