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Local History
Resources Index Pierce County Library System |
Rev: Jan. 2006 | Research Corner | Library Home | ||||
| TOPIC | TITLE | LOCATION | CALL NO# | FORMAT | DATE | PAGE | NOTES |
| ALDER | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | See Index | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| ALDER | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.217-225, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| ALDER | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| ALDER | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 217-225 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| ALDER | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 103-128 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ALDER | Alder, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, book pages (copied) | |||
| ALDER | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| ALDERTON | Orting Valley, Yesterday and Today | LWD, SH, Various | NW 917.977 ORTING | Book | 1987 | p. 106 | |
| ALDERTON | The History of the Town of Orting | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RUSHTON | Book | 1981 | p. 39 | Photos, name index |
| ALDERTON | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 66, vol. 1 | A pictorial history |
| ALDERTON | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ALDERTON | Alderton, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| AMERICAN LAKE | Pierce County Cultural Resources Inventory, Vol. V : Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 257-306 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| AMERICAN LAKE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 61, vol. 1; Veteran's Hospital p. 40, vol. 1 | |
| ANDERSON ISLAND | From the Kitchens of Anderson Island | LWD, Various | 651.5 FROM TH | Book | 1986 | Recipes | |
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Island Memoir; a Personal History of Anderson & McNeil Islands | Various | 917.97 CAMM | Book | 1969 | ||
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Island in the Sound | Various | 917.97 HECK | Book | 1967 | ||
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Island Year | Various | NW 500.9797 | Book | 1972 | ||
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Anderson Island Cemetery Records, Pierce County | LWD | NW-R 929.5797 ANDER | Book | 1984 | ||
| ANDERSON ISLAND | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | See Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Pierce County -- SuburbAn Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ANDERSON ISLAND | Anderson Island Historical Society | Organization | Otso Point Road, Anderson Island, 98303, 253-884-2135. Operates and preserves Johnson Farm. | ||||
| ARLETTA | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 70-75 | |
| ARLETTA | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | also Burley, Cromwell, Glen Cove, Lakebay, Longbranch, Warren, Wauna, Wollechet Bay | |||
| ARTONDALE | Early Gig Harbor Steamboats : Based on the Journals of Emmett Hunt | PAC, PEN | NW 386.2243 MCDON | Book | 1984 | ||
| ARTONDALE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 58, 59, vol 1 | A pictorial history |
| ASHFORD | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | p. 2-3, 9-10, 32-33 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| ASHFORD | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.184-190, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| ASHFORD | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Illustrations p. 78, vol. 2; p. 31, 59, vol. 4; Railroad p. 6, vol. 1 | |
| ASHFORD | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 184-189 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| ASHFORD | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 145-167 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ASHFORD | Ashford, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, book pages (copied) | |||
| ASHFORD | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| BENSTON | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 189-209 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| BONNEY LAKE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Churches p. 68-69, vol. 1; p. 18-19, vol. 3; Illustrations p. 64, vol. 2 | |
| BONNEY LAKE | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. III, Tapps & Clearwater Planning Area | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 146-171 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| BONNEY LAKE | Bonney Lake | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| BONNEY LAKE | Bonney Lake, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| BROWN'S POINT | Two Points of View | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 STEARS | Book | 1986 | ||
| BROWN'S POINT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 82, vol. 1; p. 46, vol. 2 | Illustrations |
| BROWN'S POINT | Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Browns Point | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| BUCKLEY | Buckley 1892 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 BUCKLEY | Book | 1992 | ||
| BUCKLEY | The History of the Buckley Volunteer Fire Department | SH, BUC, WIL | NW 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 199? | ||
| BUCKLEY | The History of the Buckley Volunteer Fire Department | SH, various | NW 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 199? | ||
| BUCKLEY | The Evolution of Buckley, Washington : the Story of a Backwoods Town | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 ROBINS | Book | 1984 | ||
| BUCKLEY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 22, vol. 1 | Illustrations p. 65, vol. 2; Railroad p. 6, vol. 7; Rainier School p. 40, vol. 1 |
| BUCKLEY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. III, Tapps & Clearwater Planning Area | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 14-145 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| BUCKLEY | Buckley | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| BUCKLEY | Buckley, Town of | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, pamphlet | |||
| BUCKLEY | Buckley, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| BUCKLEY | Rainier School | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Fact sheets, brochure | |||
| BURNETT | Mining Tragedies in Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various | 979.778 MINING | Book | 1994 | See Table of Contents | 1890-1930 |
| BURNETT | Burnett items 1891-1965 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 CALT | Book | 1989? | ||
| BURNETT | Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various, also Circ | NW-R 979.778 HALL | Book | 1994 | p. 167-184 | Many photographs |
| BURNETT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| BURNETT | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. III, Tapps & Clearwater Planning Area | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 331-349 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| BURNETT | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| BURNETT | Burnett, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| CARBONADO | Mining Tragedies in Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various | 979.778 MINING | Book | 1994 | See Table of Contents | 1890-1930 |
| CARBONADO | Carbonado Mine Explosion, December 9, 1899 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 CARB | Book | 1983 | ||
| CARBONADO | Carbon River Coal Country | SH, Various | NW 979.778 HALL | Book | 1980 | ||
| CARBONADO | Old King Coal : the Pierce County Mining District in Late 1917 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 OLD KI | Book | 1941 | ||
| CARBONADO | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| CARBONADO | Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various, also Circ | NW-R979.778 HALL | Book | 1994 | p. 91-154 | Many photographs |
| CARBONADO | Carbonado | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| CARBONADO | Carbonado, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, excerpts from books | |||
| CARBONADO | Carbonado Centennial 1880-1980 | LWD, Various | 979.778 HALL | Folder | 1980 | ||
| CHAMBERS CREEK | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 5, vol. 1 | Illustrations p. 8, vol. 4 |
| CLAY CITY | Clay City, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| CONNEL'S PRAIRIE | Connel's Prairie History | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | "Inland Cultural Sites at Connel's Prairie" by Gerald Curry Hedlund | |||
| CROCKER | The History of the Town of Orting | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RUSHTON | Book | 1981 | p. 38 | Photos, name index |
