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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Carlson: Instinctive teacher and persuader. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8-9 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1976 |
| The Stroller. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Argus (Seattle, Wash.) | p. 3 | Month: 10 Day: 24 Year: 1975 |
| Carlson to get "Statesman Award". | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. H-12 | Month: 05 Day: 16 Year: 1976 |
| Bigraphical Sketch. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Pacific Northwesterner (Spokane, Wash.) | Mag., p. 3-4 | Month: 03 Year: 1966 |
| 'Early Eddie' Carlson -- man on the move. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Pict. P. 16-17 | Month: 02 Day: 11 Year: 1962 |
| Edward E. Carlson, Dean Rusk elected by Foreign Policy Group. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 2 | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1969 |
| Sparkplug of the Downtown Team. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Magazine | p. 25-29, 48-49. | Month: 03 Year: 1969 |
| Faces of the City: Hotel-chain tycoon keeps 3 bags packed. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. A | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1965 |
| Carlson: The two careers are not so much different. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-4 | Month: 12 Day: 23 Year: 1970 |
| How a Hotelman got the red out of United Air Lines. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Fortune | p. 72 | Month: 03 Year: 1972 |
| Travel writers honor hotelman. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 14 | Month: 02 Day: 18 Year: 1965 |
| 930 honor Edward Carlson. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-3 | Month: 01 Day: 16 Year: 1971 |
| Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame. Eight Laureates selected for Honor Hall. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Puget Sound Business Journal | p. 11A, 13A | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1987 |
| Faces of the City: Carlson honor didn't surprise his English teacher. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 11 | Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1966 |
| Two pals made it to the top on the ladder of success. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. G-10 | Month: 01 Day: 24 Year: 1971 |
| Carlson, Edward E. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Digressions of a Native Son. | p. 184+ | Year: 1982 |
| Carlson lauded for his 'solid dedication'. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 7 | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1966 |
| "Call Eddie": phone still rings for the man who conceived the Space Needle. | Carlson, Edward E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-3 | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1984 |
| A wife with a life in many directions. | Carlson, Edward E. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 19 | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Carlson, Edward W. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Edwin Horn (Mrs.) | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 12 Day: 23 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Einar M. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1977 | |
| Einar M. Carlson. | Carlson, Einar M. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 174-175 | Year: 1921 |
| Elmer Herbert Carlson. | Carlson, Elmer Herbert | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 17 | Year: 1921 |
| Funeral scheduled for San Juan pioneer Emma Carlson, 91. | Carlson, Emma Jan Viereck | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 09 Day: 28 Year: 1959 | |
| Funeral held for San Juan pioneer Emma Calson, 91 | Carlson, Emma Jan Viereck | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1959 | |
| Funeral held for San Juan pioneer Emma Calson, 91 | Carlson, Emma Jan Viereck | Person | Orcas Islander | Month: 09 Day: 30 Year: 1959 | |
| Pioneer resident passes Sept. 26. | Carlson, Emma Jan Viereck | Person | Orcas Islander | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1959 | |
| Rites for Mrs. Carlson, ex-singer here. | Carlson, Emy Lou | Person | Seattle Times | p. 21 | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1969 |
| Obituary | Carlson, Erick R. | Person | West Seattle Herald | Month: 04 Day: 11 Year: 1973 | |
| Carlson, Ernest H. | Carlson, Ernest H. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3-4 | Year: 1953 |
| Mrs. Sidney Carlson, 72. | Carlson, Esther E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 84 | Month: 07 Day: 17 Year: 1966 |
| Mrs. E. Carlson succumbs at 76. | Carlson, Etholyn | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 08 Day: 15 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Evelyn E. | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 9 Year: 1969 | |
| Descendants of pioneers gather for celebration. | Carlson, Falk | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 8 | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1964 |
| Floyd Everett Carlson | Carlson, Floyd Everett | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 232-233 | Year: 1921 |
| Mrs. Johann Carlson. | Carlson, Freda S. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 31 | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1967 |
| G. H. Carlson | Carlson, G. H. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 564 | Year: 1894 |
| Faces of the City: George Carlson heads talk-it-up campaign. | Carlson, George | Person | Seattle Times | p. 18 | Month: 08 Day: 24 Year: 1966 |
| This iceman has warm memories.; George Carlson's 31 years hauling ice hark back to a slower, gentler time. | Carlson, George | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-1 | Month: 03 Year: 1982 |
| What ever happened to George Carlson. | Carlson, George | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-2 | Month: 01 Day: 18 Year: 1976 |
| Obituary | Carlson, Gordon A. (Rev.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-23 | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1972 |
| Obituary | Carlson, Grace L. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Grace L. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 03 Day: 6 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Grace L. | Person | Stanwood-Camano News (Stanwood, Wash) | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Gustaf Adolph | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 22 | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1952 |
| Obituary | Carlson, Hannah Salander | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Harold E. | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 05 Day: 28 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Carlson, Harry | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1984 | |
| Harry Carlson | Carlson, Harry | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 44-45 | Year: 1921 |