Some of the digital archives curated by the Northwest Room might be useful in your research.


Biographical files

Biofiles For over 100 years, librarians at SPL clipped the newspapers for biographical information.

These clippings include obituaries on pioneers, but they also contain all kinds of biographical information from papers in Spokane and around the Northwest.

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High school yearbooks

Yearbooks Several hundred Spokane high scool yearbooks are now available online. You can view these yearbooks in your web browser without downloading any files or additional software.

These yearbooks are searchable, so if you have a name of someone who attended high school in Spokane take a look.

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House & neighborhood history

We have collected quite a bit of information on researching house history and previous ownership using public records.

House History

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Digitized photo archives

These collections emphasize the homes, buildings, streets and activities in and around Spokane. They might provide some interesting context to your search.

Digital Collections

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