| CROMWELL | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 50-52, 57 | |
| CUSTER | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. V, Lake Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 320-349 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| DASH POINT | Two Points of View | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 STEARS | Book | 1986 | ||
| DASH POINT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 81, vol. 1 | Illustrations p. 82, vol. 1; p. 46, vol. 2 |
| DASH POINT | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- Brown's Point, Dash Point | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| DAY ISLAND | Day Island : a glimpse of the past | LWD, PKS, UP | NW 979.778 TUCKER | Book | 1997 | includes photos | |
| DAY ISLAND | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| DELANO BEACH | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 152 | |
| DUPONT | Dupont -- the Story of a Company Town | LWD, Various | 979.778 MUNYAN | Book | 1972 | ||
| DUPONT | A Brief History of the Dupont-Fort Lewis School District Number 7 | STL | NW-R 371.0109 BRIEF | Book | 1968 | ||
| DUPONT | A Twentieth Century History of Sequalitchew Creek | LWD, Circ | NW-R 979.778 ANDREWS | Book | 1994 | p. 7-8 | Natural history of creek area |
| DUPONT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| DUPONT | Dupont | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| DUPONT | Dupont Historical Museum | Organization | 207 Barksdale Ave, DuPont, 98327, 253-964-2399 | ||||
| EATONVILLE | Proceedings: "Operation Bootstrap." Eatonville Community Study, Eatonville, Washington, 1953-1954 | EAT | 330.9797 PROCEED | Book | 1953-1954 | Eatonville Community Study, 1953-54 | |
| EATONVILLE | The Start of Methodism in the Northwest and the History of Eatonville Methodist Church | EAT | NW 287.6797 START | Book | 1995 | Includes photos of church, pastors, members | |
| EATONVILLE | Proceedings: "Operation Bootstrap." Eatonville Community Study | EAT | NW 330.9797 PROCEED | Book | 1953-54 | Detailed information on town and surrounding towns from that time period, also some older history of area | |
| EATONVILLE | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | p. 22-24, 66-68 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| EATONVILLE | History of Tacoma, Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | vol. 1; to p.170, vol. 2 | |
| EATONVILLE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| EATONVILLE | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 5-170 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| EATONVILLE | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 51-102 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| EATONVILLE | History of Pierce County, Vol. 1 | LWD, SH | R 979.7 BONN | Book | 1927 | p. 529 | Photos of first store and early hotel |
| EATONVILLE | Eatonville | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| EATONVILLE | Eatonville, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| EATONVILLE | Sunset Magazine : "Ohop Pioneer Farm" | LWD | Periodical | Aug 1977 | p. 35 | ||
| EATONVILLE | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| EDGEWOOD | Pierce County--Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| EDGEWOOD | Edgewood, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| ELBE | History of the Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Kirche, Elbe, Washington | LWD, EAT | NW 284.1379 OLSON | Book | 1980 | ||
| ELBE | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | p. 29-32, 66-67 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| ELBE | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 100 | Elbe Lutheran Church |
| ELBE | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.191-216, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| ELBE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| ELBE | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 191-216 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| ELBE | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 129-144 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ELBE | Elbe | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ELBE | Elbe, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, excerpts from books | |||
| ELBE | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| ELECTRON | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p.74, vol 2 | Illustrations |
| ELECTRON | Electron | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ELECTRON | Electron, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, book excerpt | |||
| ELGIN | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 103 | |
| FAIRFAX | Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various, also Circ | NW-R 979.778 HALL | Book | 1994 | p. 217-246 | Many photographs |
| FAIRFAX | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 58, vol. 1 | Illustrations p.66, vol. 2 |
| FAIRFAX | Pierce County--Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| FAIRFAX | Fairfax, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Historic news articles | |||
| FIFE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 21, vol. 3 | Buddhist religion p. 16, vol. 1; Illustrations p. 54, vol. 2 |
| FIFE | Fife | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| FIFE | Fife, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Historic and current news articles | |||
| FIRCREST | The City of Fircrest comprehensive plan | UP | NW 307.1209 FIRCREST | Book | 1997 | ||
| FIRCREST | Of Lions and Dreams, of Men and Realities : an Illustrated History | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 OSNE | Book | 1976 | An illustrated history | |
| FIRCREST | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| FIRCREST | Fircrest | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| FIRCREST | Fircrest, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| FORT LEWIS | Christmas in the Northwest, 1791-1929 | STL | NW 979.77 CHRISTMAS | Book | 1995 | p. 71 | Excerpts from diaries, newspaper articles |
| FORT LEWIS | South on the Sound : an Illustrated History of Tacoma and Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1984 | p. 105-106, 108-110 | |
| FORT LEWIS | The Evergreen Post : A History of Fort Lewis | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 SWARM | Book | 1993 | ||
| FORT LEWIS | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| FORT LEWIS | Fort Lewis : a history | LWD | NW-R355.7097 HUDDLES | Book | 1983 | Covers history from 1917-1983 | |
| FORT LEWIS | Fort Lewis | LWD, SH | File, Clipping | ||||
| FORT LEWIS | Fort Lewis, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, book excerpts, pamphlets | |||
| FORT LEWIS | Fort Lewis Military Museum | Organization | Bldg 4320, Fort Lewis, 98433-5000, 253-967-7206 | ||||
| FORT LEWIS | Fort Lewis | LWD | File, Pamphlet | ||||
| FORT LEWIS | Sunset Magazine : "Military Museum" | LWD, SH | Periodical | May 1985 | p. 44 | ||
| FORT NISQUALLY | Fort Nisqually, a Documented History of Indian and British Interaction | SH, Various | 979.702 CARP | Book | 1986 | History of Indian and British interaction | |
| FORT NISQUALLY | Christmas in the Northwest, 1791-1929 | STL | NW 979.77 CHRISTMAS | Book | 1995 | p. 14, 16, 18, 20, 23 | Excerpts from diaries, newspaper articles |
| FORT NISQUALLY | Memoirs of Nisqually | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 HEATH | Book | 1979 | Memoirs of early settler, Joseph Heath | |
| FORT NISQUALLY | South on the Sound : an Illustrated History of Tacoma and Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1984 | See Index | |
| FORT NISQUALLY | Fort Nisqually | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| FORT NISQUALLY | Fort Nisqually Historic Site | Organization | Point Defiance Park, P.O. Box 11, Tacoma 98407, 253-591-5339. Restored, reconstructed fort | ||||
| FORT STEILACOOM see STEILACOOM | |||||||
| FOX ISLAND | Along the Waterfront, a History of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula | Various | 979.778 ALON | Book | 1974-75 | p. 58-65 | |
| FOX ISLAND | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 74 | First Congregational Church |
| FOX ISLAND | Fox Island, Its History and Development | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 MACD | Book | 1966 | ||
| FOX ISLAND | Fox Island, Pioneer Life on Southern Puget Sound | LWD, PEN, Various | NW 979.778 PERI | Book | 1990 | ||
| FOX ISLAND | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| FOX ISLAND | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. IV, Peninsula Planning Area | LWD, PEN | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | Photos, information on historic buildings | |
