Title Info: Spokane Public Library, Voices of the Pioneers Oral Histories, 1955-1971

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Record Creator: Spokane Municipal Government, Spokane Public Library
Description:
These recordings were made between 1955 and 1971 as part of an effort by the Friends of the Spokane Public Library to preserve the memories and recollections of early pioneers and influential people of Spokane and the Inland Empire.

Transcripts for these audio records are available in the Miscellaneous Family History Collection.

The original recordings include reel-to-reel tapes, vinyl records, audiocassette tapes, and compact discs. The oral histories were originally recorded on reel-to-reel tape and then stamped to vinyl discs. Later, the recordings were transferred to audiocassette tapes. The CDs were created as part of a digitization project and were made from the vinyl records using a USB turntable and associated conversion software.
Related Records: For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch at (509) 235-7508 or email eabrancharchives@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Spokane Public Library
Notes Digitized and indexed by Shaun C. Reeser as partial fulfillment of a Master’s Degree in the Department of History at Eastern Washington University.
Agency History: The Spokane Public Library began in 1891 as the Union Library Association, a joint effort between the Women's Sorosis Club and the Carpenters Union. The library faced financial trouble so the City of Spokane brought the library under its control and renamed it the Spokane City Library. They had space in City Hall, but soon needed their own building. The library's first building was a Carnegie Library at 10 South Cedar Street which was completed in 1905. The Spokane Public Library now has six branches across the city.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Spokane Public Library, Voices of the Pioneers Oral Histories, 1955-1971, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 116