National Archives at Seattle

The National Archives at Seattle

About Us

We maintain and provide access to permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following states:

Alaska
Idaho

Oregon
Washington

Facility Information

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6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

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Hours

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closed to the public on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays

Contact Us

Address:
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115-7999

Phone: 206-336-5115

Fax: 206-336-5112

Email: seattle.archives@nara.gov

Before Your Visit

Please read through these Frequently Asked Questions

Genealogy and Historical Research

Find links to finding aids, ordering information, online research tools, and much more.

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Alaska Records Digitization Project

Find more information on the work we are doing to digitize the records that were relocated to Seattle following the closure of the NARA Anchorage facility in 2014.

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What's New?

Digitizing the records from the former Alaska region is a top priority of the National Archives. In order to maximize available resources in terms of staff and equipment, the records are being temporarily moved to the National Archives at College Park. Approximately 3,600 cubic feet of records will move in FY 2021 in three shipments.

The list of records in the first shipment, which arrived at the National Archives at College Park on May 27, 2021, can be found here. The list of records in the second shipment can be found here. For this second shipment, the estimated closure date at the National Archives at Seattle is June 14, 2021, and the estimated arrival date at the National Archives at College Park is June 24, 2021. Please keep in mind that these dates are estimates. If there is a significant change to this schedule we will share it here.

During the time the records are located in College Park, reference service may be interrupted. Due to COVID-19, no in-person research is currently available. However, every effort will be made to fulfill reference requests. Limited reference services for affected records will resume October 1, 2021, except for emergency requests (e.g., requests involving rights and interests, looming court dates, or significant congressional matters), which will be addressed as they are received. The records will be returned to the National Archives at Seattle for long-term storage and in-person access after digitization.

You may send reference inquiries regarding the affected records by email to seattle.archives@nara.gov or by postal mail to 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98115-7999.

Progress on the project can be tracked here, and answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available here.

As of August 28, 2018, all district court records from Montana previously held at the National Archives at Seattle have been moved to the National Archives at Denver. The National Archives at Seattle has district court records from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington only. For questions concerning the district court records from Montana, please email the National Archives at Denver at denver.archives@nara.gov. For more information on the National Archives at Denver, visit their website.

Treasure From Our Stacks

Vegetables grown by George Haley, a resident of the Pribilof Islands (AK) [Contained within Pribilof Islands Glass Plate Negatives, 1913-1921 (NAID: 2555605 )]

Plan Your Research Visit

Upcoming Events

Brick Wall Workshops:

If you're doing genealogical research, and you've hit a brick wall in your research, these workshops are for you. On the second Thursday of every month, our genealogy experts are available from 11:30 am to 1 pm to offer assistance and advice on how to get you over your wall. Contact us for more information.

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