| FOX ISLAND | Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| FOX ISLAND | Fox Island History | PEN | File, Vertical | ||||
| FOX ISLAND | Fox Island Historical Society | Organization | 1017 9th Ave, Fox Island, 98333-0242, 253-549-2461 | ||||
| FREDERICKSON | Frederickson Industrial Park | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| GATEWAY | Gateway, WA (Proposed city) | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, pamphlets | |||
| GIG HARBOR | Early Gig Harbor Steamboats : Based on the Journals of Emmett Hunt | LWD, PEN, KC | NW 386.2243 MCDON | Book | 1984 | ||
| GIG HARBOR | Along the Waterfront, a History of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula | Various | NW 979.778 ALON | Book | 1974-75 | Compiled and written by students of Goodman Middle School, 1974-75 | |
| GIG HARBOR | Little History of Gig Harbor, Washington | SH, Various | NW 979.778 EVAN | Book | 1988 | Biographies of early settlers | |
| GIG HARBOR | Tacoma, a Pictorial History | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 MART | Book | 1981 | p. 165-166 | Various photos |
| GIG HARBOR | Puget's Sound : A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1979 | How Gig Harbor was named | |
| GIG HARBOR | Gig Harbor Peninsula Area Cemeteries : Pierce County, State of Washington | LWD, PEN, KC | NW-R 929.5797 GIG | Book | 1982 | Pierce County cemetery records, vol. 1 | |
| GIG HARBOR | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| GIG HARBOR | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. IV, Peninsula Planning Area | LWD, PEN | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | Photos, information on historic buildings | |
| GIG HARBOR | History of Pierce County, Vol. 1 | LWD, SH, Various | R 979.7 BONN | Book | 1927 | p. 499 | Burnham's plat of Gig Harbor |
| GIG HARBOR | Gig Harbor | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| GIG HARBOR | Gig Harbor, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| GIG HARBOR | Gig Harbor History | PEN | File, Vertical | ||||
| GIG HARBOR | Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and Museum, Gig Harbor, WA | Organization Referral | Phone: 253-858-6722 | ||||
| GIG HARBOR | Sunset Magazine : "Scandia Gaard" | LWD | Periodical | Jun 1970 | p. 4 | ||
| GIG HARBOR | Sunset Magazine : "Scandinavian Midsummer Festival" | LWD | Periodical | Jun 1974 | p. 41 | ||
| GLEN COVE | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 112 | |
| GLEN COVE | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 97-98 | |
| GRAHAM | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | See Index | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| GRAHAM | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 210-227 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| GRAHAM | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| GRAHAM | Graham, History of | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| GRAHAM | Graham, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Current issues, including Land Recovery Inc. Landfill | |||
| HERRON | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 129 | |
| HOME | Home at Home | Various | B-RETHERF | Book | 1982 | Family memoir, photos | |
| HOME | Utopias on Puget Sound, 1885-1915 | Various | NW 335.9797 LEWA | Book | 1975 | ||
| HOME | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 129 | |
| HOME | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 106-113 | |
| HOME | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| HOME | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. IV, Peninsula Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 418-468 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| HOME | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| HOME | Home, There's No Place Like Home | KC | NW 979.778 HOME | Folder & Notebook | 1968 | A collection of newspaper articles concerning the town of Home | |
| HOME | History of Home by Stell Retherford | PEN, KC | R 979.778 | Notebooks | 1985 | Compilation of writings and photos | |
| KAPOWSIN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| KAPOWSIN | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 242-257 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| KAPOWSIN | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| KAPOWSIN | Kapowsin, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, book excerpts | |||
| KEY CENTER | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 112 | |
| KEY PENINSULA | Along the Waterfront | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ALONG | Book | 197? | A history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | |
| KEY PENINSULA | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | ||
| KEY PENINSULA | Parade of the pioneers : some personal recollections of the Davidson few "old timers" who are still | LWD, Various | NW-R 979.7 PARADE | Book | 195? | A history of the early days of the Key Peninsula | |
| KEY PENINSULA | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. IV, Peninsula Planning Area | LWD, PEN | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 469-578 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| KEY PENINSULA | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| LA GRANDE | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | See Index | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| LA GRANDE | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.226, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| LA GRANDE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| LA GRANDE | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 226- | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| LA GRANDE | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 103-128 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| LA GRANDE | La Grande, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Book excerpt | |||
| LA GRANDE | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| LAKE BAY | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 114-117 | |
| LAKE CITY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 257-306 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| LAKE TANWAX | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Illustrations p. 74, vol. 2 | |
| LAKE TAPPS | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. III, Tapps and Clearwater Planning Area | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 146-171 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| LAKE TAPPS | Lake Tapps | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, Senior Project on history, use, and controversy in 1999 over maintaining the lake. | |||
| LAKEVIEW | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 307-319 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| LAKEWOOD | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history (See "Lakes District"); See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| LAKEWOOD | Tacoma, a Pictorial History | LWD, Various | NW-R 979.778 MART | Book | 1981 | Historical photos, 57-59, 153-155, 159 | |
| LAKEWOOD | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 409-523 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| LAKEWOOD | Lakewood Community Plan | LWD | NW-R (DOC)1074 LAKE | Document | 1992;91 | Information on Lakewood past, present, and possibly future | |
| LAKEWOOD | Lakewood | LWD | File, Clipping | includes churches, schools, recreational facilities, maps, business directories, some photos & calendar line drawings | |||
| LAKEWOOD | Nyanza Road | LWD | File, Hard-to-Find | Origin of Nyanza Road name | |||
| LAKEWOOD | Lakewood History | LWD (Ref. Desk) | Notebook | Compilation of selected articles from Lakewood History clipping files | |||
| LONGBRANCH | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 167 | |
| LONGBRANCH | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 118-120 | |
| LONGBRANCH | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Ferry p. 6, vol. 1; Illustrations p. 27, vol. 2 | |
| LONGMIRE | Washington's Mount Rainier National Park : a centennial celebration | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7782 MCNULTY | Book | 1998 | p. 45-46, 51 | Many large photos |
| LONGMIRE | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 180-183 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| LYLE | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 103 | |
| MANITOU | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 81, vol. 1 | Churches p. 56-57, vol. 3; Illustrations p. 25, vol. 4 |
| MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 22, vol. 1 | Tuberculosis Hospital p. 40, vol. 1 |
| MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE | McChord | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE | McChord Air Force Base, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News clippings | |||
| MCKENNA | Roy Area, Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 BACCUS | Book | 1995 | Census 1900, 1910, 1920 | |
| MCKENNA | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 100-154 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| MCKENNA | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MCKENNA | McKenna, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles | |||
| MCMILLAN | Orting Valley, Yesterday and Today | LWD, SH, Various | NW 917.977 ORTING | Book | 1987 | p. 106 | |
| MCMILLAN | The History of the Town of Orting | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RUSHTON | Book | 1981 | p. 39 | Photos, name index |
| MCMILLAN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 66-67, vol. 1 | Chinese Immigrants p. 66, vol. 1 |
| MCMILLAN | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MCMILLAN | McMillan, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Historic & current news clippings. Includes Gravel Mining Controversy | |||
| MCNEIL ISLAND | Island memoir; a personal history of Anderson and McNeil Islands | Various | 917.97 CAMMON | Book | 1969 | Illustrations, maps | |
| MCNEIL ISLAND | Pioneer Reminiscences of Puget Sound | LWD, SH, Various | 979.703 MEEK | Book | 1980 | See Table of Contents | Reprint of 1905 edition |
| MCNEIL ISLAND | Bars on the Sound : the history of McNeil Island | STL | NW 365.9797 RUBIN | Book | 1962 | "Embellished with historical photographs." | |
| MCNEIL ISLAND | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol. IV, Peninsula Planning Area | LWD, PEN | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 146-166 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| MCNEIL ISLAND PENITENTIARY | The McNeil Century: the Life and Times of an Island Prison | LWD, SH, Various | NW 365.9797 KEVE | Book | 1984 | ||
| MCNEIL ISLAND PENITENTIARY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| MCNEIL ISLAND PENITENTIARY | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- McNeil Island | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MCNEIL ISLAND PENITENTIARY | McNeil Island Penitentiary | LWD | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| MELMONT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 58, vol. 1 | |
| MERIDIAN | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 152 | |
| META | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | p. 26 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mt. Rainier |
| MIDLAND | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Illustrations p. 68, vol. 2 | |
| MIDWAY | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 40-41 | |
| MILTON | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Illustrations p. 55, vol. 2 | |
| MILTON | Pierce County--Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MILTON | Milton, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Historic & current | |||
| MINTER | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 103 | |
| MINTER | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 89-93 | |
| MONTEZUMA | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 58, vol. 1 | Railroad p. 6, vol. 1 |
| MOUNT RAINIER | Highway to Paradise | Various | 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier | |
| MOUNT RAINIER | A Year in Paradise | LWD, Various | NW 917.97 SCHMOE | Book | 1983 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mountain Fever, Historic Conquests of Rainier | LWD, SH, Various | NW 917.9778 HAIN | Book | 1962 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mount Rainier | Various | NW 917.9778 SNOW | Book | 1984 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | A Traveler's Companion to Mt. Rainier National Park | LWD, SH, Various | NW 917.9778 STEELQ | Book | 1987 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Wonderland : an administrative history of Mount Rainier National Park | LWD | NW 979.778 CATTON | Book | 1996 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mountain in the Sky : A History of Mount Rainier National Park | LWD, BLK, EAT | NW 979.778 MART | Book | 1966 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Wilderness Above the Sound : The Story of Mt. Rainier National Park | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MART | Book | 1986 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Sunrise to paradise : the story of Mount Rainier National Park | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7782 KIRK | Book | 1999 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Washington's Mount Rainier National Park : a centennial celebration | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7782 MCNULTY | Book | 1998 | Many large photos | |
| MOUNT RAINIER | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| MOUNT RAINIER | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 145-167 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| MOUNT RAINIER | Rainier, Mt. | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mount Rainier National Park | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, pamphlet | |||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Rainier, Mount -- National Park | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Pamphlets, progress reports, news articles | |||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mount Rainier National Park | LWD | File, Travel | ||||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Mt. Rainier | PEN | File, Vertical | ||||
| MOUNT RAINIER | The Mountain, Rainier | Various | VR NW 917.9778 M | Video Recording | 1979 | ||
| MOUNT RAINIER | Little Cruiser Town, a Pictorial History of South Pierce County | SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 LITT | Video Recording | 1989 | ||
| MOUNT ST. HELENS | Mount St. Helens | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | News articles, pamphlet, old map | |||
| NARROWS BRIDGE | Narrows Bridge | LWD, SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper, Internet, book excerpts relating to Narrows Bridge | |||
| NARROWS BRIDGE | Narrows Bridge | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper, magazine and book excerpts. Includes 1954 book with detailed engineering information on suspension bridges, including the Narrows Bridge. | |||
| NATIONAL | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | See index | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| NATIONAL | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.190, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| NATIONAL | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 145-167 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| OHOP | Highway to Paradise | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier | ||
| OHOP | History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 EATONVI | Book | 1954 | p.172-179, vol. 2 | 2 Volumes |
| OHOP | History of Southeastern Pierce County : formerly History of Tacoma Eastern Area | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1989 | p. 172-179 | Includes photographs, index of names, map of Pierce County 1889 |
| OHOP VALLEY | A Tale of Two Cabins | Various | NW 979.778 DANF | Book | 1985 | History of Pioneer Farm area | |
| OHOP VALLEY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 73, vol. 1; p. 16, vol 4 | |
| OHOP VALLEY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 155-188 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| OHOP VALLEY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol II, Rainier Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 14-50 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ORTING | Orting Valley, Yesterday and Today | LWD, SH, Various | NW 917.977 ORTING | Book | 1987 | ||
| ORTING | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 56 | Orting United Methodist Church |
| ORTING | Orting Centennial Bell-Tower Biographies | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 ORT | Book | 1989 | ||
| ORTING | The History of the Town of Orting | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RUSHTON | Book | 1981 | Photos, name index | |
| ORTING | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| ORTING | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol VII, Central Planning Area : Puyallup Valley | LWD, SH, SUM, ORT | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 431-561 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ORTING | Orting | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ORTING | Orting, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper, book, pamphlet information | |||
