Title Info: Spokane County War Committee, Veteran Service Record Cards, 1921-1922

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Record Creator:	Spokane Municipal Government, Spokane Public Library
Description:	This collection includes record cards documenting a number of World War One veterans and their service. Information from these record cards includes the veterans background, address, branch of service, unit, rank, if they deployed, if they fought in any engagements, and whether or not they were wounded in battle. The information provided on each card varies. After the First World War, the Spokane County War History Committee sent a form to veterans of the war and their families in an attempt to document their service during the conflict. These records are included with other committee materials held by the Spokane Public Library.
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	These records were scanned and indexed by Josh Van Veldhuizen as part of an MA project for Eastern Washington University. It was used in part by the Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, WA to commemorate the centennial of the armistice of WW1.
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:	Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Spokane County War Committee, Veteran Service Record Cards, 1921-1922, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count:	264