The Wallie V. Funk papers document the personal and professional life of the Pacific Northwest journalist and photographer, Wallie V. Funk. 

The collection includes photographs, negatives, proof sheets, and mock-ups created by Funk from 1950-1989, during his tenure as co-owner and managing editor of the Anacortes American, the Whidbey News-Times, and the South Whidbey Record. The bulk of the collection reflects Funk's professional career and his civic involvement.

The photographs and negatives comprise images of people, places, political and community events, and the natural and urban environment of Whidbey Island, Skagit County, and Island County in Washington State.  During his career he also reported on national news and events, and included among his photographs are images of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan.  Funk's papers and photographs also document his travels with the Washington State trade missions to China, the Middle East, and Thailand in the 1980s as well as several trips to Europe.

The collection also contains textual materials, including newspaper articles and Funk's editorials which enhance the photographic materials. Civic events and organizations documented in the collection by photographs and textual materials include the Navy League, Whidbey Playhouse, the Washington Newspaper Publisher's Association, the Washington Arts Commission, and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.