| ORTING | Minutes of Alumni Banquets | ORT | Storage | Minutes | 1939-1959 | ||
| ORTING | Orting Gazette | ORT | Storage | Newspaper | 6/79-8/81 | Weekly | |
| ORTING | Orting High School Yearbook | ORT | Storage | Yearbook | Various | 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1964-65 | |
| PARKLAND | Franklin Pierce School Distirct, 50 years, 1949-1999 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 371.0109 FRANKLI | Book | 1999 | ||
| PARKLAND | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | See Index | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| PARKLAND | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 6, vol. 1 | A pictorial history, vol. 2; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| PARKLAND | From Wilderness to Suburbia : An Illustrated History of Parkland | LWD, SH, Various Circ, PKS Pam box | NW-R 979.778 OSN | Book | 1976 | 132 pp. Includes photographs & bibliography. Covers "pioneer phase" to early 70s. | |
| PARKLAND | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol VI, Central Planning Area : Parkland & Spanaway | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.78 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 204-350 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| PARKLAND | Pierce County -- Suburb -- Parkland/Spanaway | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PARKLAND | Parkland, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| PARKLAND | Entering Parkland : A Century of New Beginnings | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Pamphlet | Parkland Heritage Project Walking Tour | ||
| PENINSULA AREA | Early Gig Harbor Steamboats : Based on the Journals of Emmett Hunt | Various | NW 386.2243 MCDON | Book | 1984 | ||
| PENINSULA AREA | Fox Island, Pioneer Life on Southern Puget Sound | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 PERI | Book | 1990 | ||
| PENINSULA AREA | Gig Harbor Peninsula Area Cemeteries : Pierce County, State of Washington | LWD, PEN, KC | NW-R 929.5797 GIG | Book | 1982 | Pierce County Cemetery Records, Vol 1 | |
| PENINSULA AREA | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| PENINSULA AREA | Parade of the Pioneers : A History of the Early Days of Vaughn, Washington | LWD, Various Circ. | R 979.7 PARA | Book | 1950 | ||
| PENINSULA AREA | Pierce County -- Suburb -- Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PENINSULA AREA | Peninsula Community Histories | LWD (Clipping File) | Notebook | 1976 | "Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Peninsula", compiled from the Key Peninsula Civic Center Newsletter, Bi-Centennial issue, 1976 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County | LWD | NW 324.623 LEAGUE | Book | 1995 | "Celebration of 75th anniversary 1920-1995. " | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | From the Beginning : a history of the Tacoma/Pierce County Bar Association | SH, Various | NW 340.0607 FROM THE | Book | 1990 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | Ref: LWD, SH Circ: Various | NW 979.778 HISTORY | Book | 1992 | 4 volumes; volumes 2, 4 - pictorial history | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Puget's Sound | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1979 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | South on the Sound : An Illustrated History of Tacoma and Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1984 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Natural Disasters in the State of Washington | LWD | NW-R 016.9797 WASH | Book | 1974 | p. 101-107 | Annotated bibliography of disaster publications |
| PIERCE COUNTY | The Census, Pierce County, 1854 and 1860 | SH | NW-R 317.97 FERN | Book | 1945 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Metsker's Atlas of Pierce County, Washington | LWD | NW-R 912.797.METSKER | Book | 1941 | scale 4"=1 mile or 2"=1 mile | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Polk's Tacoma Suburban Directory, 1958- | LWD 1958-1994 (broken run) | NW-R 917.778 POLK | Book | Includes Lakewood, Parkland, Spanaway, Steilacoom, UP, Tillicum | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Origins of Pierce County Place Names | LWD, SH, Various Circ. | NW-R 917.9778 REE | Book | 1989 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Historic Roads and Trails of Pierce County | LWD, SH, PKS (pam boxes) | NW-R 917.9778 REES | Book | 1974 | Includes text and maps, descriptions of the tracts. | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | 1889 Auditor's Census of Pierce County Washington | LWD | NW-R 929.3797 18 | Book | 1987 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | The Buckley-King Mortuary Records | LWD | NW-R 929.3797 BU | Book | 1984, v.1 | Complete title: The Buckley-King Mortuary Records : Extracts from Records of the First Undertaking Firm Established in the Washington Territory in 1883 and Continuing to the Present Day, One Hundred Years After | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Death Records of Pierce County, Washington, 1887-1907 | LWD | NW-R 929.3797 DE | Book | 1987 | 1887-1891, City of Tacoma; 1891-1907 Pierce County | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Index to Marriage Records of Pierce County, Washington : Territorial Marriages, 1853-1889 | LWD | NW-R 929.3797 JY | Book | 1988 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Calvary Cemetery (Catholic) | LWD | NW-R 929.5097 CA | Book | 1985 | Pierce County Cemetery Records, Vol. 3 | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | History of the Pacific Northwest; Oregon and Washington | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.5 HIST | Book | 1889 | p. 342, 331, 546, vol. 1; p. 175, vol. 2 | "Embracing an account of the original discoveries..." |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Tacoma, Its History and Its Builders | LWD, Various | NW-R 979.72 HUNT | Book | 1916 | Check table of contents for references to Pierce County | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Metsker's Atlas of Pierce County, Washington | LWD | NW-R912.797.METSKER | Book | 1965 | scale 4"=1 mile or 2"=1 mile | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | History of Washington | LWD | R 979.7 HAWT | Book | 1893 | p. 227-231, vol. 2 | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County -- Buildings, Historic | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County -- History | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Have Pills -- Will Travel | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | File, Clipping | 2/84 | Information about Dr. John L. Rynning | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | All My Somedays -- A Living History Project; The Years of our Teens: Teenagers 1862-1981; an Exhibit | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | 1981 | From the exhibit sponsored by Pierce County Library and Tacoma Public Library, reflections and photographs from teenage years in Pierce County | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Pamphlets, news clippings from 1980's to present (Pierce County government & resources) | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County -- History | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Books, newspaper articles | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County Development Projects | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles, pamphlets on various projects including Cascadia | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County History | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | 37x24 map of Pierce County with a Business Directory & photos of area. Facts, statistics of Pierce County. | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County Statistics | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Internet, pamphlet articles on various parts of Pierce County, related statistics | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Pierce County, Population | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles, summary on historical information in Pierce County | |||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Geographic Names of Indian Origin in Washington State | Various | 917.97 SMI | Folder | 1938 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Origin of Geographic Names of Tacoma -- Pierce County, Washington | Various | R 917.9778 REES | Notebook | 1976 | ||
