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
Clark, Mary E. (Mrs.) Clark, Mary E. (Mrs.) Person Bellingham Herald Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1958
Obituary Clark, Mary Elizabeth Person Walla Walla Union Bulletin p. 5 Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1955
Rites Wednesday for Mrs. Clark. Clark, Mary H. (Mrs.) Person Sunnyside Sun Month: 03 Day: 1 Year: 1962
Rites Wednesday for Mrs. Clark. Clark, Mary H. (Mrs.) Person Grandview Herald Month: 02 Day: 28 Year: 1962
Early Settlers Clark, Matthew Person Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a book 3, p. 102 Year: 1977
Matthew Clark dies in La Paz. Clark, Matthew G. Person Daily Olympian p. 18 Month: 10 Day: 5 Year: 1966
Mrs. Earl Clark, 53. Clark, Maxine Mackey (Mrs.) Person Seattle Times Month: 05 Day: 11 Year: 1967
Services held for Mrs. Earl Clark. Clark, Maxine Mackey (Mrs.) Person Washington Newspaper p. 6 Month: 06 Year: 1967
Obituary Clark, Maxwell Graves Person Skagit Argus Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1983
Obituary Clark, May Eastlick Person Issaquah Press Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1978
Obituary Clark, Mea B. Person Colfax Gazette Month: 07 Day: 7 Year: 1977
Melvin Clark Clark, Melvin Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p.125 Year: 1920
Michael Clark Clark, Michael Person Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an p. 453-454 Year: 1904
Obituary Clark, Mildred Person Colfax Gazette Month: 10 Day: 16 Year: 1980
Miles E. Clark, pioneer here. Clark, Miles E. Person Seattle Times p. 44 Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1966
Miles E. Clark, pioneer here. Clark, Miles E. Person Seattle Post-Intelligencer Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1966
Obituary Clark, Myles Lloyd Person Thurston County Independent (Tenino, Wash.) Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1961
Obituary Clark, Nancy (Mrs.) Person Port Townsend Leader Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1971
Mrs. George Clark Clark, Nellie G. (Mrs.) Person Daily Olympian p. 12 Month: 01 Day: 27 Year: 1965
Obituary Clark, Nellie Shawgo (Mrs.) Person Colfax Gazette Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1981
Bible Records of Newman Hall Clark. Clark, Newman Hall Person Family Records of Washington Pioneers v. 38, p. 182-187
Obituary Clark, Newman Hall Person Seattle Post-Intelligencer p. C-1 Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1978
Her Goal: Residences for working girls. Clark, Norman (Mrs.) Person Seattle Times p. 29 Month: 02 Day: 24 Year: 1969
Miss Orah Dee Clark. Clark, Orah Dee (Miss) Person Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1965
Orville Clark Clark, Orville Person Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties p. 642 Year: 1904
Wind and fog at Neah Bay. Clark, P. M. (Capt.) Person Seattle Times Magazine p. 11 Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1962
A Father's Day tribute..."Patsy" Clark of early Spokane. Clark, Patrick Francis Person Spokesman-Review p. 4 Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1963
Obituary Clark, Paulina "Lena" Person Stanwood News Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1972
Obituary: Mrs. Pearl E. Clark Clark, Pearl E. (Mrs.) Person Yakima Daily Republic Month: 06 Day: 6 Year: 1967
Perry Clark... Methow Valley pioneer, rancher, stagecoach driver. Clark, Perry Columbus Person Methow Valley News Month: 12 Day: 30 Year: 1976
Obituary Clark, Perry Columbus Person Methow Valley News Month: 04 Day: 5 Year: 1979
I sure like the mountains better -- An interview with Methow Valley pioneer Perry Clark. Clark, Perry Columbus Person Okanogan County Heritage p. 29 Month: Day: Year: 1980
Perry Clark, 80, recalls early Methow existence. Clark, Perry Columbus Person Wenatchee Daily World Month: 10 Day: 4 Year: 1970
Peter F. Clark Clark, Peter F. Person Washington West of the Cascades v. III, p. 20-23 Year: 1917
Clark funeral will be held here Friday. Clark, Phillip M. Person Bellingham Herald Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1960
Clark funeral will be held here Friday. Clark, Phillip M. Person Ferndale Record Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1960
R. A. Clark Clark, R. A. Person Republican (Seattle, Wash.) v. II, no. 34, p. 7 Special New Year Issue. Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1896
Open house is proposed at Ransom Clark cabin. Clark, Ransom Person Walla Walla Union Bulletin Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1959
A Walla Walla Pioneer. Clark, Ransom Person Told by the Pioneers v. 2, p. 35-39 Year: 1938
Early Basin struggle recalled by visitor. Clark, Ray Woodruff Person Columbia Basin Herald Month: 09 Day: 12 Year: 1969
Obituary Clark, Ray Woodruff Person Wenatchee World Month: 10 Day: 26 Year: 1973
Obituary Clark, Robert E. S. Person Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Month: 09 Day: 26 Year: 1980
Robert G. Clark Clark, Robert G. Person With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan book 2, p.242 Year: 1921
Obituary. Clark, Robert G. Person Daily Olympian p. 2 Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1956
Grangers elect west sider to top office. Clark, Robert J. Person Washington Farmer-Stockman p. 6 Month: 07 Year: 1989
Obituary Clark, Robert S. Person Daily Olympian p. 3 Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1966
Robey E. Clark Clark, Robey E. Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p. 143 Year: 1920
Her customers are hot for fireplace doors. Clark, Rose Person Seattle Post-Intelligencer p. 13 Northwest People Magazine Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1982
Old salt recalls navy-style drill at Fort Lewis in '17. Clark, Roy F. Person Seattle Times p. 1 Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1967
Roy H. Clark Clark, Roy H. Person With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 p. 107 Year: 1920