Other Historical Resources
A variety of cultural institutions around the city hold collections that include information and images relating to Ballard's history. Included here are links to information about each collection and how to visit in-person, in addition to links to online collections (if available):
- University of Washington Special Collections: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections
- UW Special Collections has many online collections: http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/specialcollections
- Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) research library: http://mohai.org/collections-and-research/#collections
- MOHAI's online collection: http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/search/collection/imlsmohai
- King County Snapshots is an online portal to digital versions of images from institutions across King County. The database includes MOHAI and UW's images, as well as several other institutions: http://content.lib.washington.edu/imls/kcsnapshots/index.html
- The Seattle Public Library also has a Special Collections department: http://www.spl.org/library-collection/special-collections
- Their online collection is accessible here: http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/
- The Seattle Municipal Archives: https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
- The archives also has online collections and online catalogs: https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/search-collections
- In addition, the city has a great research guide for doing property history research: https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/search-collections/research-tips-and-tools/resources-for-property-history-research
- The King County Archives has an online catalog and some online exhibits: http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/records-licensing/archives.aspx