Wa WALLA WALLA PUBLIC LIBRARY, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.
The library building is situated at the corner of Alder, Palouse and Poplar streets. I t is open from 9 A. M. to 9 P . M. daily, and on Sundays and all holidays from 2 to 6 P. M. Contains about 13,000 volumes.
The first library movement in Walla Walla was started in 1865, when the Walla Walla Library and Literary Association was incorporated. It was a subscription library and interest in this first movement soon died; the library revived, however, at two different times previous to 1897, when it was established for the first time as a free public library. It was moved into the present building, the gift of Mr. Carnegie, in November, 1905.
Librarian: Ellen Garfield Smith.
Wh WHITMAN COLLEGE LIBRARY, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.
Contains 29,625 bound volumes and several thousand pamphlets. Open during term time from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. daily except Sunday. Located in Whitman Memorial building. While primarily for the faculty and students of the college, the privileges of the library are extended to all citizens of Walla Walla and to visitors from outside the city.
Whitman College Library had its beginning in 1882 with the gift of Rev. Myron Eells of twenty-five dollars, fourteen bound volumes and fifteen pamphlets. The library contains a special collection of books relating to the Pacific Northwest, including valuable material bearing on the life of Marcus Whitman.
Librarian: HARRIET L. CARSTENSEN.
Wu UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARY, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Contains 94444 volumes. Open Monday to Friday from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M.; on Saturday from 8 to 5 P. M.; during vacation recesses from 9 A. M. till noon.
Its collection of material relating to the Pacific Northwest has been recently augmented by the purchase of the Clarence B. Bagley Collection. It is now strong in manuscripts and early newspapers of the territory and state of Washington. Contains much photostat material, including records of the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the Frank A. Golder Collection of material in Russian Archives relating to the history of Alaska.
This library is a depository for the historical materials of the Washington University State Historical Society and from this source receives the publications of various historical societies of the United States and Canada.
Librarian: WILLIAM E. HENRY.
