The Pacific Northwest Forum 1976-1997 (ISSN 1069-6628) is a journal published in 1976 that devotes itself to the history, environment, and literature of the Pacific Northwest. This journal was developed from the Historian’s Bicentennial Newsletter, a publication also produced by Eastern Washington State College about histories related to the United States Bicentennial. According to the journal’s first issue, the purpose of the Pacific Northwest Forum was “to provide a single publication in which the full range of historical concerns can be discussed and publicized.” This forum was published by Eastern Washington University in two series: the first being published from 1976 to 1986 (skipping 1987), and the second from 1988 to 1997.
The collection was digitized and described over the course of Fall 2024 by Lauren Terry
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Pacific Northwest Forum, January-April 1997, Second Series, Vol. 10, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Eagle Hatched: Early Flight in the Pacific Northwest, by Roger D. Launius and Jessie L. Embry
Photo Album: Early Flight in Spokane, by Jennifer Ahrend
The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl on Grays Harbor, 1902-1910, by Coll-Peter Thrush
The Wallace Murder Trial: Law and Order in the Oregon Territory North of the Columbia, 1848-1853, edited by Charles H. Sheldon -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Indians of the Columbia Plateau, January-October 1996, Second Series, Vol. 9, No. 1-2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
A Special Issue of the Pacific Northwest Forum: Introducing the Guest Editor, by J. Williams T. Youngs
Guest Editor's Introduction: Exploring the Plateau, by Larry Cebula
The Centrality of Women in Plateau Culture, by Lillian A. Ackerman
Traditional Spokan Indian Religious Beliefs and Explanations of Congenital Birth Defects, by John Alan Ross
Saukamappee Remembers: Protohistoric Change in the Northwest, by Larry Cebula
British vs. American Fur Trade Relations in the Pacific Northwest: The Indian Perspective, by Larry Cebula
"They think us much beholden to them" Spokane House Report for 1822-1823, by Larry Cebula
Reminiscences of Nancy Wynecoop, by Nancy Wynecoop
Shadows and Light: Plateau Indian Photographs from the Turn of the Century, by Larry Cebula
"Going Back to the Dances..." An Interview with David BrownEagle, interview by James Robbins Jewell
"The Cowboys are Indians, The Indians are Cowboys": Plateau and Plains Indian Rodeo Riders in Literature, by Michael Allen -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1995, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Horace Clayton: African American Pioneer Publisher in the Pacific Northwest, by Richard S. Hobbs
The Washington Territory, 1856: The Rule of Law Under Siege, by Charles H. Sheldon
A Fall from Grace: Sectarianism and the Grant Peace Policy in Western Washington Territory, 1869-1882, by Cary C. Collins -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Journals of the Alaskan Gold Rush Era, January-April 1995, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Introduction: Two Alaskan Journals
The Klondike Journal of William Mann, edited by Michael Gharst
The Kuskokwim Journal of H. John Scott, 1906-07, edited by Erik D. Anderson -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1994, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Reminiscences of Virgil Hale Poe, by Virgil Hale Poe
The Prince of the River: J. C. Ainsworth and the Empire of the Columbia, by Jeffery L. Ward
That Championship Season: The Story of the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans, by Gary M. Bernklow
Pioneering in the Big Bend, by Minnie L. Cardwell Miller -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Fairs and Celebrations in the Northwest, January-April 1994, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Fairs and Celebrations in the Pacific Northwest, by Jef Rettmann
Native American Celebrations in the Inland Northwest, by Jennifer R. Bunnell
Indians at Turn-of-the-Century Fairs in Spokane, by William L. Aslin
Spokane's Northwest Industrial Exposition of 1890, by J. William T. Youngs
The Lewis and Clark Exposition, 1905, by Christopher D. Drabek
Seattle's Century 21, 1962, by Gary M. Bernklow -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1993, Second Series, Vol. 6, no. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Filthy Savages and Red Napoleons: Newspapers and the Nez Perce War, by Larry Cebula
The Establishment of the Spokane Hutterian Brethren, by Vance Youmans
Lutheran Immigrant Churches in the Inland Northwest, by Scot Becker
Spokane in the 1880s: A Newspaper Sampler, by Jef Rettmann -
Pacific Northwest Forum: The Chinese in the Frontier Northwest, January-April 1993, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Chinese in the Frontier Northwest, by J. William T. Youngs
