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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman, Burton Lee | Chapman, Burton Lee | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 41 | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1956 |
| Clyde D. Chapman dies; valley resident is dead. | Chapman, Clyde D. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1959 | |
| Cody Chapman's story. | Chapman, Cody | Person | Klickitat Heritage | p. 1 | Month: Day: Year: 1978 |
| Dr Coolidge O. Chapman, 71, noted scholar. | Chapman, Coolidge O. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 1 Year: 1966 | |
| Meet your pioneers --- Earl Chapman. | Chapman, Earl | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1961 | |
| Chapman, Enoch and Belinda | Chapman, Enoch | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 239 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Chapman, Ethyl M. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 8 Year: 1977 | |
| Meet your pioneers. | Chapman, Helen | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 06 Day: 15 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary: J.J. Chapman | Chapman, J. J. | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1910 | |
| Chapman, James (Mrs.) | Chapman, James (Mrs.) | Person | Spokesman-Review | Mag. , p. 9 | Month: 03 Day: 4 Year: 1951 |
| Chapman, Jessie B. (Mrs.) | Chapman, Jessie B. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1957 | |
| John B. Chapman in the Pacific Northwest. | Chapman, John Butler | Person | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | p. 1+ | Month: Day: Year: 1985 |
| Cowlitz before Monticello | Chapman, John Butler | Person | Morning Oregonian | Month: 02 Day: 11 Year: 1922 | |
| Chapman and son start town of Steilacoom. | Chapman, John Butler | Person | Tacoma Suburban Times | Month: 06 Day: 30 Year: 1966 | |
| Chapman, John M. | Chapman, John M. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 141 | Year: 1980 |
| Joseph Burton Chapman | Chapman, Joseph Burton (M. D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 701-702 | Year: 1916 |
| Chapman, Joseph Burton (M. D.) | Chapman, Joseph Burton (M. D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 701-702 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Chapman, Mabel | Person | Mount Vernon Daily Herald ( Mount Vernon, Wash.) | p. 6 | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1955 |
| Valley woman turns 100. | Chapman, Mary Elizabeth | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1973 | |
| Honoring our Centenarians. | Chapman, Mary Rusher | Person | Dept. of Retirement Systems Bulletin | Month: 12 Year: 1989 | |
| Obituary | Chapman, Myra D. | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Chapman, Myra D. | Person | Wahkiakum County Eagle | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Chapman, Myrtle S. | Person | Daily Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1968 | |
| Q. L. Chapman dies suddenly at Morton. | Chapman, Quinton Lester | Person | Morton Journal | Month: 05 Day: 25 Year: 1967 | |
| U. Professor given medal by the Navy. | Chapman, Ralph L. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 28 | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Chapman, Ruby A. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 5 Year: 1978 | |
| Pullman Naval officer undergoes harrowing fire. | Chapman, Sanford | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 239 | Year: 1920 |
| Sanford Gray Chapman | Chapman, Sanford Gray | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 183 | Year: 1920 |
| Service set for Dr. Stuart W. Chapman, professor emeritus. | Chapman, Stuart W. | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-2 | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1978 |
| W. O. Chapman | Chapman, W. O. | Person | Notable Men in Washington | p. 16 | Year: 1912 |
| Former marshal observes 80th year. | Chapman, Walter | Person | Sultan Valley News | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1963 | |
| A Chapman comes home to Seattle. | Chapman, Wilbert McLeod | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-3 | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1980 |
| Judge Chapman passes. Dean of State's Superior Court Jurists, who retired from bench Jan 1, succumbs to illness. | Chapman, William Oscar (Judge) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1939 | |
| Handcrafted knives reflect a sharp eye -- Artist forges beauty and strenth in blades. | Chappel, Rod | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-1 | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Chappell, Alvin K. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 19 Year: 1972 | |
| Area pioneer dies in Everett. | Chappell, Augusta Constance Anderson | Person | Granite Falls Press | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1962 | |
| Area pioneer dies in Everett. | Chappell, Augusta Constance Anderson | Person | Lake Stevens News | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1962 | |
| Bert E. Chappell | Chappell, Bert E. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v.III p. 169-170 | Year: 1917 |
| Ellison Leslie Chappell | Chappell, Ellison Leslie | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 28-29 | Year: 1921 |
| John Edward Chappell | Chappell, John Edward | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 154-155 | Year: 1982 |
| Will quit business. | Chappell, John Edward | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | p. 1 | Month: 08 Day: 18 Year: 1910 |
| Friends and family join in celebration of Sarah Chappell's 100th birthday. | Chappell, Sarah Yates | Person | Nisqually Valley News | Month: 03 Day: 16 Year: 1989 | |
| William Chappell dies at Orting at 81 years. | Chappell, William F. "Curly" | Person | Raymond Herald The Advertiser | Month: 03 Day: 21 Year: 1963 | |
| William Harrison Chappell | Chappell, William Harrison | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 155 | Year: 1982 |
| Octogenarian pioneer of two states dies at Goldendale | Chappell, William Harrison | Person | Oregonian | Month: 06 Day: 8 Year: 1911 | |
| Obituary | Chappelle, Irving G. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 6 Year: 1975 | |
| Stanley Chapple: conductor for all seasons. | Chapple, Stanley (Dr.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem Tidings, p. 10 | Month: 11 Day: 20 Year: 1977 |
| For youth work: Opera Guild cites Dr. Stanley Chapple. | Chapple, Stanley (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 19 | Month: 05 Day: 20 Year: 1966 |
| Chandler Tinkham and Barbara Miller. Fifty years of making music. | Chapple, Stanley (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Mag., p. 8-9 | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Charawell, Anna Margaret | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 12 Day: 3 Year: 1980 |