Highlights from the Collection

SMA's collections include a wide range of object types - maps, photographs, textual records, audio recordings, drawings, moving images - from more than 150 years of Seattle history. Each month one of our archivists features a favorite object from the collections in a short video. See this month's video below, and check out the whole series on YouTube.

Municipal Archives, City Clerk

Sarah Shipley, Interim City Archivist
Address: 600 Fourth Avenue, Third Floor, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94728, Seattle, WA, 98124-4728
Phone: (206) 684-8353
archives@seattle.gov

The Office of the City Clerk maintains the City's official records, provides support for the City Council, and manages the City's historical records through the Seattle Municipal Archives. The Clerk's Office provides information services to the public and to City staff.