Calling all SeArch members! Don’t forget that 2024 membership dues are due by February 29, 2024. SeArch members voted to slightly increase dues, and we’ve added a new type of membership: institutional. For more information, please go to the Join Us page of our website or email us at seattle.area.archivists@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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What’s Hot in History?

One Night Only! Mark your calendars for January 25, 7 pm, so you can attend What’s Up with Research?, a webinar hosted by the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild. Anna Elam (MOHAI), Anne Jenner (UW Special Collections), and Ann Ferguson (SPL Seattle Collection) will talk about what types of research are happening in their collections and what’s hot in history. Register to attend this free, virtual event.
Gates Archive Internship
The Gates Archive in Kirkland, Washington has an opening for a full-time, paid, five-month internship starting in June 2018. Application deadline is May 7, 2018. For more information, see the job description.
2018 Western Archives Institute
The 32nd annual Western Archives Institute (WAI) will be held at San Diego State University from June 10–22, 2018. WAI is an intensive, two-week program that provides integrated instruction in basic archival practices to individuals with a variety of backgrounds, including those whose jobs require a fundamental understanding of archival skills, but who have little or no previous archives education; those who have expanding responsibility for archival materials; those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal instruction; and those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career.
Part-Time Archivist for Washington State Jewish Historical Society
The Washington State Jewish Historical Society (WSJHS) is hiring a part-time (approximately 12 hours/week), contract archivist. Deadline: February 1, 2018. For more information and how to apply, see the job posting.