Library Resources
AINW has a large research library with extensive materials regarding Pacific Northwest archaeology, history, ethnography, historic artifact identification, and related disciplines (geology, biology, osteology, and botany). Our library collection contains over 4,000 publications as well as site forms and map files (USGS and historical maps). AINW also has a collection of rare documents and primary sources not readily available elsewhere. Our library contains books, published reports, and reference materials covering the following topics:
- Columbia River Gorge History
- Architecture and Historical Architecture
- Transportation and Railway History
- Oregon City Histories
- Oregon Counties Histories
- Washington History
- Portland History
- Willamette Valley History
- Portland Basin and Lower Columbia History
- Oregon Cascades Archaeology
- Oregon Coast Archaeology
- Oregon Plateau Archaeology
- Southern Oregon Archaeology
- Western Washington Archaeology
- Clark County Archaeology and History
- Faunal Analysis and Osteology
- Geology and soil surveys
- Vegetation/Flora
- Historic Merchandise Catalogs
- Historic Sites
- Artifact Identification (ceramic, glass, metal, other)
- Obsidian studies
- Great Plains/Eastern States Archaeology
- Washington Plateau Archaeology
- Northwest Coast, Idaho, and Canada
- Archaeology and History
- Government Programs and Agency
- Histories
- Historical Archaeology
- Prehistoric Archeology
- Cultural Resource Management
- State and Regional Geographic References
- Agriculture, Ranching, and Irrigation
- American West & Pacific Northwest
- Early Northwest Explorers
- Barlow Road & Pioneer Trails
- Geneology
- Lithic Technology
To ensure our staff has access to the most current information and developments in the field of archaeology and other related disciplines, AINW subscribes to a wide variety of local, regional, and national journals and professional publications.
AINW has created base maps for Clark County, Washington, that have the locations of all recorded archaeological sites and all archaeological surveys filed prior to 2010. The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation has recorded survey locations beginning in 1997. AINW’s records are more comprehensive than those of DAHP for the period prior to 1997.