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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whacko Cuffs Caudill symbol of M's behavior. | Caudill, William Holland | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-2 | Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1982 |
| Walter M. Caudle. | Caudle, Walter M. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 553-554 | Year: 1900 |
| Former Yakiman succumbs in L.A. Valley Rail pioneer dies. | Caudrey, Austin Wiley | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Caufield, Arden Ren | Person | Wilbur Register | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1973 | |
| Bernard W. Caufman | Caufman, Bernard W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 76-77 | Year: 1921 |
| Caughey, George C. | Caughey, George C. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1958 | |
| Through the eyes of a child. | Caughey, Mildred | Person | Franklin Flyer | p. 5 | Month: 10 Year: 1981 |
| Memories for May Day: Old Reds. | Caughlan, John | Person | Seattle Times | p. 14, Pacific Magazine | Month: 04 Day: 26 Year: 1987 |
| Caughran, Josephus | Caughran, Josephus | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | v. 3, p. 424 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Caulfield, Minnie M. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 08 Day: 30 Year: 1978 | |
| Herman Leslie Caulkins | Caulkins, Herman Leslie | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 100-101 | Year: 1921 |
| Harry Leon Causland | Causland, Harry Leon | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 14-15 | Year: 1921 |
| Dr. Cauthorn, 91, pharmacist, dies. | Cauthorn, Wade (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Cauvel, William Irwin | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 5 | Month: 11 Day: 4 Year: 1953 |
| Domenic C. Cavadini | Cavadini, Domenic C. | Person | Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas | p. 691 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Cavanaugh, Alfred | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 30 Year: 1983 | |
| Cavanaugh, Anna H. (Mrs.) | Cavanaugh, Anna H. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 30 | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1959 |
| Lumbermen slate Old Timers night. | Cavanaugh, Cecil | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1966 | |
| 80-year resident claimed by death. | Cavanaugh, Cecile M. (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 7 Year: 1964 | |
| Pioneer son dies in Auburn. | Cavanaugh, Charles C. | Person | Auburn Citizen | Month: 01 Day: 18 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Cavanaugh, Charles C. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 43 | Month: 01 Day: 16 Year: 1967 |
| C.C. Cavanaugh, Auburn pioneer, dies. | Cavanaugh, Charles C. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 16 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Mrs. Edith Sparling Cavanaugh. | Cavanaugh, Edith Sparling (Mrs.) | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1967 | |
| Mrs Charles M. Cavanaugh. | Cavanaugh, Etta May (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 12 | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Cavanaugh, Frank H. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1956 |
| J. W. Cavanaugh | Cavanaugh, J. W. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 480-481 | Year: 1917 |
| From capers to kids. | Cavanaugh, James | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Nothwest Today Mag., p. 5 | Month: 11 Day: 26 Year: 1972 |
| Cavanaugh, M. A. | Cavanaugh, M. A. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 466 | Year: 1888 |
| Mary L. Cavanaugh, pioneer, dies. | Cavanaugh, Mary L. (Mrs.) | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1962 | |
| Ray Cavanaugh, businessman, dies. | Cavanaugh, Raymond | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1969 | |
| Public printers of Washington Territory, 1863-1889. | Cavanaugh, Thomas | Person | Pacific Northwest Quarterly | p. 180-181 | Month: 10 Year: 1960 |
| William T. Cavanaugh. | Cavanaugh, William T. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v. 1, p. 556-557 | Year: 1903 |
| Obituary: William T. Cavanaugh. | Cavanaugh, William T. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 29 Year: 1924 | |
| New Leader to command at Fort Lewis. | Cavazos, Richard E. (Maj. Gen.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-7 | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1977 |
| Mrs. Robert Cave, Winslow. | Cave, Lillian Grant (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1965 |
| Mrs. Robert Cave, Winslow. | Cave, Lillian Grant (Mrs.) | Person | Bainbridge Island Review | Month: 09 Day: 1 Year: 1965 | |
| Robert Alfred Cave | Cave, Robert Alfred | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 6, p. 67 | Year: 1977 |
| Meet your Pioneers --- Ed Cavelero | Cavelero, Ed | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Cavelero, Edward Claude | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 02 Day: 23 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Cavelero, Eva J. (Mrs.) | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 28 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Cavelero, Eva J. (Mrs.) | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1968 | |
| Frank Cavelero, pioneer of Everett passes. | Cavelero, Frank | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1960 | |
| Fred Cavelero, area pioneer, dead at 84. | Cavelero, Fred M. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 6 Year: 1972 | |
| 'Unreliable smitch' did his job. | Caven, Mark | Person | Olympian | p. A-1 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1982 |
| Charles A. Cavender. | Cavender, Charles A. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v. 1, p. 540 | Year: 1903 |
| John J. Cavender, pioneer, dies. | Cavender, John J. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 08 Day: 20 Year: 1961 | |
| Vivian Caver appointed. | Caver, Vivian L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-3 | Month: 05 Day: 19 Year: 1976 |
| City Rights director bows out. | Caver, Vivian L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-7 | Month: 02 Day: 16 Year: 1980 |
| New Human-Rights official sees need for hard work. | Caver, Vivian L. | Person | Seattle Times | p. G-6 | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1970 |
| A gallery of gals who get things done. | Caverly, Bernice (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Magazine | p. 26 | Month: 02 Year: 1965 |