Washington High School Class Visits the Archives

Lisa Cunningham's class at Legacy High School in Vancouver, Washington made a virtual visit to the Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections on Wednesday, May 18.
 

The students learned about how the Special Collections functions, and what route a student might take to become an archivist in a university library. They learned that a great way to start the journey is to familiarize themselves with other collections and archives, and to do research in an archive.

Here is a fabulous list of the digital archive holdings at Washington State University. Something here may pique a budding archivist in the Vancouver, Washington area.

Another good way to start a career in archives is to work in a library in any capacity, like volunteering at a school or local library. These measures all look great on a resume or a library school application.

Thank you for your visit, Ms. Cunningham and class!

-May, 2022