The UW Libraries do not actively collect in genealogical materials. The Seattle Genealogical Society (see below) and the Seattle Public Library are the main sources for information on Scandinavian genealogy. However, some of our resources contain works of interest to genealogists. In the case of the Nordic collections, this is particularly true of Scandinavian Americans, Finnish Americans, and Baltic Americans within the Pacific Northwest. For those limited resources, please refer to the following:

• Reference librarians
• The Pacific Northwest Collection and the Libraries' Scandinavian archives in the Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division (Allen Library, Basement).
• Comprehensive guide to the manuscripts collection and to the personal papers in the University archives (Z6621 .W37 1980)

• The Seattle Genealogical Society (8511 15th NE, tel: 206-522-8658) has a comprehensive collection of Nordic genealogical materials.
• The Seattle Public Library collects Nordic literature both in the original languages and in English as well as historical materials about Nordic and Baltic Americans in the Pacific Northwest region.
• The Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th Street in Ballard) collects artifacts, photographs, and books relating to Nordic and Baltic Americans in the Pacific Northwest region.
• The Museum of History and Industry (2161 E. Hamlin Street) contains photographs and artifacts relating to Nordic Americans in the region.

A. Gerald Anderson, Nordic Area Librarian
Reference and Research Services Division, Suzallo Library
University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
Telephone: (206) 685-1433
FAX: (206) 685-8049
E-mail: aga@u.washington.edu
URL:  http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Nordic/nordspecialist/index.html