Location

Hours

Directions and Parking

Bus Service

Location

The Center for Pacific Northwest Studies is located in the Goltz-Murray Archives building on the campus of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. The building also houses two companion programs, the University Archives and Records Center, and the Washington State Archives: Northwest Regional branch that hold records which may be of interest to researchers.

Hours

*WWU is closed on state holidays. CPNWS staffing and hours are subject to change, especially during WWU Intercession. Please contact the repository for details or to set up an appointment. View WWU Calendar for academic term dates and holiday listings.

Directions & Parking (click here to view Google Map)

• Take the Samish Way Exit (Exit 252) from Interstate 5.

• Turn west on Bill McDonald Parkway heading up the hill toward Western Washington University. You will pass Sehome High School on the left-hand side.

• Turn left on 25th Street and immediately left into Lot 33G (directly opposite the main entrance to the Goltz-Murray Archives Building).

• Parking is free to non-WWU researchers. Please request a daily pass at the Archives Building front desk upon arrival. 

• We are not permitted to provide parking passes to WWU faculty, staff or students. WWU visitors should stop by the Parking Services Desk at the Campus Services Building to request a pass (or to temporarily reassign an existing pass) for Lot 33G.

Bus Service

Whatcom Transportation Authority provides bus service via the Goltz-Murray Archives Building, including from the following locations:

• WWU Viking Union - Routes 105, 107, 190, 90A*, 90B*

• WWU Lincoln Creek Park and Ride - Routes 190, 90A*, 90B*

• Downtown Bellingham Bus Station - Routes 105, 107, 108, 190, 25X, 28X

*Routes 90A and 90B run only while WWU is in session (not during summer).

WTA Route information provided by the WWU Transportation Office, updated August 6, 2008.

Additional information about traveling to and around campus is available on the WWU Transportation website at http://www.wwu.edu/transportation/gettingtowwu.shtml.