The Chinese in the Frontier Northwest: A Sampler
Threads of Silk and Steel: The Chinese and the Building of the Northern Pacific Railway, by Jefferey Louis Ward
Mutual Support Organizations of Northwest Chinatowns, by Linda Kay Strong
Mui Tsai: Chinese Slave Girls in the Inland Northwest, by Paula Korus
Straw Hat Work Force: The Chinese Role in Small Town Economies, by James Robbins Jewell
Exceptions to the Rule: Chinese Merchants and the Exclusion Laws, 1890-1894, by Brian Thornton
Chinese Health Hazards and Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Frontier Northwest, by Bruce Hallmark
The Final Journey Home: Chinese Burial Practices in Spokane, by Judy Nelson
The Chinese in the Northwest: Suggested Readings, by Barbara Wigen and Linda Kay Strong -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1992, Second Series, Vol. 5, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Simpson P. Moses and the "Georginna" Incident, by Charles H. Sheldon
Indian Policy, Government Treaties and the Chehalis River Treaty Council, by Gary C. Collins
Schemes and Dreams: Irrigation Projects on the Northern Pacific Land Grant, 1898-1940 by Ross R. Cotroneo
The Goldmark Case: A Study in Political Ideology, by Jeffery A. Davis
Klamath Termination: Greed in Indian Country, by Jeff Creighton
The World War I Memories of Reverend Andre Wurtz, into. by Vance J. Youmans -
Pacific Northwest Forum: The Life and Letters of Adelaide Sutton Gilber, Spokane Pioneer, January-April 1992, Second Series, Vol. 5, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Life and Letters of Adelaide Sutton Gilbert, by J. William T. Youngs
The Letters of Adelaide Sutton Gilbert
Adelaide Sutton Gilbert 1873-1893, by Michelle Alward Hanson
'Dear Folks at Home....' The Making of a Western Woman, by Gina Hames
Sarah Bernhardt's Visit to Spokane, by Michael A. Page
The World of Adelaide Sutton Gilbert: Newspaper Sources, by Larry Cebula -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1991, Second Series, Vol. 4, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Development of Glacier and Yellowstone Parks, 1933-1942, by Matthew A. Redinger
Isabella Arcasa: An Indian Widow Scorns a Chief, by Ronald G. Strickland
A Brief History of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, by Craig Holstein and Robin Bruce
An Expedition Against the Snohomish Indians as Recorded in the Journal of George Gibbs, March 1854, by Drew Crooks
Wobblies of the Woods: The 1917 Lumber Strike in the Inland Empire, by Tim Hanson -
Pacific Northwest Forum, January-April 1991, Second Series, Vol. 4, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Charles Huntington and the New Western History
The Autobiography of Charles Huntington
'The Saloon Crowd' and the 'Moral Darkness of Puget Sound', by Robin D. Sword
Indians and Education in the Pacific Northwest, by Maryanne T. Rader
The Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, by Michael A. Page
Christian Churches in the Early History of Olympia, by Vance H. Youmans
'The Plight of a Nation': The Yakimas, 1855-1890, by Aaron Donaldson
T.W. Davenport: Philosophy of an Indian Agent, by Steven C. Powell
The World of Charles Huntington: Related Documents: (1) 'A Cross Grained Disagreeable Man', Letters from Neah Bay, (2) Charles Huntington's Last Report from Neah Bay, (3) Jennie Taylor: A Different View from Neah Bay, (4) Charles Huntington: Fundamental Beliefs -
Pacific Northwest Forum, October 1990, Second Series, Vol. 3, No. 3
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Literature and History in the Pacific Northwest, by J. William T. Youngs
A Memoir of World War II in Washington and Alaska, by Jeanne Friend
'Sailors of an Inland Sea' A Story of Farragut Naval Training Center, by Douglas Puckett
Dry Farming in the Judith Basin, Montana: Promotional Activities Luring Sailors West, 1900-1925, by Erin I. Bishop
The Progressive Reform Impose: The Child Labor Law and the Establishment of Juvenile Courts in Montana, by Julie M. Greenheck
Somewhere Else: Ambivalent Images of Oregon in Postwar Narrative, by Michael Powell
Marking Time and Distance in the West: 'The Weird Telemetry' of John Keeble, by Gregory L. Morris -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Rebuilding Eastern Washington During the Great Depression, January-April 1990, Second Series, Vol. 3, No. 1-2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Rebuilding Eastern Washington During the Great Depression, by J. Williams T. Youngs
A History of Rock Island Dam, by Craig Holstein
James O'Sullivan, the 'Pumpers' and the Fight for Grand Coulee Dam, by Rita G. Seedorf and Martin F. Seedorf
Photo Essay: Building Projects in Washington During the Depression, by Matt Redinger
Where Enchanted Forests and Deep Water Meet: The CCC and the Chelan Ranger Station, by Robin Bruce and Craig Holstein -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Hard Times in the Promised Land, April-October 1989, Second Series, Vol. 2, No. 2-3
