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General Archive Resources

Interested in the Seattle Public School Archives?

Historic photograph of building

Interested in what the schools taught over the years? We have guidance on curriculum, textbook selection, committee reports and other administrative records from the 1940s on. The archives includes a small collection of historical school textbooks, including those published by the Seattle Public school district.

Finding Aides

Finding Aides will be continually updated.

Archives Month 2023 Film Screening

Celebrate Archives Month 2023 with a viewing of vintage clips from digitized film and VHS.

Archival Film Screening October 2023

Some of the clips show 1928 Lake City School, 1932 Class of Lincoln, 1951 University Heights dance festival, 1965 Louisa Boren Junior High, 1984 Franklin High, 1984 American Indian Heritage High, 1997 Cleveland High, 1998 Superintendent John Stanford, 2000 Superintendent Joseph Olchefske.

Art in K-12 Schools

Nearly 70% of Washington State’s Public Art Collection is on display in public schools, including twenty-five Seattle Public Schools. Please visit the ArtsWA Collection List to explore further!

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