Pacific Northwest Card File Search

The Pacific Northwest Card File appears to have been started in the early 1950s as a finding aid for biographical and historical information in the Washington State Library. Information was indexed from newspapers across the state as well as many published local histories, creating a very unique point of access.

Comprised of hundreds of thousands of cards, the drawers are divided into a Name File and a Subject File. Work began in late 2012, chiefly with WSL volunteer David Lane, on the Name File. We are now up to the surname "C" and will continue to update the online index as progress is made.

The Card File was closed in the early 1990s.

Title Subject Subject Type Publication Citation Details Citation Date
John George Carroll Carroll, John George Person Whos Who in Washington State p. 52 Year: 1927
Kenneth Worth Carroll. Carroll, Kenneth Worth Person With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan book 1, p. 80-81 Year: 1921
Lee B. Carroll Carroll, Lee B. Person With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan book 2, p. 158-159 Year: 1921
Obituary Carroll, Mabel I. Person Wenatchee Daily World Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1982
Maude M. Carroll Carroll, Maude M. Spriggs Person Family Records of Washington Pioneers v.20, p. 151-152
Obituary Carroll, Merritt W. Person Colfax Gazette Commoner Month: 08 Day: 5 Year: 1965
New Market Chief is one of the Family: Mike Carroll, is a familiar face in Pike Place crowd. Carroll, Mike Person Seattle Times p. D-1 Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1987
Neil W. Carroll Carroll, Neil W. Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p. 113 Year: 1920
Carroll, Patrick Pittman Carroll, Patrick Pittman Person History of Seattle v. III, p. 1058-1964 Year: 1916
Patrick Pittman Carroll Carroll, Patrick Pittman Person History of Seattle v. III, p. 1058-1064. Year: 1916
Roy L. Carroll Carroll, Roy L. Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p. 151 Year: 1920
Obituary Carroll, Susan May Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1978
Time marches on for Thomas Carroll and family. Carroll, Thomas Person Seattle Times p. 14 Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1970
Carroll, Thomas J. (Mrs.) Carroll, Thomas J. (Mrs.) Person Seattle Times p. 59 Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1958
Carroll, William, deceased Carroll, William Person Washington Territory Donation Land Claims p. 174 Year: 1980
William Ray Carroll Carroll, William Ray Person With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan book 1, p. 64-65 Year: 1921
Swearing-in of Mrs. Carroll as lawyer is valentine gift. Carroll, Yvonne Peterson (Mrs.) Person Seattle Daily Times Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1961
Mrs. George H Carruthers Carruthers, Nettie (Mrs.) Person Seattle Daily Times p. 19 Month: 12 Day: 19 Year: 1964
Carruthers, Richard and wife Carruthers, Richard Person Washington Territory Donation Land Claims p. 223 Year: 1980
Robert Carruthers Carruthers, Robert Person Olympia Transcript 3:03 Month: 08 Day: 22 Year: 1868
Aaron Carse, 68, Seattle native. Carse, Aaron Person Seattle Daily Times p. 27 Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1965
Obituary Carsey, Lottie L. Person Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1982
Wayne Carsey Family. Carsey, Wayne Person History of Klickitat County p. 148-149 Year: 1982
Obituary: Widow of pioneer surgeon dies. Carskadden, Gladys I. (Mrs.) Person Everett Herald Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1974
Dr. Henry A Carskadden, 81, dies in Oak Harbor. Carskadden, Henry A. (Dr.) Person Seattle Times p. E-12 Month: 10 Day: 14 Year: 1970
Carsner, Arthur Carsner, Arthur Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) p. 8 Month: 09 Day: 19 Year: 1955
Obituary Carsner, Francis M. Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1964
Obituary Carsner, Nathaniel 'Dan' Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1971
Carson, Annie Laurie (Mrs.) Carson, Annie Laurie (Mrs.) Person Columbian & Sun Month: 07 Day: 14 Year: 1959
City gains ballet devotee. Carson, Barbara Person Daily Olympian p. 24 Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1969
C. W. Carson. Carson, C. W. Person Illustrated History of Spokane County p. 377 Year: 1900
Obituary Carson, Carl W. Person Seattle Daily Times p. 47 Month: 05 Day: 24 Year: 1953
She was honored on her 100 birthday. Carson, Carrie Pearl Person Olympian p. B-1 Month: 01 Day: 23 Year: 1983
E.W. Carson Carson, E. W. Person Illustrated History of Spokane County p. 453-454 Year: 1900
Carson, Ellen Josephine (Mrs.) Carson, Ellen Josephine (Mrs.) Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1959
Diplomat for land-use wars -- He's "enviromental mediator". Carson, Eric Person Seattle Post-Intelligencer p. A-12 Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1980
90th birthday party will honor Carson. Carson, Harvey Person Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1986
The Pioneer Dead 1912. Carson, Isaac Person Washington Historical Quarterly v. 4, no. 1, p. 37 Month: 01 Year: 1913
Hon. James W. Carson Carson, James M. (Hon.) Person Illustrated History of the State of Washington p. 486-487 Year: 1893
Carson, John Carson, John Person Washington Territory Donation Land Claims p. 97 Year: 1980
John Willis Carson. Carson, John Willis Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p. 183 Year: 1920
90th birthday. Carson, Margaret (Mrs.) Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) p. 10 Month: 07 Day: 26 Year: 1955
Obituary Carson, Martha Person Daily News (Longview, Wash.) Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1984
Obituary Carson, Martha E. Person Ellensburg Daily Record Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1969
Funeral rites set for Ralph E. Carson, 81. Carson, Ralph E. Person Seattle Daily Times p. 45 Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1964
Old radio resurrected in ham's basement. Carson, Randy Person Daily Olympian p. B-1 Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1979
Obituary Carson, Susie Bonita Person Columbia Basin Herald Month: 08 Day: 3 Year: 1972
David Carstairs dies in Seattle. Carstairs, David Person Shelton-Mason County Journal Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1967
Pioneer teacher fies in Seattle. Carstairs, Margaret Person Shelton-Mason County Journal Month: 08 Day: 10 Year: 1967
Obituary Carstairs, Margaret Person Seattle Times p. 74 Month: 08 Day: 6 Year: 1967