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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alboucq, Leon | Alboucq, Leon | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | pg 626 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Alboucq, Louis E | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 26 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Albrecht, Mamie Angell | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Albrecht, Mamie S. | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Albrecht, Mamie S. | Person | Bremerton Daily Sun | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1977 | |
| Washington Pioneer, Mrs Albright, dies | Albright, Nellie Grace (Mrs.) | Person | Normandy Park Tribune (Des Moines, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1965 | |
| Washington Pioneer, Mrs. Albright, dies | Albright, Nellie Grace (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p 27 | Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1965 |
| Albright, R. S. | Albright, R. S. | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p 517 | Year: 1916 |
| Memories of the "Good Old Days" in the Okanogan | Albright, Sam | Person | Okanogan County Heritage | pg 5-14 | Month: 03 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Albright, Samuel Edwin | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 04 Day: 24 Year: 1980 | |
| It's been a tough road, but Jaeson is back on his feet again | Albritton, Jaeson | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p K-5 | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary | Alby, Sophie (Mrs.) | Person | Colville Statesman-Examiner | Month: 05 Day: 16 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Alden, Edward A. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p 32 sec 2 | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary, Sarah Alden, ex-Seattle Resident, dies | Alden, Sarah | Person | Seattle Times | C-3 | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary. Viola D Alden Dies at age 81 | Alden, Viola D. | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 03 Day: 27 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Alderman, Georgia | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | D-12 | Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1976 |
| Alderman, Warren W | Alderman, Warren W | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | pp. 604-605 | Year: 1904 |
| Alderson, Fred | Alderson, Fred | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 40-41 | Year: 1921 |
| Former Administative asst. to Gov. Rosellini | Alderson, Joe K. | Person | Daily Olympian | p 6 | Month: 09 Day: 20 Year: 1966 |
| Former Administrative Asst. to Gov Rosellini | Alderson, Joe K. | Person | Seattle Times | p 16 | Month: 09 Day: 20 Year: 1966 |
| John Alderson...Pioneer Fruit Farmer | Alderson, John | Person | Yakima Sun | Month: 10 Day: 23 Year: 1975 | |
| Rites set for Mrs. Tom Alderson, 84 | Alderson, Permilla (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p 56 | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1964 |
| Tom Anderson, 66, Attorney | Alderson, Tom M (Atty.) | Person | Seattle Times | ||
| Obituary | Aldrich, Eathel A. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 04 Day: 6 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Aldrich, Eric Newton "Swede" | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 11 Day: 17 Year: 1977 | |
| Aldrich, Frank | Aldrich, Frank | Person | Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas | p 442 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Aldrich, Frank W. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 09 Day: 11 Year: 1970 | |
| Aldrich, Glenn | Aldrich, Glenn | Person | On Mossyrock Farm: Bluberries and Nursery Plants | p 6 | Month: 01 Year: 1990 |
| Mary A. Aldrich of Walla Walla dies Friday | Aldrich, Mary E. | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1967 | |
| Aldrich, Max C. | Aldrich, Max C. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 62.63 | Year: 1921 |
| Aldrich Brothers settled early in vicinity of Dixie | Aldrich, Milton | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1953 | |
| Aldrich, Milton | Aldrich, Milton | Person | History of the State of Washington | p 145-416 | Year: 1893 |
| Aldrich Bothers settled early in vicinity of Dixie | Aldrich, Newton | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1953 | |
| Percy Aldrich Services Tuesday | Aldrich, Percy Shelly | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 08 Day: 22 Year: 1968 | |
| All on an April Day | Aldridge, April | Person | Past Remembered, The | pg 66 | Year: 1978 |
| Mrs. Aldridge pioneer, dies at age 78. | Aldridge, Bertha Ann` | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1960 | |
| Death claims Della Aldridge | Aldridge, Della M. | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Aldridge, Elsie | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1977 | |
| Two Seattleites carry health message to Iran | Aldridge, F. F. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Mag. P 11 | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1950 |
| Obituary | Aldridge, Fred (Mrs.) | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 09 Day: 10 Year: 1968 | |
| Aldridge, Harley | Aldridge, Harley | Person | Everett Daily Herald | Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1958 | |
| Aldridge, Harley (Mr.) | Aldridge, Harley (Mr.) | Person | Everett Daily Herald | p. 12 | Month: 11 Day: 15 Year: 1955 |
| Aldridge, Harley (Mrs.) | Aldridge, Harley (Mrs.) | Person | Everett Daily Herald | p. 12 | Month: 11 Day: 15 Year: 1955 |
| Volunteer Offers Aid from Wheelchair | Aldridge, Russell C. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | pg 23 | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1969 |
| Aldridge, S. H. (Harley) | Aldridge, S. H. (Harley) | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 10 Day: 9 Year: 1958 | |
| Photograph pinpoints moment in time | Aldwell, Thomas | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 10 Day: 4 Year: 1981 | |
| Thomas T Aldwell, Prominent In City's Industrial Growth, Dies | Aldwell, Thomas T. | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 04 Day: 5 Year: 1954 | |
| Obituary | Aleaxnder, Charles Herbert | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 19 Year: 1979 | |
| Aleck, Lucian | Aleck, Lucian | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p 230-231 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Aleridge, Elizabeth Jackson West | Person | Leavenworth Echo | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1986 |