Pacific Northwest History

Books and resources about Pacific Northwest history, including Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska
Washington State map, 1914

Washington State

Remember to click on the Articles in the TCC Databases tab located in this guide to see a list of suggested databases. There you can find articles about the history of the Pacific Northwest. And be sure to check the other tabs in this guide, such as the People Groups & Immigration or Trade, Industry & Transportation for more Tacoma/Pierce County-related articles on a variety of topics.

Source: "Washington State Map -1914 (Tarr & McMurphy)" is in the Public Domain.

Locating Primary and Secondary Sources

The alphabetical links below go to various online resources that house articles, images, videos, and much more, on the topics of Pacific Northwest history. These websites contain both primary info types such as diaries, letters, images, articles, objects, etc. that were created at the time of the specific event, as well as secondary information. For more info on primary versus secondary info, see the sub-tab under "Articles in TCC Databases."

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