| PIERCE COUNTY | Historical Record of Girl Scouting in Pierce County | ORT | Storage | Notebook | 1969(?) | Covers Pierce County 1920-1968 with summaries of Orting, Sumner, and Puyallup | |
| PIERCE COUNTY | Back Home in Pierce County | PKS Clipping File | Pamphlets | 4 issues | |||
| POINT DEFIANCE PARK | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 47, 49, vol. 1 | Illustrations p. 48, vol. 4 |
| POINT FOSDICK | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 37-39 | |
| PURDY | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 80-84 | |
| PURDY | Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PUYALLUP | Pioneer Reminiscencees of Puget Sound | LWD, SH, Various | 979.703 MEEK | Book | 1980 | See Table of Contents | Reprint of 1905 edition |
| PUYALLUP | Readings in Pacific Northwest History; Washington, 1790-1895 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 GATE | Book | 1941 | p. 246-248 | Hop-picking in Puyallup, 1888 |
| PUYALLUP | Christmas in the Northwest, 1791-1929 | STL | NW 979.77 CHRISTMAS | Book | 1995 | p. 39 | Excerpts from diaries, newspaper articles |
| PUYALLUP | Bearkiller : the life of a boy on the American Frontier 1878-1900 | SMT | NW B-KARSHNE | Book | 1997 | First hand account of a boy growing up in Puyallup, 1888-1896 | |
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup School District #3 : History : 1854-present | SH | NW-R 371.0109 | Book | 1997 | ||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup (Pierce County, Washington) City Directory | SH | NW-R 917.9778 PU | Book | 1958- | ||
| PUYALLUP | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various Circ. | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| PUYALLUP | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol VIII, Central Planning Area : City of Puyallup | LWD, SUM | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | Photos, information on historic buildings | |
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup Perspectives | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.7977 KOLA | Book | Frontier and pioneer life | ||
| PUYALLUP | The New Washington : A Guide to the Evergreen State | LWD, Various Circ. | NW-R917.97 FEDE | Book | 1941 | p. 388-390 | |
| PUYALLUP | History of Pierce County, Washington Vols. I-III | LWD, SH, Various | R 979.7 BONN | Book | 1927 | See Index | |
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup | LWD | File, Clipping | Includes pamphlet on Puyallup history, Puyallup Centennial pub. 1990 | |||
| PUYALLUP | Camp Harmony and Other Japanese Internment Camps | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings, Internet pages | |||
| PUYALLUP | Ezra Meeker | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Numerous materials in various formats | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup -- History -- Biography | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles, book excerpts on various local citizens of Puyallup, historical (not Ezra Meeker) | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup Fair | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Book excerpts, newspaper articles, programs of past fairs | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup Indians | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles, book excerpts, current and historical | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup, City of | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Tourism guide, pamphlets, marketing report (1989) | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup, History | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | 2 parts | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Current government and social issues, including Liberty Theater (history and current) and racial controversy in community. | |||
| PUYALLUP | Schools -- Puyallup School District | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Historical and current | |||
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup Centennial | ORT | PAM 979.778 | Newspaper | 8/90 | Special publication of the Pierce County Herald | |
| PUYALLUP | Puyallup Centennial 1890-1990 | LWD, SH, PKS | Pamphlet File | 1990 | Puyallup Centennial publication, 1990 | ||
| PUYALLUP | Sunset Magazine "Meeker Mansion" | LWD, PEN | Periodical | Dec 1984 | p. 8 | ||
| PUYALLUP FAIR | Doin' the Puyallup : an Illustrated History of the Western Washington Fair Since 1900 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 394.4097 DUMOND | Book | 1991 | ||
| PUYALLUP FAIR | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history |
| PUYALLUP FAIR | Western Washington Fair | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| PUYALLUP RIVER | Puyallup River Watershed : American Heritage River application | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 333.9115 PUYALLU | Book | 1998 | Nomination and supporting letters | |
| PUYALLUP VALLEY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 13, 14, 40, vol. 1 | See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| PUYALLUP VALLEY | The Puyallup Valley Story | ORT | PAM 979.778 | Newspaper | 7/76 | p. A1-A14, D1-D24 | Pull-outs from Pierce County Herald (2 sections) |
| ROCKY BAY | Parade of the pioneers : some personal recollections of the Davidson few "old timers" who are still | LWD, Various | NW-R979.7 PARADE | Book | 195? | p. 5, 7 | A history of the early days of the Key Peninsula |
| ROSEDALE | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 76-79 | |
| ROSEDALE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 77-80, vol. 3 | |
| ROSEDALE | Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ROY | Roy Area, Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 BACCUS | Book | 1995 | Photos, biographies, primary source material. Census records 1900, 1910, 1920; cemetery records; voter registers 1908, 1909, 1910; vital statistics 1886-1935. | |
| ROY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| ROY | History of Roy, Washington, 1884-1944 | LWD | NW-R 979.778 KUNS | Book | 1959 | "Research paper presented to the Faculty of the History Dept, PLU" | |
| ROY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 14-74 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| ROY | Roy | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| ROY | Roy, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles on history | |||
| RUSTON | Ruston, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles on history | |||
| SOUTH HILL | South Hill Area | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspapers, government paperwork on current and older history of area | |||
| SOUTH HILL | South Hill History | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| SOUTH PRAIRIE | Early Pioneers of the Upper White River Plateau | LWD | NW 929.3797 HALL | Book | 1984 | ||
| SOUTH PRAIRIE | The History of the Town of Orting | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RUSHTON | Book | 1981 | p. 38 | Photos, name index |
| SOUTH PRAIRIE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 58, vol. 1 | See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| SOUTH PRAIRIE | South Prairie | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| SOUTH PRAIRIE | South Prairie, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper copies | |||
| SOUTHVIEW | Southview (Proposed city) | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| SPANAWAY | Highway to Paradise | Various | NW 917.973 NADEAU | Book | 1983 | p. 8-10, 18-20 | A pictorial history of the roadway to Mount Rainier |
| SPANAWAY | Postals paint the past, 1906-1911 : Tacoma and the Puget Sound area | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 SMITH | Book | 1998 | p. 41 | Picture postcards from 1906-1911 (Spanaway Lake) |
| SPANAWAY | Early Spanaway | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 WINS | Book | 1976 | ||
| SPANAWAY | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| SPANAWAY | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol VI, Central Planning Area : Parkland & Spanaway | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 14-203 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| SPANAWAY | Spanaway One-Time Local Road, Rail Hub | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Clipping | 1/24/65 | ||
| SPANAWAY | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas -- Parkland, Spanaway | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| SPANAWAY | Spanaway | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper articles | |||
| STEILACOOM | Pioneer Reminiscences of Puget Sound | LWD, Various | 979.703 MEEK | Book | 1980 | See Table of Contents | Reprint of 1905 edition |
| STEILACOOM | Reminiscences of Washington Territory | Various | 979.703 PROSCH | Book | 1969 | Pictures of early Steilacoom | |
