American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection provides an extensive digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures including the Spokane Indians. The digital database includes over 2,300 original photographs as well as over 1,500 pages from the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior from 1851 to 1908 and six Indian treaties negotiated in 1855. Secondary sources include 89 articles from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly and 23 University of Washington publications in Anthropology. Search the Digital Collections at: http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/index.html
BlackPast.org is an online collection of African American history. It has some primary sources for Washington state: http://www.blackpast.org/?q=african-american-history-major-speeches
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington: https://sites.uw.edu/cspn/ (includes index to past issues)
Central Washington University Brooks Library Collections in Ellensburg consists of books, government documents, maps, microforms, and other items on Washington state history: https://www.lib.cwu.edu/index.php
Chronicling America (Washington newspapers): https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/washington/
Classics in Washington History is a digital collection of full-text books of rare, out-of-print titles for easy access. The books cover Washington’s early years through the lives of the men and women who lived and worked in the Washington territory and state. Search the digital collections at: https://www.sos.wa.gov/search/node?keys=classics
Clayton – Deer Park Historical Society (cdphs.org): https://www.cdphs.org/index.html
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project has developed a comprehensive website that features primary sources and other resources that pertain to the internment of Washington state residents of Japanese descent during World War II. Primary sources include over 400 oral histories and 10,700 historic photographs, documents, and newspapers. Search the Digital Collections at: http://www.densho.org/
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/
Google Books has issues of magazines and books published in the 19th and 20th centuries that can be valuable sources of first-person accounts of historical events. Their website is http://books.google.com
HeritageHub: https://www.newsbank.com/public/solutions/genealogy-resources/heritagehub
HeritageQuest: https://about.proquest.com/en/products-services/HeritageQuest-Online/
Historic Newspapers in Washington State Online Project is part of the Washington State Library’s program to make its rare, historical resources more accessible to researchers across the state: https://www.sos.wa.gov/search/node?keys=historic+newspapers
Inland Northwest Rail Museum: https://inlandnwrailmuseum.com
Library of Congress provides sets of selected primary sources on specific topics, available as easy-to-print PDFs. Also includes background material and tools to guide student analysis:
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/
Library of Congress American Memory: https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0018882/
Museum of History & Industry features many artifacts pertaining to Washington state history. Collections and research information can be found at: https://mohai.org/collections-and-research/research-library/
Northwest Digital Heritage brings together unique historical collections from over 250 libraries, archives, and museums throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Explore photographs, maps, oral histories and more from the Pacific Northwest and beyond: https://nwdh.dp.la
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Archives Collection in Spokane collects and makes available for research primary and secondary sources that document and interpret history, art, and culture of the Inland Northwest/Pacific Northwest that are not readily available at other institutions in the Inland Northwest or Pacific Northwest. Their website is: Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. To search the photographic collection from the main menu for example, you would select Collections, Online Collections Search, Purchase Photographic Digital Reproductions.
Pacific Northwest Labor and Civil Rights Projects consist of nine projects that bring together nearly one hundred video oral history interviews and several thousand photographs, documents, and digitized newspaper articles. There is also more than 100 researched reports written by undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Washington: http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/
Spokane Historic Preservation Office (HistoricSpokane.org) is the official website of the City-County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office, a local government program managing historic and architecturally significant properties in Spokane and unincorporated Spokane County. The site provides resources on historic preservation, local historic district designations, and architectural styles, highlighting architects like W.W. Hyslop. It also documents historical landmarks, such as the Craftsman-style "Jimmie and Margaret Durkin House," and promotes programs like the Historic Preservation Façade Improvement Grant. The link to the site is as follows: https://www.historicspokane.org
Spokane Public Library has research references both online and in the Northwest Room at the downtown Spokane Central Library. The online search link is https://www.spokanelibrary.org. To search for example Ancestry, Digital Photo Archive or Newspapers.com West, you would select from the main menu, Research & Learn, then Research Tools A-Z, and then Digital Photo Archive or Newspapers.com West from the list. Another example is a link to magazines and news: https://www.spokanelibrary.org/magazines-news/. You can also contact the Northwest Room to make a research appointment by calling 509-444-5338 or email them at: insc@spokanelibrary.org.
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum has both a museum you can visit and research online their archives and photos: https://www.spokanevalleymuseum.com
University of Washington Special Collections in Seattle is the university’s major resource for rare and archival materials covering a broad range of topics, formats, and periods: https://lib.uw.edu/location/special-collections/
University of Washington Digital Collections provides access to photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports, and other media: https://content.lib.washington.edu
Washington Digital Newspapers: https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/
Washington History Day Topic Guide allows you to search for subjects within Pacific Northwest history that are of interest to you and locate primary source documents on those topics in nearby archives or libraries. Search the Digital Guide at National History Day Topic Guide
Washington History Maps online collection throughout the state and the surrounding region. Maps for this digital collection are from state and territorial government records, history books, federal documents, and the Northwest collection: https://www.sos.wa.gov/search/node?keys=historic+maps
Washington Rural Heritage is a collection of historic materials documenting the early culture, industry, and community life of Washington State. The collection is a project of small, rural libraries and cultural institutions throughout Washington. The collection includes photos, documents, maps, and other interesting items from rural libraries, museums, and other small repositories. This project was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to identify, scan, and share previously undiscovered and inaccessible historical treasures from across the state of Washington. Search the digital collections at Washington Rural Heritage
Washington Secretary of State in Olympia hosts many materials on the government, history, culture, and natural resources of the state. Search the Digital Collections at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/digcolls.aspx
Washington State Archives Eastern Regional Branch in Cheney covers the Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties: https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx
Washington State Constitution is available to view online: https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/explore-our-collection/washington-state-constitution
Washington State Digital Archives contains over 3.7 million records, including marriage, naturalization, census, death, birth, and military records. Search the Digital Collections at http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx
Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma collections include many different kinds of artifacts; among them are tools, clothing, machines, furniture, artwork, toys, household items, and American Indian artifacts. They also hold an extensive archival collection of photographs, manuscripts, maps, ephemera, and publications. Search the collections at Washington State Historical Society
Washington State Library: https://www2.sos.wa.gov/library/digcolls.aspx
Whitman College and Northwest Archives in Walla Walla curates materials that document the history of Whitman College an the Walla Walla region as well as rare books and other special collections housed in the Penrose Library. Search the collection at http://www.whitman.edu/library/archives
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections in Spokane actively collects, processes, and preserves all records and materials pertaining to the history of Whitworth University: https://libguides.whitworth.edu/archives. Their Digital Collection includes historic postcards of Pacific Northwest Churches: https://libguides.whitworth.edu/archives/digital