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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Adams, Ivy D. | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1983 | |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Adams, J. P. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| James Adams, Ex-Police Chief, is Dead at 81 | Adams, James | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Adams, James | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 41, p. 81 | |
| Letter Home: What a relief to Raise Your Voice | Adams, Jane | Person | Seattle Weekly | p. 24 | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1988 |
| W.S.U. Graduate, Now Labeled the Angel of Death, Tells Her Story | Adams, Jani | Person | Seattle Times | A-6 | Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1980 |
| The Man Who Moves the Paperbacks | Adams, Jay | Person | Seattle Times | Pg. D-4 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Adams, Jeannette E. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1990 | |
| Rudi and John | Adams, John | Person | Seattle Times | Magazine, p. 4 | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1976 |
| Mrs. Adams Recalls Days in Mining Town | Adams, John Bull (Mrs.) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1969 | |
| Portraits of Othello Originals | Adams, John David | Person | Outlook (Othello, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 8 Year: 1977 | |
| Seattle Can Find Racial Solutions, Says Dr. Adams - Civil-Rights Leader Urges Fast Action | Adams, John H. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | pg. 47 | Month: 06 Day: 30 Year: 1968 |
| From "Troublemaker" to leader | Adams, John H. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 31 | Month: 01 Day: 9 Year: 1968 |
| Closeup: Man in the News: Rev. John Adams -- Minister With a Mission | Adams, John Hurst (Rev.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 7 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1966 |
| John Adams, Civil Engineer | Adams, John M. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 25 | Month: 12 Day: 31 Year: 1965 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Adams, Jonathan P. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Rites Set for Dr. Joseph M. Adams | Adams, Joseph Marcellus | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1961 | |
| Retiring the Month, Adams Discusses "Port" Days in D.C. | Adams, Joseph P. | Person | Port of Seattle Reporter | p. 15-16 | Month: 01 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Adams, Josephine | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1974 | |
| The Grandmother Who Catches Crooks | Adams, Joy | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | A-14 | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1980 |
| Fliers Efforts Futile in Island House Fire | Adams, Judy | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | A-1 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1978 |
| "Always There" With Skills to Share | Adams, Judy | Person | Seattle Times | A-3 | Month: 03 Day: 18 Year: 1978 |
| Judy Adams: Island Nurse | Adams, Judy | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest, p. 7 | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1978 |
| Obituary | Adams, Kathlyn M. | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 11 Day: 23 Year: 1978 | |
| Adams, L. F. | Adams, L. F. | Person | History of King County | v. IV, pp. 270-1 | Year: 1929 |
| Obituary | Adams, Lawrence M. | Person | Outlook (Seattle, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 1 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Adams, Lawrence M. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 08 Day: 30 Year: 1980 | |
| Adams, Lee | Adams, Lee | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | P. 234 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Adams, Lelia | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 14 | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1957 |
| Leo Adams: Mastermind of Design | Adams, Leo | Person | Washington (Bellevue, Wash.) | p. 52 | Month: Day: Year: 1988 |
| Obituary | Adams, Lester Dell | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-6 | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1976 |
| Levi Had the 76 Spirit | Adams, Levi | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 45, p. 3-5 | |
| Obituary: Lindsay R. Adams | Adams, Lindsay R. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 81 | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Adams, Luella E. | Person | Chelan Valley Mirror | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1983 | |
| Mrs. Lulu Adams Succumbs | Adams, Lulu K. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1961 | |
| Adams, Lulu K. | Adams, Lulu K. | Person | Uniontown Journal | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1961 | |
| The "Batman" of Blanchard -- the Approach of Halloween Recalls a Weird Weapon | Adams, Lytle S. | Person | Newport Miner | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1981 | |
| Adams, M. L. (Dr.) | Adams, M. L. (Dr.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | pp. 690-691 | Year: 1893 |
| Obituary | Adams, Madeline G. | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1981 | |
| Pioneer Succumbs | Adams, Maggie L. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Adams, Margaret | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1923 | |
| Adams, Mary | Adams, Mary | Person | Women of Washington | p. 6 | Year: 1977 |
| Obit | Adams, Mary | Person | Sun (Bremerton, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 25 Year: 1984 | |
| Funeral Yesterday for Mary Adams | Adams, Mary | Person | Miner-Echo | Month: 12 Day: 1 Year: 1960 | |
| Pacific County's First lady | Adams, Mary Jane | Person | Sou'wester | pp. 3-9 | Month: Day: Year: 1972 |
| Adams, Maude V. (Mrs.) | Adams, Maude V. (Mrs.) | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p-1 | Year: 1955 |
| Obituary | Adams, Meadline Mary | Person | Burlington Farm Journal | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1968 | |
| Have a Nice Day: Two Seattle Women Turn Wacky Humor Into a Business | Adams, Merle | Person | Alaska Airlines Magazine | p. 16 | Month: 05 Year: 1988 |
| Merritt Adams, Retired Fire Captain, Dies | Adams, Merritt E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 34 | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1964 |
| Adams, Michael Dave | Adams, Michael Dave | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. ? | Month: 11 Day: 4 Year: 1955 |