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom's Church : A History of Oberlin Congregational Church | LWD, STL | NW 285.834 DUMO | Book | 1983 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Historic Houses of Steilacoom | LWD, UP, STL | NW 917.9778 DYER | Book | 1985 | (Local artist): A sketchbook guide | |
| STEILACOOM | Fort Steilacoom Under Scrutiny : the 1858 Inspection of Fort Steilacoom... | STL | NW 917.9778 REES | Book | 1978 | ...by Col. Joseph K. F. Mansfield, Inspector General, United States Army | |
| STEILACOOM | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, BUC | NW 979.7 PEAR | Book | 1980 | p. 18-19 | Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1856 |
| STEILACOOM | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 86 | Immaculate Conception Catholic Church |
| STEILACOOM | Christmas in the Northwest, 1791-1929 | STL | NW 979.77 CHRISTMAS | Book | 1995 | p. 20, 22, 32, 34, 40, 44-48, 57, 68, 77 | Excerpts from diaries, newspaper articles |
| STEILACOOM | Tacoma, a Pictorial History | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 MART | Book | 1981 | p. 14-18 | Historical photos |
| STEILACOOM | South on the Sound : an Illustrated History of Tacoma and Pierce County | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 MORG | Book | 1984 | See Index | |
| STEILACOOM | Postals paint the past, 1906-1911 : Tacoma and the Puget Sound area | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 SMITH | Book | 1998 | p. 9 | Picture postcards from 1906-1911 (State Hospital) |
| STEILACOOM | Joseph Heath Diary : A Series of Articles in the Tacoma Times Feb. 21 to March 27, 1938... | LWD, STL | NW 979.9 HEAT | Book | 1966 | ...Concerning the Life and Affairs of Joseph Heath, Original Settler of what is now Fort Steilacoom, Washington | |
| STEILACOOM | Readings in Pacific Northwest History; Washington, 1790-1895 | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.7 GATE | Book | 1941 | p. 304-5 | Description of town as it was in 1872 |
| STEILACOOM | Told By the Pioneers : Tales of Frontier Life as Told by Those Who Remember the Days... | SH | NW-R 979.7 WASH | Book | 1936? | p. 184+, 191, 200+ | ...of the Territory and Early Statehood of Washington |
| STEILACOOM | Tacoma, Its History and Its Builders | LWD, PKS | NW-R 979.72 HUNT | Book | 1916 | See Table of Contents | |
| STEILACOOM | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom Centennial Celebration | STL | NW-R 979.778 STEILAC | Book | 1953, 1954 | 1953: Official Program; 1954: Official Souvenir Book | |
| STEILACOOM | Town on the Sound, Stories of Steilacoom | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 TOWN O | Book | 1988 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 214-37 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| STEILACOOM | With an Eagle's Quill : The Journal of Joseph Thomas Heath from 1845 to 1849... | LWD, SH, PKS | NW-RB-HEATH | Book | ...a Settler in the Oregon, U.S.A. | ||
| STEILACOOM | History of Pierce County, Vol. 1 | LWD, SH, Various | R 979.7 BONN | Book | 1927 | p. 100-103 | Steilacoom Methodist Episcopal Church |
| STEILACOOM | A Documentary History of Fort Steilacoom | LWD, SH, Various | R 979.778 REES | Book | 1976 | ||
| STEILACOOM | A Brief History of the Adam Byrd Branch of the Byrd Family | LWD | R 929.2 ATHOW | Book (slim) | 1953 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Fort Steilacoom | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Lake Steilacoom | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM History | File, Clipping | Various | Various histories of Steilacoom, including documents from the Centennial Association. | |
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom, WA | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom Articles | STL | Notebook | Notebook of historical articles copied from books & newspapers. See Appendix B for details. | |||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom Historical Museum Association | Organization | 122 Main Street, Steilacoom, 98388, (P.O. Box 88016), 253-584-4133 | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum | Organization | 1515 Lafayette, Steilacoom, 253-584-6308 | ||||
| STEILACOOM | Pacific Northwest Quarterly, "A Missionary Tour of Washington Territory" | LWD | Periodical | Oct 1985 | Three paragraph description of T. Dwight Hunt's visit to Steilacoom | ||
| STEILACOOM | Pacific Northwest Quarterly, "Mental Health Policy in Washington Territory" | LWD | Periodical | Oct 1980 | p. 152-3, 158 | Two photos of Fort Steilacoom in 1871 | |
| STEILACOOM | Pacific Northwest Quarterly, "Quiet, Peaceful Old Steilacoom" | LWD | Periodical | Jan 1955 | p. 1-4 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Sunset Magazine, "Civil War Skirmishes" | LWD | Periodical | Sep 1979 | p. 20 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Sunset Magazine, "Stroll the Historic Area" | LWD | Periodical | Apr 1984 | p. 76 | ||
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | STL | NW-R 979.778 STEILAC | Periodical | 1972-1996 | Bound volumes. First two volumes are indexed -- others are not. | |
| STEILACOOM | Steilacoom, a Town is Born | LWD, SH, Various | VR NW 979.778 ST | Video Recording | 1976? | ||
| SUMNER | Sumner Library | SUM (Backroom storage) | Binder | 1920-1980 | Includes copies of library board minutes, news articles, materials selection policy. | ||
| SUMNER | Sumner Library | SUM (Backroom storage) | Blueprint | 1934 | Clear blueprint of old library. | ||
| SUMNER | The Kincaid Story | LWD, SH, Various | 979.778 KINCAID | Book | 1991 | Early history and reminiscences of Sumner's First Family | |
| SUMNER | The Sumner Story : Sumner, Washington 1853-1900 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RYAN | Book | 1988 | Includes index of names, photos | |
| SUMNER | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| SUMNER | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol VII, Central Planning Area: Puyallup Valley | LWD, SH, SUM, ORT | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 109-285 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| SUMNER | An Abbreviated History of Sumner, Washington | ORT | PAM 979.778 | Booklet | 1980 | Booklet with timeline pull-out | |
| SUMNER | Sumner | LWD | File, Clipping | Includes publication: Sumner Centennial 1890-1990 | |||
| SUMNER | Ryan House | File, Hard-to-Find | |||||
| SUMNER | Saint Helens, Mount | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Pamphlets, magazines, news articles | |||
| SUMNER | Schools -- Sumner School District | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| SUMNER | Sumner | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| SUMNER | Sumner | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| SUMNER | Sumner Herald 1890-1891 | SUM | Newspaper | 1890-1891 | Bound whole newspapers, no index | ||
| SUMNER | Sumner Herald 1894-1899 | SUM | Newspaper | 1894-1899 | Bound whole newspapers, no index | ||
| SUMNER | Sumner Centennial | ORT | PAM 979.778 | Newspaper | 1991 | Pull-out from Pierce County Herald | |
| SUMNER | Sumner Centennial 1890-1990 | SH, PKS | Pamphlet File | 1990 | Centennial publication from Pierce County Herald | ||
| SUMNER | Sunset Magazine, "Wool Fair" | LWD | Periodical | May 1977 | p. 6 | ||
| SUMNER | History of Sumner, Washington | SUM | Scrapbook | 1940-1960 | News articles, loose materials | ||
| SUMNER | History of Sumner, compiled by Dr. J.H. Corliss | SUM | Scrapbook | 1950's | News articles | ||
| SUMNER | Pictorial History of Sumner, Washington (recompiled by Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Raaum) | SUM | Scrapbook | Original photos, well marked, no index | |||
| SUMNER | Sumner Library | SUM | Scrapbook | 1980's | Color photos of library events, some news articles | ||
| SUMNER | Sumner Spartan Yearbook | SUM | Yearbook | 1920-1996 | Incomplete collection, best coverage in earlier years. | ||
| TACOMA | An Historic Walking Tour of Old Tacoma, Washington | LWD, UP | NW 979.778 KARABAI | Book | 1984 | Photos of Old Town area | |
| TACOMA | Tacoma Landmarks | LWD | NW 979.778 THOMPSO | Book | 1983 | Pen & ink drawings of buildings (business & residence), boats | |
| TACOMA | Tacoma Illustrated | LWD, SH | NW-R 917.974 TACOMA | Book | 1889 | "Compilation of the resources...institutions, business,...industries" | |
| TACOMA | Tacoma Headlines | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.72 HARVEY | Book | 1962 | "An account of Tacoma news and newspapers from 1873-1962." | |
| TACOMA | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p.7, 10, 79-81 vol. 1 | See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| TACOMA | The Origin of the Name Tacoma | LWD, UP | R 917.9778 REE | Book | 1976 | ||
