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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death claimes Wenas pioneer. | Calvert, Ed | Person | Selah Valley Optimist | Month: 10 Day: 3 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Calvert, Edna Cragin (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 4 | Month: 03 Day: 30 Year: 1957 |
| Pioneer Edward Calvert, 70, dies. | Calvert, Edward | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1963 | |
| Olive Branch no. 4 | Calvert, Ephraim | Person | Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o | p. 138 | Year: 1913 |
| Living pioneers of Washington: Ephraim Calvert, Seattle. | Calvert, Ephraim | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1916 | |
| Obituary | Calvert, Floyd | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1984 | |
| Calvert, James Henderson | Calvert, James Henderson | Person | History of Washington | v. VI, p. 132-133 | Year: 1909 |
| Calvert, Lawrence | Calvert, Lawrence | Person | Pictorial Sketch of the Puget Sound Area and its B | p. 84 | Year: 1960 |
| Obituary: Lawrence C. Calvert. | Calvert, Lawrence C. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 36 | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1966 |
| Mrs. Frank Calvert of Highlands dies. | Calvert, Patricia (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Calvert, Robert R. | Person | Selah Valley Optimist | Month: 09 Day: 11 Year: 1975 | |
| Calvert, Stephen A. (Hon.) | Calvert, Stephen A. (Hon.) | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 341-342 | Year: 1917 |
| Soldier, judge, state officer is dead. | Calvert, Stephen A. (Hon.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 8, c. 4. | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1910 |
| Obituary: Stephen A. Calvert. | Calvert, Stephen A. (Hon.) | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 11 Day: 17 Year: 1910 | |
| Obituary: Mrs. Vivian Clavert. | Calvert, Vivian (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 28 Year: 1974 | |
| Memorial rites for William Calvert set. | Calvert, William | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-19 | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1970 |
| Calvert, William (Jr.) | Calvert, William (Jr.) | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| The big Cheeses. | Calvin family | Person | Lewis County News | Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1986 | |
| Mrs. Francis Calvin. | Calvin, Alice Robbins Shincke (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 04 Day: 29 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Calvin, Bessie | Person | Daily Olympian | o, B-2 | Month: 09 Day: 6 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary | Calvin, Ellen Rachel McClanahan (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 20 Year: 1978 | |
| Calvin, Francis D. | Calvin, Francis D. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1951 |
| Obituary | Calvin, Francis D. | Person | Olympia News | p. 9 | Month: 05 Year: 1951 |
| Calvin, Francis S. | Calvin, Francis S. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3-4 | Year: 1955 |
| Fred G. Calvin | Calvin, Fred G. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 02 Day: 11 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Calvin, Grace | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 05 Day: 5 Year: 1972 | |
| World's largest public relations firm shuns publicity. | Calvo, Norman | Person | Argus (Seattle, Wash.) | p. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1986 |
| 'Sam' Calvo, Sephardic pioneer, dies. | Calvo, Solomon | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 18 | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1964 |
| Behind the scenes -- Six indispensable people. Accountant, diplomat, troubleshooter, teller. | Camber, David | Person | Openings: Argus Magazines 1978-79 Guide to the Performing and Visual Arts. | vol. 85, no. 39, 2nd section, p. 12 | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1978 |
| Obituary | Cambridge, Edna S. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-6 | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1975 |
| Camby, James | Camby, James | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 53 | Year: 1980 |
| Camby, Minnie | Camby, Minnie | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1954 |
| Camby, Russell D. | Camby, Russell D. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 23 | Year: 1980 |
| Camby, Russell Dore | Camby, Russell Dore | Person | Thurston County Pioneers before 1870. | Mss 134 Mss Micro | |
| Obituary | Camby, Sophia M. | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 5 Year: 1991 | |
| Obituary | Camehl, Henry E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 28 | Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1954 |
| Biographical Sketch. | Camenzind, Joseph | Person | South Bend Journal | Pacific Co. Ed., p. 4 | Year: 1900 |
| Early Settlers. | Camerman, Joseph Eugene (Monsignor) | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 101. | Year: 1977 |
| A. B. Cameron family member recalls early days in region. | Cameron, A. B. | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 11 Day: 13 Year: 1963 | |
| Cameron, Alexander (Hon.) | Cameron, Alexander (Hon.) | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 407 | Year: 1893 |
| Cameron, Allan Richfield | Cameron, Allan Richfield | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 491-492 | Year: 1893 |
| Obituary | Cameron, Barney G. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 08 Day: 28 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Cameron, Bertha (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1972 | |
| Dale & Betty Cameron | Cameron, Betty (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 148 | Year: 1982 |
| Bruce & Kay Cameron | Cameron, Bruce | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 147 | Year: 1982 |
| Clyde Cameron, Ex-Machinist, dies. | Cameron, Clyde W. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 8 Year: 1972 | |
| Dale & Betty Cameron | Cameron, Dale | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 148 | Year: 1982 |
| Dan & Georgia Cameron. | Cameron, Dan | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 147 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Cameron, Daniel James | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 50 | Month: 03 Day: 24 Year: 1957 |
| Dora Cameron dies at age 90; services Friday. | Cameron, Dora L. | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1973 |