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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A new life. | Caldwell, Theo | Person | Weekly (Seattle, Wash.) | p. 44-45 | Month: 05 Day: 25 Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Caldwell, Theo Leedy | Person | Seattle Times | B-7 | Month: 09 Day: 19 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary: Former P. O. businessman, Vernie Caldwell, dies at age 92. | Caldwell, Vernie | Person | Port Orchard Independent | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1987 | |
| Obituary | Caldwell, William J. | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary: James Caldwood. | Caldwood, James | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1907 | |
| Obituary | Calef, Barbara | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 11 Day: 10 Year: 1985 | |
| Obituary | Calef, Barbara | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 8 Year: 1985 | |
| Cales, John Curry | Cales, John Curry | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol 16, p.150-151 | |
| C. J. Caley, oil-heat pioneer. | Caley, Cecil J. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 43 | Month: 09 Day: 14 Year: 1965 |
| John Caley, Ski-Resort owner, dies. | Caley, John H. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 50 | Month: 06 Day: 19 Year: 1969 |
| Obituary | Calfee, Astor Trull | Person | Franklin County Graphic | Month: 08 Day: 17 Year: 1978 | |
| Calfee, James Wilson | Calfee, James Wilson | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 191 | Year: 1920 |
| Calhoon, William L. | Calhoon, William L. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 358-359 | Year: 1904 |
| Mrs. Claude Roberts succumbs. | Calhoun family | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 9 Year: 1962 | |
| Calhoun, Annie Hornsby | Calhoun, Annie Hornsby | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 16 Year: 1957 | |
| Calhoun, Annie Hornsby | Calhoun, Annie Hornsby | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 62 | Month: 10 Day: 17 Year: 1957 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Bruce | Person | Seattle Times | p. G-3 | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Calvin V. | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 01 Day: 23 Year: 1969 | |
| Charles Henry Calhoun, 90. | Calhoun, Charles Henry | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 26 | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Dorothy E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-19 | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1981 |
| Atherton and Calhoun services held jointly. | Calhoun, Elmer E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 66 | Month: 02 Day: 28 Year: 1969 |
| Elmer Calhoun, born here, honored at 90 | Calhoun, Elmer E. | Person | Puget Sound Mail | Month: 07 Day: 16 Year: 1964 | |
| Many turned out to honor Elmer Calhoun, 90. | Calhoun, Elmer E. | Person | Whidbey News-Times | Month: 07 Day: 2 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Emmet (Dr.) | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 9 Year: 1976 | |
| Living Pioneers of Washington: Dr. G. V. Calhoun, Coupeville, Wash. | Calhoun, G. V. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 23 Year: 1915 | |
| Calhoun, George V. (Dr.) | Calhoun, George V. (Dr.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 779-780 | Year: 1893 |
| Calhoun, George V. (Dr.) | Calhoun, George V. (Dr.) | Person | History of Washington | v. V, p. 227-228 | Year: 1909 |
| Biography: City Health Officer of Seattle, and one of the leading physicians. | Calhoun, Grant (Dr.) | Person | Successful American | p. 252 | Month: 11 Year: 1906 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, H. Spurgeon | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-11 | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1972 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, H. Spurgeon | Person | Bellevue American | Month: 11 Day: 30 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Calhoun, H. Spurgeon | Person | Whidbey News-Times | Month: 11 Day: 30 Year: 1972 | |
| J. C. Calhoun, meat shops owner, dies. | Calhoun, John C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 63 | Month: 10 Day: 4 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Maggie Chambers (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 36 | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1953 |
| Calhoun, Maggie Chambers (Mrs.) | Calhoun, Maggie Chambers (Mrs.) | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 4 | Year: 1953 |
| Mount Vernon author does horse story for children. | Calhoun, Mary | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Mag. | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1961 |
| Calhoun, Scott | Calhoun, Scott | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 4 | Month: 05 Day: 10 Year: 1952 |
| Calhoun, Scott | Calhoun, Scott | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| Calhoun, T. W. | Calhoun, T. W. | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 20, p. 113-114 | |
| Calhoun, T. W. | Calhoun, T. W. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 708 | Year: 1894 |
| People in mining. | Calhoun, W. M. | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 79 | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1976 |
| Obituary | Calhoun, Wilbur H. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1973 | |
| Picture of this area taken in 1901. Mrs. W. B. Calhoun in picture sent in by daughter. | Calhoun, William B. (Mrs.) | Person | News Miner | Month: 06 Day: 12 Year: 1964 | |
| Dr. William H. Calhoun, 74, dies. | Calhoun, William H. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 12 Year: 1967 | |
| Calhoun, William M. | Calhoun, William M. | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| Calhoun, William Mein | Calhoun, William Mein | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 49 | Year: 1927 |
| Obituary | Caligan, Fred R. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. D-7 | Month: 02 Day: 19 Year: 1954 |
| Caling, William Bryan | Caling, William Bryan | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 232-233 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Calkins, Arthur L. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 41 | Month: 05 Day: 14 Year: 1963 |
| She was a bride at thirteen. | Calkins, Daisy | Person | Woodinville Weekly | Month: 07 Day: 17 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Calkins, Donald J. F. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1974 |