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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral services for Mrs. Cassiat held Saturday. | Cassian, Momiat Mabel (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 03 Day: 17 Year: 1962 | |
| Funeral services for Mrs. Cassiat held Saturday. | Cassian, Momiat Mabel (Mrs.) | Person | Toppenish Review | Month: 03 Day: 22 Year: 1962 | |
| Butch Cassidy more than legend to Tri-City centenarian | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1974 | |
| The mystery of Butch Cassidy. | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Washington Magazine | p. 48 | Month: Day: Year: 1987 |
| The Washington 100: A gallery of favorite sons & daughters.... | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Washington Magazine | p. 95 | Month: 11 Year: 1988 |
| Cassidy, Butch | Cassidy, Butch | Person | In Search of Butch Cassidy. | ||
| Spokane man may have been Butch Cassidy, outlaw. | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-16 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1973 |
| Butch Cassidy -- did outlaw die natural death in Spokane | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-20 | Month: 07 Day: 17 Year: 1977 |
| Scot's theory adds twist to Cassidy tale. | Cassidy, Butch | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1989 | |
| Lafe Cassidy | Cassidy, Lafe | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 68-69 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Cassidy, Levi | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 5 Year: 1973 | |
| Michael R. Cassidy | Cassidy, Michael R. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 672 | Year: 1904 |
| Thomas F. Cassidy | Cassidy, Thomas F. | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 169-170 | Year: 1982 |
| Rites are said for Tom Cassidy. | Cassidy, Thomas F. | Person | Tonasket Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Cassill, Harvey | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | B-16 | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1979 |
| Lida B. Cassils, pioneer of city, dies at age 96. | Cassils, Lida B. (Mrs.) | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Cassinat, George (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 12 Year: 1971 | |
| Lee Cassoll | Cassoll, Lee | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 482 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary | Castagno, Remo | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 09 Day: 20 Year: 1973 | |
| Castama, Sarah (Mrs.) | Castama, Sarah (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1959 | |
| Casteel, Robert H. | Casteel, Robert H. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 254 | Year: 1980 |
| Story of two women...new life in new land. | Castellano, Bibiana | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem Tidings, p. 8-9 | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1978 |
| 75-year resident claimed by death. | Castendick, Carolyn (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1966 | |
| Death claims Mrs. Caster, 77, Yakima. | Caster, Sarah K. (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1964 | |
| William Coridan Caster dies. | Caster, William Coridan | Person | Sumner News Review | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1962 | |
| Faces of the City: 'Ex-Dishwasher' makes good. | Casteran, Marie | Person | Seattle Times | p. 22 | Month: 08 Day: 28 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Castle, Anne Louise | Person | Monroe Monitor | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Castle, Anne Louise | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1982 | |
| Garver & Annie Castle | Castle, Annie (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 151-152 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Castle, Annie K. | Person | Enterprise (White Salmon, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 28 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Castle, Carl S. | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 09 Day: 28 Year: 1978 | |
| Memories for May Day: Old Reds. | Castle, Del | Person | Seattle Times | p. 14, Pacific Magazine | Month: 04 Day: 26 Year: 1987 |
| Mrs. Clifford R. Castle. | Castle, Estella B. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 11 Day: 19 Year: 1964 |
| Garver & Annie Castle | Castle, Garver | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 151-152 | Year: 1982 |
| J. F. Castle, colorful Tacoma figure, dies. | Castle, J. F. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 6 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Castle, Lena May | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1980 | |
| Sunday reception set. 50th Wedding Anniversary. | Castle, Lewis Edward | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 15 | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Castle, Lewis Edward | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 03 Day: 24 Year: 1969 |
| Obituary | Castle, Lewis Edward | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1969 |
| Sunday reception set. 50th Wedding Anniversary. | Castle, Lewis Edward (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 15 | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1965 |
| Memories for May Day: Old Reds. | Castle, Pearl (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 14 | Month: 04 Day: 26 Year: 1987 |
| Pioneer loggers of Mason County. | Castle, Roy | Person | Shelton-Mason County Journal | p. 9 | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1963 |
| Captain Wonderful's last flight. | Castle, Vernon G. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 12 | Month: 03 Day: 23 Year: 1980 |
| Castle, William W. | Castle, William W. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 33 | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1956 |
| Mrs. Charles Castlen dies in California. | Castlen, Lura (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 9, sec. 1 | Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1962 |
| Bertrand P. Castner | Castner, Bertrand P. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 542-543 | Year: 1917 |
| Frederick L. Castner. | Castner, Frederick L. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 271-272 | Year: 1904 |
| Cowboy poet rhymes way through tales of the west. | Caswell, Bruce | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 03 Day: 20 Year: 1991 | |
| Lloyd Joseph Caswell. | Caswell, Lloyd Joseph | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 373 | Year: 1916 |
| W. C. Cat | Cat, W. C. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 466 | Year: 1888 |