Cornish Archives

Materials at the University of Washington

Older materials related to the history of Cornish College of the Arts are deposited with the University of Washington Libraries – Special Collections. The archives include: institutional records; photographs; correspondence; and miscellaneous documents from the school’s founding in 1914 through the 1980’s. This agreement was established with the U.W. Libraries in 1977 to provide preservation for Cornish’s older institutional and historic documents.

See the Guide to the Cornish School of Allied Arts Records 1893 – 1989 for a detailed list of holdings.

Materials at Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish does not maintain a formal archives on campus. From 1988 to the present, each department has maintainted its own institutional records. The Office of the President has a small collection of Cornish publications, photographs, miscellaneous documents and ephemera. The Library has some older material, related to the dance and music departments, in storage.

This is not a public collection. Special permission and an appointment are required for access. For more information please contact the Director of Library Services.