Washington State Digital Archives
Encyclopedia
The Washington State Digital Archives are an extensive digitized archive
of the U.S. state
of Washington. The physical "hub" is on the campus of Eastern Washington University
in Cheney
, and the archive is available both over the internet
and through computers in a local reading room there. It houses electronic scans
of state, county, and local records that have permanent value, including records of censuses, immigration, prisoners, military service, and legislation dating back to the 19th century.
The digital archives opened in October 2004, managed by Adam Jansen
until December 2007. They had been planned and built from 2000 through 2004, with a new building to house both the traditional paper archives and the new digital archives being completed in June 2004.
The Washington State Digital Archives is part of the Office of the Secretary of State and directed under the supervision of Sam Reed
.
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Washington. The physical "hub" is on the campus of Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...
in Cheney
Cheney, Washington
Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington...
, and the archive is available both over the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and through computers in a local reading room there. It houses electronic scans
Image scanner
In computing, an image scanner—often abbreviated to just scanner—is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Common examples found in offices are variations of the desktop scanner where the document is placed on a glass...
of state, county, and local records that have permanent value, including records of censuses, immigration, prisoners, military service, and legislation dating back to the 19th century.
The digital archives opened in October 2004, managed by Adam Jansen
Adam Jansen
Adam Jansen was the Digital Archivist for the State of Washington until December 2007. He managed the Washington State Digital Archives, a first of its kind Digital Archives for both State and Local Government....
until December 2007. They had been planned and built from 2000 through 2004, with a new building to house both the traditional paper archives and the new digital archives being completed in June 2004.
The Washington State Digital Archives is part of the Office of the Secretary of State and directed under the supervision of Sam Reed
Sam Reed
Sam Reed is the Secretary of State of Washington and a Republican. Reed is Washington's fourteenth Secretary of State.Reed received his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Washington State University...
.