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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Remember Pioneer Ancestors | Alexander, Thomas | Person | Issaquah Press | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1990 | |
| Alexander, Thomas M. | Alexander, Thomas M. | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol 43 p. 185-187 | |
| Alexander Rite Held | Alexander, Tony K. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1967 | |
| A. Alexander dies at 78. | Alexander, Tony K. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 12 Day: 16 Year: 1967 | |
| A. Alexander dies at 78 | Alexander, Tony K. | Person | Raymond Herald & Advertiser | Month: 12 Day: 21 Year: 1967 | |
| 1926-1941 | Alexander, Veulah Garcia | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| From out of the past | Alexander, W. "Bill" G. | Person | Brewster Herald Reporter | Month: 04 Day: 15 Year: 1971 | |
| Alexander, W. A. | Alexander, W. A. | Person | Alexander Family Papers | ||
| Alexander, William Lee | Alexander, William Lee | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 9 | Year: 1921 |
| Fashioned in 1902 -- Engine built of Odds and Ends in Museum | Alexanderson, Julius | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 06 Day: 6 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Alexis, Charles | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1968 | |
| Alexis, Charlie | Alexis, Charlie | Person | Catholic Northwest Progress | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1967 | |
| State Silent on Indian Cemetary Care | Alexis, Charlie | Person | Catholic Northwest Progress | ||
| Biographical Sketch | Alfani, Alberto | Person | Pigotts | p 53 | Year: 1928 |
| Obituary | Alferness, Florence Riley | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1970 | |
| Alfonso, Marie (Mrs.) | Alfonso, Marie (Mrs.) | Person | Women of the West | p 187 | Year: 1928 |
| Alford, Albert Hulbert | Alford, Albert Hulbert | Person | Inland Empire | V.4, p.7 | Year: 1928 |
| Obituary | Alford, Bertha N. | Person | Daily News Journal (Kent, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 25 Year: 1982 | |
| Alford, Eugene Lemuel | Alford, Eugene Lemuel | Person | Inland Empire | v.4, p 7-8 | Year: 1928 |
| Alfred, William L. | Alfred, William L. | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | v. 3 pg 359 | Year: 1916 |
| U.S. Marshal Algeo Popular Officail | Algeo, Herbert W. | Person | Washington Democrat | p 4 | Month: 05 Year: 1941 |
| H. W. Algeo, Former Patrol Chief, Dies | Algeo, Herbert W. | Person | Seattle Times | pg 28 | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1968 |
| Obituary | Alger, Hollis | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 38 p. 239 | |
| Obituary | Alger, Jack Sewell | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | C-22 | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Alger, Kate | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Alger, Linn O. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Algier, Alfred S. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 9 | Month: 04 Day: 29 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Algyer, Ethel M. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Alhadeff, Albert D. | Person | Seattle Times | A-15 | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1980 |
| Morrie Alhadeff, Man behind $2 Window | Alhadeff, Morrie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p C-1 | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1973 |
| Morrie Alhadeff -- the man who runs the place that runs the ponies. | Alhadeff, Morrie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest, p. 4 | Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1978 |
| Police lied in Alhadeff case to protect victim & public | Alhadeff, Morris | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | C-3 | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1980 |
| Ex-cop is held in Alhadeff extortion | Alhadeff, Morris | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | A-1 | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1980 |
| Bail is set for ex-cop despite pleas in Alhadeff threat case | Alhadeff, Morris | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | A-3 | Month: 09 Day: 30 Year: 1980 |
| Out of the Frying pan? | Alhadeff, Victor | Person | Washington CEO | p 32 | Month: 04 Year: 1990 |
| A Broker Under 30 | Alhadeff, Victor D | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | C-4 | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Alheit, John | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 5 | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1955 |
| Obituary | Ali, Rose M. (Mrs.) | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1983 | |
| Alinder, George E. | Alinder, George E. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 214-215 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Alkire, Geraldine | Person | Daily Olympian | B 2 | Month: 05 Day: 26 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Alkire, Trosdel L. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1982 | |
| Allain, George Dewey | Allain, George Dewey | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 18 | Year: 1921 |
| 60th Year in cith for family business. | Allan, Archie | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 12 Day: 2 Year: 1965 | |
| Allan, Barbara | Allan, Barbara | Person | Women of Washington | p. 19 | Year: 1977 |
| Allan, Carolyn R. | Allan, Carolyn R. | Person | Washington Women | Pg. 1 | Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Allan, Corinne F. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 5 | Month: 10 Day: 3 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Allan, Dewey | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 02 Day: 19 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Allan, Eugene S. | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 09 Day: 3 Year: 1981 | |
| Gutsy College Student Flies to Safety After Pilot Dies | Allan, Frederick "Spanky" | Person | Museum of Flight News | p. 8 | Month: 03 Year: 1987 |
| Allan, George T. | Allan, George T. | Person | Journal of a voyage from Ft Vancouver to York Factory | Year: 1841 |