

On December 29, 1996, because of accumulated snow and ice from a snow storm, the roof of the Eastern portion of the Olympic College Learning Resources Center building collapsed destroying two-thirds of the building. About 5,000 Reference books were destroyed that day due to the collapse and resulting water damage. The force of the roof …


The videos in this collection were made between the 1940'd and 1960's by Olympic College students.
The Olympic College Haselwood Library has initiated a pilot project to digitize material related to the history of the library as it evolved from part of the Bremerton, Washington school district in the 1940's to 1996 when the roof of the Learning Resources Center/Library collapsed.
When the pilot project is evaluated and any issues in the digitization process are addressed, we have the goal of digitizing additional items of historical interest about the library. When internal library documents are successfully digitized, campus wide applications for CONTENTdm may be explored.
For further information about these collections or this project, please contact Leslie Hassett, Adjunct Librarian, by email at: lhassett@olympic.edu or call Library Administration at 360-475-7262.
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