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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky rode quickly into acres books. | Aragon, Vicky | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-7 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1985 |
| Aragon riding toward eclipse in the West. | Aragon, Vicky | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-2 | Month: 08 Day: 7 Year: 1986 |
| Video Games are Back - And in a Big Way. | Arakawa, Minoru | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-7 | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1987 |
| Arbaugh selected as 1979 PLU Regency Professor. | Arbaugh, George E. | Person | Scene (P.L.U.) | vol LVIV no. 3 p.3 | Month: 06 Year: 1979 |
| Grotto builder passes away | Arbes, Henry | Person | Spokane Valley Herald | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1961 | |
| Ab Arbogast, 83, dies in Wenatchee; ex-fire chief here | Arbogast, Donald E. (Ab) | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 01 Day: 5 Year: 1966 | |
| Ab Arbogast, 83, dies in Wenatchee; ex-fire chief here | Arbogast, Donald E. (Ab) | Person | Waterville Empire-Press | Month: 01 Day: 6 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Arbogast, Frances | Person | Waterville Empire-Press | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1968 | |
| Arbogast, Ira | Arbogast, Ira | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 593 | Year: 1904 |
| Arbuckle, David S. | Arbuckle, David S. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 652 | Year: 1904 |
| Arbury, W. T. | Arbury, W. T. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 459 | |
| Obituary | Arbuthnot, James G. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 19 | Month: 12 Day: 5 Year: 1964 |
| Alex Arcasa dies near Coulee Dam | Arcasa, Alex | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Arcasa, Ellen Mary | Person | Tribal Tribune | p. 8 | Month: 03 Day: 2 Year: 1987 |
| Respected tribal elder celebrates 99th birthday | Arcasa, Isabel | Person | Tribal Tribune | p. 1 | Month: 12 Day: 23 Year: 1988 |
| Isabella Arcasa: Indian Widow scorns a Chief | Arcasa, Isabel | Person | Pacific Northwest Forum | Second Series Vol. IV no. 2 p. 18 | Month: Day: Year: 1991 |
| Tribes to honor Mrs. Arcasa on 100th birthday. | Arcasa, Isabel | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1989 | |
| Arcasa, Peter | Arcasa, Peter | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 325-326 | Year: 1904 |
| Archer, Andrew W. | Archer, Andrew W. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 199-200 | Year: 1916 |
| Twin Memories - A rare birthday party honored these 90-year-old twins | Archer, Carl | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1983 | |
| Archer, Clifford L. | Archer, Clifford L. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 117 | Year: 1920 |
| Urban Daredevils: City clickers turn stunt men | Archer, Donald | Person | Pacific Northwest | p. 23 | Month: Day: Year: 1985 |
| Archer, E. A. | Archer, E. A. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 215 | Year: 1920 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Archer, E. C. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Seattle | Archer, E. C. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Twin Memories - A rare birthday party honored these 90-year-old twins. | Archer, Earl | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1983 | |
| Ordiannce Sergeant Archibald died: a longtime soldier at Fort Steilacoom | Archibald (Sgt.) | Person | Olympia Transcript | 3:01 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1868 |
| Do talking birds think before they talk? | Archibald, Diane | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | People p. 8 | Month: 02 Day: 6 Year: 1983 |
| Archibald, Kate Mullen | Archibald, Kate Mullen | Person | Women of Washington | p. 6 | Year: 1977 |
| Archibald, Maude | Archibald, Maude | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 1 | Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Archibald, Norman J. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-4 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Archibald, Sophia King | Person | Seattle Times | p. 12 | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1966 |
| Ardnt, E. E. | Ardnt, E. E. | Person | State of Washington: A review of the State Natural Resources... | p. 141 | Year: 1936 |
| Ardnt, Edward Louis | Ardnt, Edward Louis | Person | Bellevue American | Month: 06 Day: 12 Year: 1958 | |
| Arehart, Renia | Arehart, Renia | Person | Auburn Sun | Month: 05 Day: 14 Year: 1959 | |
| Arehart, Renia | Arehart, Renia | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 05 Day: 14 Year: 1959 | |
| Obituary | Arend, John G, | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 03 Day: 18 Year: 1981 | |
| Walter Arend dies at 85; island pioneer, postmaster. | Arend, Walter A. | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1980 | |
| Arend, Walter Allison | Arend, Walter Allison | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 248-249 | Year: 1921 |
| Arend, William F. | Arend, William F. | Person | Spokane Valley Herald | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1959 | |
| Spare time was no problem to youth then.... | Arendt, Albert | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Arensberg, Anna | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-10 | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary` | Arentzen, Fred | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 07 Day: 21 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary - Sverre Arestad, 80, UW professor emeritus. | Arestad, Sverre | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-2 | Month: 02 Day: 5 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary | Arestad, Sverre | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-17 | Month: 02 Day: 6 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary | Arey, Francis Walter | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 04 Day: 15 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Argenti, Catherine T. | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1978 | |
| Obituary | Argianas, John Earl | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1964 | |
| In Tumwater ouster: councilwoman sits tight, then changes mind. | Argo, Marian | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 1 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1960 |
| Obituary | Argue, Emily C. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1970 |