| TACOMA | "The Military has Always Been Important" | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Clipping | 6/27/69 | Pull-out from Tacoma News Tribune | |
| TACOMA | Dancing Was the Principal Amusement -- Hunt's History of Tacoma | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Clipping | 6/27/69 | Pull-out from Tacoma News Tribune | |
| TACOMA | Freedom '76 | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Clipping | 7/1/76 | 1900-29, 1930-59, 1960-76 (4 sections of Tacoma News Tribune) | |
| TACOMA | Tacoma -- History | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| TACOMA | ASARCO | SH, LWD | File, Hard-to-Find | Newspaper clippings | |||
| TACOMA | Tacoma | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | Articles on history of Tacoma Professional Baseball and miscellaneous | |||
| TACOMA | Tacoma -- Buildings | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| TACOMA | Tacoma | SH | File, Pamphlet | ||||
| TACOMA | Tacoma History | PEN | File, Vertical | ||||
| TACOMA | Tacoma Historical Society | Organization | P.O. Box 1865, Tacoma, 253-472-3738 | ||||
| TACOMA | Washington State Historical Society | Organization | Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 253-272-3500 | ||||
| TACOMA | An Anniversary Celebration Commemorating the 100 Year of the Founding of Tacoma, WA 1869-1969 | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Pamphlet | 1969(?) | Centennial program -- includes photographs. Author: Charles F.A. Mann | |
| TACOMA | The Tacoma Story; Land of Destiny (The Friendly City) | PKS (Pam boxes) | 917.9778 PAM | Pamphlet | 1973 | "Welcome" publication | |
| TANWAX | Roy Area, Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 BACCUS | Book | 1995 | Census 1900, 1910, 1920 | |
| THORNEWOOD | Tillicum | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| THRIFT | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 75, vol. 2 | Illustrations |
| THRIFT | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol I, Kapowsin Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 228-241 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| TILLICUM | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 257-306 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| TILLICUM | Tillicum | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | The Race for our Space : University Place, Land Use, Planning and Values | PAC | 352.96 RACE | Book | 1981 | Some historical background -- mostly planning issues | |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | A History of the University Place School, 1894-1965 | UP | NW 379.1535 LUSCOM | Book | |||
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 63, vol. 1 | Churches |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol V, Lakes Planning Area | LWD, SH | NW-R 979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 399-408 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | University Place | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| UNIVERSITY PLACE | University Place | LWD | File, Hard-to-Find | Origin of name | |||
| VAUGHN | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 70 | Vaughn Community Church |
| VAUGHN | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 112 | |
| VAUGHN | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 101-104 | |
| VAUGHN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents; p. 26, vol. 2 | Vol 2, a pictorial history |
| VAUGHN | Parade of the Pioneers : Some personal recollectionos of the Davidson few "old timers" | LWD | R 979.7 PARA | Book | 1950 | A history of the early days of Vaughn, Washington | |
| VAUGHN | Pierce County--Suburban Areas--Peninsula | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| WARREN | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 66 | |
| WAUNA | Early days of the Key Peninsula | LWD, Various | NW 979.778 ARLEDGE | Book | 1998 | p. 107 | |
| WAUNA | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 85-88 | |
| WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL | Western State Hospital | LWD | File, Hard-to-Find | Clippings and several self-published histories | |||
| WILKESON | Mining Tragedies in Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various | 979.778 MINING | Book | 1994 | See Table of Contents | 1890-1930 |
| WILKESON | The Impossible Dream | Various | B-ANDERSE | Book | Wilkeson Castle | ||
| WILKESON | Early Churches of Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7 PEARSON | Book | 1980 | p. 76, 66 | Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church |
| WILKESON | Dateline, Wilkeson | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 HALL | Book | 1984 | Includes 1910 Wilkeson census | |
| WILKESON | Old King Coal : The Pierce County Mining District in Late 1917 | SH, Various | NW 979.778 OLD K | Book | 1941 | ||
| WILKESON | Postals paint the past, 1906-1911 : Tacoma and the Puget Sound area | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 SMITH | Book | 1998 | p. 8 | Picture postcards from 1906-1911 |
| WILKESON | Coal Town : Immigrant Miners in Wilkeson, Washington | Ref: SH Circ: Various | NW-R 979.778 ALTER | Book | 1992 | ||
| WILKESON | Carbon River Coal Country | LWD, SH, Various, also Circ | NW-R 979.778 HALL | Book | 1994 | p. 9-90 | Many photographs |
| WILKESON | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | See Table of Contents | Vol. 2, a pictorial history; See also Supplemental Index in Appendix A |
| WILKESON | Pierce County Cultural Resource Inventory, Vol III, Tapps and Clearwater Planning Area | LWD, SUM | NW-R979.778 PIE | Book | 1982 | p. 243-330 | Photos, information on historic buildings |
| WILKESON | Pierce County -- Suburban Areas | LWD | File, Clipping | ||||
| WILKESON | Wilkeson History | WIL | File, Clipping | Ask at desk | |||
| WILKESON | Wilkeson | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| WILKESON | Wilkeson, History, Town of | SUM | File, Hard-to-Find | Pamphlets, news articles | |||
| WOLLOCHET BAY | Along the waterfront : a history of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas | LWD, PEN, Various | NW-R 979.778 ALONG T | Book | 197- | p. 45-48 | |
| YELM | Early Yelm | LWD, Various | NW 979.779 PRESCOT | Book | 1979 | ||
| YELM | The Story of Yelm : The Little Town with the Big History | LWD | NW-R 979.779 LOUTZEN | Book | 1948 | ||
| YELM | Yelm | SH | File, Hard-to-Find | ||||
| ETHNIC -- CHINESE | Golden tassels : a history of the Chinese in Washington | LWD, PKS | NW 979.7004 CHIN | Book | 1977 | Covers years 1857-1977; research paper | |
| ETHNIC -- CHINESE | Straw hats, sandals, and steel : the Chinese in Washington State | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.703 HILDEBR | Book | 1977 | ||
| ETHNIC -- CHINESE | The Sumner Story : Sumner, Washington 1853-1900 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.778 RYAN | Book | 1988 | p. 66 | |
| ETHNIC -- CHINESE | Tacoma Chinese riots | LWD, SH | NW 979.778 TACOMA | Book | 1966 | "...newspaper articles from Tacoma newspapers covering the expulsion of persons of Chinese ancestry from Tacoma and Pierce County in 1885." | |
| ETHNIC -- CHINESE | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | Chinese immigrants in McMillan p. 66, vol. 1 | |
| ETHNIC -- CROATIAN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 7, 13, vol. 1 | |
| ETHNIC -- DALMATIAN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 7, 13, vol. 1 | |
| ETHNIC -- ENGLISH | Captains, curates, and cockneys : the English in the Pacific Northwest | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.0042 GREEN | Book | 1981 | ||
| ETHNIC -- GERMAN | Builders, brewers, and burghers : Germans of Washington State | LWD, Various | NW 979.7004 WIRSING | Book | 1977 | ||
| ETHNIC -- GERMAN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 14, 58, vol. 1 | |
| ETHNIC -- GYPSY | The Gypsy in northwest America | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7004 TYRNAUE | Book | 1977 | p. 19- | General information covering Tacoma area |
| ETHNIC -- ITALIAN | Italians in Washington State : emigration, 1853-1924 | LWD, Various | NW 979.7004 NICANDR | Book | 1978 | ||
| ETHNIC -- ITALIAN | A History of Pierce County, Washington | LWD, SH, Various | NW-R 979.778 HIST | Book | 1990 | p. 13-14, vol. 1 | |
| ETHNIC -- JAPANESE | Divided destiny : a history of Japanese Americans in Seattle | LWD, SH | NW 979.7772 TAKAMI | Book | 1998 | p. 51-58 | Camp Harmony, Puyallup |
| ETHNIC -- JAPANESE | Furusato : Tacoma-Pierce County Japanese, 1888-1977 | LWD, SH, Various | NW 979.7788 MAGDEN | Book | 1998 | ||