Title Info: Spokane County WWI Veteran List Index

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Record Creator: Spokane Municipal Government, Spokane Public Library
Description:
This collection includes an index of names compiled from a number of lists on veterans from Spokane County during the First World War. The various lists include records of veterans from the Army, Navy, Marines, and foreign services like the Canadian military. The index also includes lists about veterans who were wounded or killed in action. During World Ward One, county war history committees were formed to document the stories of local soldiers. In order to aid the Spokane County War History Committee's work, various lists of men were compiled, and they provide a record of the men from who fought in war.

In an effort to continue the work of the War History Committee, the Spokane Public Library and the Office of the Secretary of the State are publishing an online index to these materials.
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 Historic Records Project
Notes To obtain a copy of a record or for more information about the Spokane County WWI collection, contact the Spokane Public Library at 509.444.5300 or email telref@spokanelibrary.org.
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 County WWI Veteran Index List, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 6,999