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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph W. Cheadle | Cheadle, Joseph W. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1956 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Cheadle, Lena | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Cheadle, Raphril | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Obituary | Chealander, Godfrey | Person | Seattle Daily Times | o,l 59 | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1953 |
| Edward Camano Cheasty | Cheasty, Edward Camano | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 468-469 | Year: 1917 |
| Edward Camano Cheasty | Cheasty, Edward Camano | Person | History of Seattle | v.II, p. 876-877 | Year: 1916 |
| Edward Camano Cheasty. | Cheasty, Edward Camano | Person | History of Washington | v. V, p. 342-343 | Year: 1911 |
| Obituary: First White Child born in Washougal. | Cheatham, Frances K. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 23 Year: 1970 | |
| Fred Charles Cheatham | Cheatham, Fred Charles | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1954 |
| Services held Saturday for Mrs. Ruth Cheatham. | Cheatham, Ruth Edna (Mrs.) | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 11 Day: 26 Year: 1970 | |
| Mr and Mrs Samuel Cheatham. | Cheatham, Samuel | Person | Columbian & Sun | Month: 04 Day: 22 Year: 1959 | |
| Holding hands with heaven. | Checkley, David | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest, p. 4 | Month: 04 Day: 22 Year: 1979 |
| Lofty dreams at the Kite Factory. | Checkley, David | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-14 | Month: 03 Day: 22 Year: 1972 |
| The most remarkable Chinaman I ever saw. | Chee Saw, Joseph | Person | Uncle Dan Drumheller Tells Thrills of Western Trails in 1854. | p. 123 | Year: 1925 |
| Old mine town "Cheesaw" named for Chinese. | Chee Saw, Joseph | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Mag., p. 2 | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1960 |
| Obituary: Death claimes Mrs. Cheeka, expert in Indian Language. | Cheeka, Joyce J. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary: Death claimes Mrs. Cheeka, expert in Indian Language. | Cheeka, Joyce J. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Cheetham, Clarence | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1973 | |
| Neal Cheetham | Cheetham, Neal | Person | Souvenir of the 5th Legislature of the State of Wash | p. 4 | Year: 1897 |
| Cheetham, W. A. | Cheetham, W. A. | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | p. 7 | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1955 |
| Obituary | Cheholtz, George Henry | Person | Aberdeen Daily News | p. 4 | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1955 |
| Obituary: Chief Mud Bay Cheiley. | Cheiley, Mud Bay (Chief) | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1913 | |
| Obituary: Charles Chein. | Chein, Charles | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1911 | |
| Obituary | Chemberlin, Clifford C. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 06 Day: 9 Year: 1964 |
| What ever happened to George Chemeres? | Chemeres, George | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-5 | Month: 10 Day: 26 Year: 1975 |
| Fight promoter faces different sort of 'ring'. | Chemeres, George | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-3 | Month: 02 Day: 28 Year: 1974 |
| Tiny Esther Chen is big on Chinese cooking. | Chen, Esther | Person | Daily Olympian | p. E-7 | Month: 02 Day: 28 Year: 1979 |
| New clinic helps 'unhappy' men overcome impotence. | Chen, Jeanette (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-12 | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Chenaur, Alice A. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1973 | |
| John Chenaur Taken by death. | Chenaur, John | Person | Valley Mirror | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Chenaur, Lillie Pauline | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 04 Day: 19 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Chenea, Virgil | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 05 Day: 4 Year: 1978 | |
| Granddaughter of Founder of College to speak at 75th Commencement June 10th. | Cheney family | Person | Cheney Free Press | p. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 26 Year: 1966 |
| Baseball, Ben Cheney still going steady. He loves the Giants, both big and little. | Cheney, Ben B. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 3 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1965 |
| Ben B. Cheney, Noted Tacoma civic leader. | Cheney, Ben B. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 45 | Month: 05 Day: 20 Year: 1971 |
| Cheney and its academy were named for him... The notable career of Benjamin Cheney. | Cheney, Benjamin Pierce | Person | Spokesman-Review | Mag. P. 2-3, 11 | Month: 11 Day: 3 Year: 1963 |
| EWSC visit plans told. | Cheney, Benjamin Pierce | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1964 | |
| He shaped events to fulfill dreams. | Cheney, Benjamin Pierce | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1966 | |
| Cheney, Christina M. | Cheney, Christina M. | Person | Daily Chronicle | p. 8 | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1953 |
| Obituary | Cheney, Dorothy A. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 7 Year: 1970 | |
| Death takes G. P. Cheney, ex-publisher. | Cheney, G. P. "George' | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1962 | |
| Steven Cheney | Cheney, Steven | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 25, p. 154-158 | |
| Obituary | Chenois, Duncan | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1976 | |
| Chenoweth, Amanda Alice (Mrs.) | Chenoweth, Amanda Alice (Mrs.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1959 | |
| In Chenoweth, hydroplane racing loses another giant. | Chenoweth, Dean | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1982 |
| Miss Budweiser's fatal flip; Dea Chenoweth dies in crash of hydroplane in Columbia River | Chenoweth, Dean | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-1 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1982 |
| Chenoweth, Francis A. and wife. | Chenoweth, Frances A. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 203 | Year: 1980 |
| Frances A. Chenoweth. | Chenoweth, Frances A. | Person | Washington State Historcal Society Publication | v. 2, p. 385 | |
| Obituary | Chenoweth, Leighton V. | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1977 | |
| Record setting incumbent retires in Washington State. | Cherberg, John | Person | Comparative State Politics | p. 2 | Month: 12 Year: 1988 |