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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman | Chrisman, Lou | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 264-265 | Year: 1982 |
| Henry Christ | Christ, Henry | Person | History of Clarke county Washington Territory | p. 348-349 | Year: 1835 |
| Philip Christ | Christ, Philip | Person | History of Clarke county Washington Territory | p. 349 | Year: 1885 |
| The Pioneer dead of 1913. | Christ, Philip | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 5, no. 1, p. 26 | Month: 01 Year: 1914 |
| Christ, Philip | Christ, Philip | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 183 | Year: 1980 |
| Henry Albert Christen | Christen, Henry Albert | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 11 | Year: 1921 |
| Louis August Christen | Christen, Louis August | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 100-101 | Year: 1921 |
| Anderson Island's three native daughters, recall pioneer era of first settlers. | Christensen Family | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Mag., p. 3 | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1961 |
| Obituary: Mrs. Agnes Christensen | Christensen, Agnes (Mrs.) | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1974 | |
| Andrew Christensen, pioneer, dies. | Christensen, Andrew | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 84 | Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1969 |
| 'Never a quarrel': A. L. Christensens celebrate 65 years. | Christensen, Andrew L. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 16 | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1964 |
| 'Never a quarrel': A. L. Christensens celebrate 65 years. | Christensen, Andrew L. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 16 | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Andrew P. | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Anna | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1985 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Ben | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Benjamin L. | Person | South District Journal | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Benjamin L. | Person | Beacon Hill News | Month: 03 Day: 5 Year: 1975 | |
| Christensen, Carl | Christensen, Carl | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | p. 14 | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1956 |
| Carl Christensen | Christensen, Carl | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 780-781 | Year: 1904 |
| Carl A. Christensen. | Christensen, Carl A. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 68, sec. 4 | Month: 03 Day: 31 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Caroline Avers | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Charles (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 25 | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Christine | Person | Skamania County Pioneer | Month: 06 Day: 29 Year: 1973 | |
| Mrs. Daisy Christensen. | Christensen, Daisy (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 33 | Month: 02 Day: 18 Year: 1965 |
| Christensen, Neils and Emelia. | Christensen, Emelia (Mrs.) | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 6, p. 68 | Year: 1977 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Eunice Mary | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 10 Day: 13 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Evaline | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 03 Day: 24 Year: 1983 | |
| Mrs. Elhard Christensen | Christensen, Flora B. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 04 Day: 16 Year: 1965 |
| Attorney dies in Riverton sanitarium: Olympian widely knowm for ability in legal profession. | Christensen, Frank P. | Person | Morning Olympian | p. A-1 | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1933 |
| Obituary | Christensen, George F. | Person | Everett Daily Herald | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1954 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, George L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 23 Year: 1968 | |
| H. M. Christensen. | Christensen, H. M. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 312 | Year: 1900 |
| Hans Christensen | Christensen, Hans | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | v. 3, p. 283-284 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary: Hans C. Christensen memorial service held. | Christensen, Hans C. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-20 | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1983 |
| Onbituary | Christensen, Henry | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-3 | Month: 12 Day: 15 Year: 1981 |
| Mrs. Hilma B. Christensen, 85. | Christensen, Hilma B. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 71 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1966 |
| J. P. Christensen. | Christensen, J. P. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 188-189 | Year: 1917 |
| Detectives rely on savvy, not charm. | Christensen, Janet | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-10 | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1979 |
| Female detective looks for answers. | Christensen, Janet | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C_1 | Month: 06 Day: 8 Year: 1982 |
| Seattle Sleuth. | Christensen, Janet | Person | Northwest Women in Business | p. 4 | Month: 11 Year: 1985 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Jens | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1972 | |
| Mrs. Johanna Christensen. | Christensen, Johanna (Mrs.) | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 01 Day: 18 Year: 1967 | |
| Easter Seal Society names Christensen. | Christensen, John J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-6 | Month: 12 Day: 16 Year: 1969 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Josephine | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Julius E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 83 | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1955 |
| Lars Christensen..... | Christensen, Lars | Person | Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound | p. 203-205 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Laurence P. | Person | Lewis County News | Month: 07 Day: 8 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary | Christensen, Lena | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 25 Year: 1972 | |
| M. Christensen | Christensen, M. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 89 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Christensen, Margaret Cahill | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1990 |