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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Cahail, Mary L. (Mrs.) | Person | Leavenworth Echo | Month: 04 Day: 6 Year: 1972 | |
| Yakima still feels the impact of Harry Cahalan | Cahalan, Harry L. | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | vol. 3, p. 22-23 | Year: 1975 |
| Mrs. Margaret Cahalan, 82 dies. | Cahalan, Margaret (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 11 Day: 20 Year: 1967 | |
| Mrs. Margaret Cahalan, 82 dies. | Cahalan, Margaret (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 23 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Edna Cahan, bridge expert, dies in Virginia. | Cahan, Edna | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-11 | Month: 03 Day: 17 Year: 1974 |
| Verne C. Cahan | Cahan, Verne C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 48 | Month: 09 Day: 4 Year: 1963 |
| Cahill, A. P. | Cahill, A. P. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 521 | Year: 1894 |
| Cahill, Anna (Mrs.) | Cahill, Anna (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 144-145 | Year: 1982 |
| Rites held here for Anna Mary Cahill. | Cahill, Anna Mary | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 01 Day: 5 Year: 1961 | |
| Cahill, Betty (Mrs.) | Cahill, Betty (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1982 |
| Cahill, Bob | Cahill, Bob | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1992 |
| Cahill, Edward | Cahill, Edward | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 144-145 | Year: 1982 |
| Cahill, Edward Thomas | Cahill, Edward Thomas | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1958 | |
| Arsonists destroy candidate's house. | Cahill, Harry J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8 | Month: 09 Day: 1 Year: 1969 |
| John D. Cahill succumbs at 80. | Cahill, John Daniel | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 08 Day: 27 Year: 1965 | |
| Cahill, Judy (Mrs.) | Cahill, Judy (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Cahill, Lois "Bessie" | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 08 Day: 6 Year: 1975 | |
| Martin Cahill Family. | Cahill, Martin | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Cahill, Martin H. | Person | Lewis River News | Month: 02 Day: 8 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Cahill, Martin H. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 02 Day: 10 Year: 1983 | |
| Cahill, Michael | Cahill, Michael | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1982 |
| Cahill, Robert (Jr.) | Cahill, Robert (Jr.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 145 | Year: 1982 |
| Roy R. Cahill succumbs. Rites held Tuesday for prominent lawyer | Cahill, Roy R | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 22 Year: 1962 | |
| New D.N.R. boss draws praise -- Environmentalists hope new choice signals new directions. | Cahill, Russell A. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-2 | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1981 |
| Cahill to head state DNR. | Cahill, Russell A. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-12 | Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1981 |
| William Cahill | Cahill, William | Person | History of Clarke county Washington Territory | p. 347 | Year: 1885 |
| Obituary | Cahill, William Robert | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 11 Day: 13 Year: 1961 | |
| W.S. Cahill, grid star on famed Dobie team. | Cahill, William S. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Cahoon, Clarence A. "Shorty" | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1980 | |
| George Cahoon, Sr. Family -- Food and Friendship thrived under the Grand Central's roof. | Cahoon, George (Sr.) | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | vol 5, p. 72-73 | Year: 1980 |
| Cahoon, Mary Elizabeth Parker | Cahoon, Mary Elizabeth Parker | Person | Incidents in the Life of a Pioneer Woman : True St | p. ? | Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Cain, Adella | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1970 | |
| Cain, Bonnie Whitman | Cain, Bonnie Whitman | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 208-209 | Year: 1982 |
| Cain, Charles L. | Cain, Charles L. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1954 |
| Cain, Clark | Cain, Clark | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 146 | Year: 1982 |
| Cain, Dennis Richard | Cain, Dennis Richard | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 64-65 | Year: 1921 |
| Harry Cain: Fighting new foes in Miami. | Cain, Harry P. | Person | Seattle Times Magazine | p. 8 | Month: 08 Day: 4 Year: 1974 |
| Tacoma's Mayor having able adminstration. | Cain, Harry P. | Person | Washington State Democrat | p. 3 | Month: 03 Year: 1941 |
| The Harry Cain "Mutiny" | Cain, Harry P. | Person | Colliers | p. 32ff. | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1955 |
| An uncommon man. | Cain, Harry P. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 2 | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1977 |
| J. R. Cain Lumber Co. at Meskill. | Cain, J. R. | Person | 1909 Lewis County, Washington, as told in writing and pictures. | p. 45 | Year: 1983 |
| Cain, Laura (Mrs.) | Cain, Laura (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 146 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Cain, Mary E. | Person | Enterprise (White Salmon, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 24 Year: 1983 | |
| Max G. Cain retired SS Executive passes. | Cain, Max G. | Person | Marine Digest | v. 47, n. 40, p. 37 | Month: 03 Day: 31 Year: 1969 |
| Cain, Newton F. | Cain, Newton F. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 841-842 | Year: 1893 |
| Cain, Oma Rose | Cain, Oma Rose | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1954 |
| Cain, Roy H. | Cain, Roy H. | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 146 | Year: 1982 |
| Two key members are leaving WPPSS executive board. | Cain, Stanton "Nick" | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-14 | Month: 11 Day: 28 Year: 1982 |
| Obituary: Walter J. Cain, age 84. | Cain, Walter J. | Person | Courier-Times (Sedro Woolley, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 20 Year: 1967 | |
| Early Settlers. | Caine, E. W. | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 101. | Year: 1977 |