World War I Records

The Northwest Room has a collection of Spokane County World War I material. It is a collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and forms concerning Spokane County’s involvement in World War I. This includes the men who served in the military as well as the community involvement at home. In 1921, the Spokane County War History Committee compiled lists of men who served in the War, sending out forms to the men and their families. During the war, they also collected newspaper articles on any subject relating to the war overseas and at home, including the Red Cross, food conservation and the draft.

Several years ago, the Washington State Digital Archives digitized some of the material, not the entire collection. The digital archives has now added another World War I collection, which includes far more information. It looks like a great resource for finding those World War I military records.