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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Amundsen, John | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | D-10 | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1985 |
| Obituary | Amundson, Alvin Conrad | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 04 Day: 4 Year: 1970 | |
| Urban daredevils: City slickers turn stunt men. | Amundson, Bruce | Person | Pacific Northwest | p 23 | Month: Day: Year: 1985 |
| Obituary | Amundson, Joseph Parnell | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 08 Day: 3 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Amundson, Nettie | Person | Sunnyside Sun | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1973 | |
| Amy, John P. | Amy, John P. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v1, p. 554-55 | Year: 1903 |
| 'Clarkie' Clark Anabel, long time resident & builder of the Treasure House dies at 88. | Anabel, Clark | Person | North Beach Beacon | p. 3 | Month: 02 Day: 10 Year: 1988 |
| Anable, Archie Vern | Anable, Archie Vern | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 62-63 | Year: 1921 |
| Anable, Clarence | Anable, Clarence | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 62-63 | Year: 1921 |
| Anable, Earl | Anable, Earl | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 232-233 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Anable, Elbert Ray | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 08 Day: 22 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Anable, Hortense W. (Rev.) | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 11 Day: 19 Year: 1984 | |
| Anable, John L. | Anable, John L. | Person | Sebrings Skagit County Illustrated Historical and Pictorial Pub... | Pg 6 | Year: 1983 |
| Anable, Ray | Anable, Ray | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 62-63 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Anacich, Frank | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 03 Day: 14 Year: 1968 | |
| Ancker-Johnson, Betsy | Ancker-Johnson, Betsy | Person | Women of Washington | p. 14 | Year: 1977 |
| Physicist: She's muti-faceted | Ancker-Johnson, Betsy | Person | Seattle Times | p. H-4 | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1973 |
| Nixon names Seattleite to Commerce post | Ancker-Johnson, Betsy | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-1 | Month: 03 Day: 14 Year: 1973 |
| Nixon names Seattleite to Commerce post | Ancker-Johnson, Betsy | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-9 | Month: 03 Day: 15 Year: 1973 |
| Anders, T. J. | Anders, T. J. | Person | Souvenir of the 5th Legislature of the State of Wash | p. 6 | Year: 1897 |
| Anders, Thomas J. (Hon.) | Anders, Thomas J. (Hon.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | pp. 751-752 | Year: 1893 |
| Anders, Thomas J. (Hon.) | Anders, Thomas J. (Hon.) | Person | Background and Selection Patterns Justices of the | p. 14 | Year: 1974 |
| Obituary; Viola Hull Anders | Anders, Viola Hull | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 05 Day: 21 Year: 1918 | |
| Anders,, Thomas Jefferson | Anders,, Thomas Jefferson | Person | History of the Supreme Court of the Territory and | p. 100 | Year: 1932 |
| Mrs. Steffen Andersen, 92, pioneer, dies | Andersen, Annie (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 44 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1964 |
| Mrs. Andersen, Lynden Pioneer, Funeral Friday | Andersen, Annie Laurie | Person | Lynden Tribune | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1969 | |
| Mrs. Andersen, Lynden Pioneer, Funeral Friday | Andersen, Annie Laurie | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 11 Day: 4 Year: 1969 | |
| Andersen, Anton | Andersen, Anton | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | pp. 656-657 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary; Arthur Andersen | Andersen, Arthur Robert | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 24 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Andersen, Celo Garfield | Person | Skamania County Pioneer | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1983 | |
| Andersen, Christian | Andersen, Christian | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 429 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Andersen, Christina A. | Person | Daily Olympian | B-3 | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Andersen, Ella | Person | Skamania County Pioneer | Month: 04 Day: 25 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Andersen, Harold S. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Andersen, Harold S. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 52 | Month: 10 Day: 11 Year: 1966 |
| Lud Andersen, Hood Canal Resident, Dies | Andersen, Lud | Person | Seattle Times | pg. F-13 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1970 |
| Death takes Bickleton pioneer woman. | Andersen, Martha (Mrs.) | Person | Sunnyside Sun | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1963 | |
| Young artisan excels in centuries-old craft. | Andersen, Morgan | Person | Daily Olympian | B-8 | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1981 |
| Chart Room Chatter: Rites planned for 'Luckiest Skipper.' | Andersen, Olaf Christoffer | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 40 | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Andersen, Peter C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 05 Day: 10 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Andersen, Rose O. | Person | Record-Chronicle (Renton, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 23 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Andersin, Lester H. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 12 Year: 1984 | |
| Issaquah Family Album: The Anderson Family | Anderson Family | Person | Issaquah Press | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1990 | |
| Anderson brothers recall early days of 'Swede Settlement' at Clearbrook. | Anderson family | Person | Everson News | Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1964 | |
| Issaquah Family Album: Tolle & Christina Anderson Family | Anderson Family (Tolle), | Person | Issaquah Press | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1990 | |
| Quints are just Five Times the Fun | Anderson Quintuplets, | Person | Oregonian | Northwest magazine p. 4-12 | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1973 |
| Obituary | Anderson, "Bessie" Elizabeth | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1976 | |
| Memories of Old Fort Spokane: Romances and a Parting...Little man came...trial followed. | Anderson, A, M. (Maj.) | Person | Spokesman-Review | Mag. Sec. pp 4-5` | Month: 08 Day: 30 Year: 1964 |
| A Most Unusual Spring Chapeau. $81 for her 81st birthday | Anderson, A. (Mrs. Jr.) | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, A. Ben | Person | Skagit Argus | Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1983 |