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Great Depression in Eastern Washington, by J. Williams T. Youngs
Hard Times in the Promised Land: The Depression and New Deal in Washington State, by Michael K. Green
Era of Drought and Depression: The Columbia Basin in the 1920s, by Rita G. Seedorf and Martin F. Seedorf
The Wilbur Years, by Alexander Joss
Louise Walters: The Depression Years, by Diane Louise Berger
Symbol of Survival, by Mary Kulman
Images of the Depression: The Spokesman-Review on the Eve of Roosevelt's Inauguration, by Nancy Carroll -
Pacific Northwest Forum, January 1989, Second Series, Vol. 2, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Practice of Judging with the Superior and Supreme Courts of Washington, 1946-1976, by Justice Robert T. Hunter
Louise Walters: Montana Childhood, by Diane Louise Berger -
Pacific Northwest Forum, October 1988, Second Series, Vol. 1, No. 3
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Promise and Peril of Desk Top Publishing, by J. Williams T. Youngs
The Practice of Law in the Early Days of the Grand Coulee, 1935-1946, by Justice Robert T. Hunter
The Geographer as Poet, by Jeremy Anderson
Spokane: The Birthplace of the Revenue Bond, by Jeff Davis -
Pacific Northwest Forum, April 1988, Second Series, Vol. 1, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Working with the Environment: Writing and Engineering in the Northwest, by J. William T. Youngs
At the Edge of America with James Swan and Ivan Doig, by Harold P. Simonson
Landscapes of Memory: Three Montana Writers, by Nancy Prothro Arbuthnot
Photo Essay: Construction of the Bonneville Power Administration's 'Master Grid', by Craig Holstine
Power to the People: Construction of the Bonneville Power Administration's 'Master Grid', 1939-1945, by Craig Holstine -
Pacific Northwest Forum: Pacific Northwesterners in the Great War, January 1988, Second Series, Vol. 1, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Pacific Northwesterners in The Great War, by Bill Youngs
Weldon and Walter Armfield: Two Spokane Veterans and a Diary, by Ted Kisebach
Red Cross Nurse from Oregon: A Letter from Fence, 12 December 1918, by William E. Duvall
"Dearest Mother...." The Burch Brothers in the Great War, by Matthew S. Jaroneski
"Like a Deep Personal Trouble" The War Letters of Dick Dickinson -
Pacific Northwest Forum, April 1986, Vol. 11, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Lessons from my Wilderness, by Arlene Taplin
The Klondike Photos of Eric A. Hegg Photo Essay
Book Review and Excerpts: River Pigs and Cayuses, by Ron Strickland
Stegner vs. Brautigan; Recapitulation or Deconstruction?, by James H. Maguire -
Pacific Northwest Forum, January 1986, Vol. 11, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Hudson Stuck: On Top of Denali, by Norma Schmidt
A Final Word from Dorothy M. Johnson, by Sue Hart
The Ku Klux Klan in the City of Spokane, 1921-1924, by Joe Franklin
Montana Sheep Ranching: A Photo Essay -
Pacific Northwest Forum, July-October 1985, Vol. 10, No. 3-4
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Women and the Golden Age of Flying: The Experience of Esther Combes Vance, by Susan M. Spethman Sullivan
Julia Butler Hansen: The Pragmatic Reformer, by Robert Jay Dilger and Anne Maren Moser
Governor Isaac Stevens and the Medicine Creek Treaty: Prelude to War in Southern Puget Sound, by Drew W. Crooks
Del Ringer's Turn of the Century Tales of the Salmon River, Idaho and Eastern Washington: Part Two, by Marjorie Bennet -
Pacific Northwest Forum, April 1985, Vol. 10, No. 2
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Spokane's Peaceful Valley Historic District, by Nancy Gale Compau
Street Railway Development in Spokane, by Charles Vincent Mutschler
Del Ringer's Turn of the Century Tales of the Salmon River, Idaho and Eastern Washington: Part One, by Marjorie Bennett -
Pacific Northwest Forum, January 1985, Vol. 10, No. 1
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
The Gospel Come to Northwest Washington, by Robert H. Keller
Montana's "Boodlers": The Aftermath of the 1899 Senatorial Election in Montana, by Bill Yaeger
Honor Camps of Spokane County, 1913-1915, by Joleen Bloom -
Pacific Northwest Forum: The Columbia River, July-October 1984, Vol. 9, No. 3-4
Eastern Washington University
This issue of The Pacific Northwest Forum contains the following articles:
Introduction
The Columbia River: The Pacific Northwest's Most Precious Resource, by Michael S. Spranger
A Primer on Columbia-Snake River Management, by P.R. Wandschneider
Roll On, Columbia, by Woody Guthrie
The Columbia River Gorge: A Pectoral Essay, Photos courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
Columbia River Salmon--A Resource in Danger, by Michael S. Spranger
