Archdiocese of Seattle Archives Image Collection
About The Archdiocese of Seattle Archives
The Archdiocese of Seattle encompasses all of Western Washington from border to border, west of the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
The Archives collects records and other materials that reflect the history and administration of the Archdiocese of Seattle from the 1840s to the present day. Some of the broad areas documented include:
- The pastoral and administrative affairs of past bishops and clergy of the Archdiocese of Seattle.
- The work of Chancery offices and archdiocesan programs.
- Our positions on important religious, social and political issues over time.
- The founding and administration of parishes and schools.
- The sacramental life of local Catholics.
- Relationships with other institutions, organizations and lay Catholic groups.
About the Image Collections
A very small selection of our visual image collection has been scanned and cataloged. We have made these available here for searching browsing.
Currently Available:
Images of Catholic church communities in the Archdiocese of Seattle. Included are depictions of events, people, churches and buildings of parishes, missions, and stations. Please note that not all parishes have been cataloged at this time.
Images of the Sulpician Seminaries of the Northwest: St. Edwards Seminary, which was established in 1931 and closed in 1976; and St. Thomas Seminary, which operated 1958-1977. The seminaries were located in Kenmore, Washington.
RG1500: Private Donors - Drawings of Peter Beaulieu
Pen and ink drawings of churches, chapels, shrines, and statuary in the Pacific Northwest by architect and planner Peter Beaulieu.
For More Information
Please visit the Archives Website at https://archseattle.org/about-the-archdiocese-of-seattle/archives-and-records-management-public/ or email us at archives@seattlearch.org
Technical Credits - CollectionBuilder
This digital collection is built with CollectionBuilder, an open source framework for creating digital collection and exhibit websites that is developed by faculty librarians at the University of Idaho Library following the Lib-Static methodology.
The site started from the CollectionBuilder-Sheets template which utilizes the static website generator Jekyll and GitHub Pages to build and host digital collections and exhibits.