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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton E "Bob" Clark | Clark, Elton E. "Bob" | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 157 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Clark, Emily Guard | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 09 Day: 12 Year: 1979 | |
| Emma Clark passes. | Clark, Emma | Person | Monroe Monitor | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1967 | |
| Emma Clark dies at 88. | Clark, Emma | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1962 | |
| Emma Clark dies at Coupeville. | Clark, Emma J. (Mrs.) | Person | Whidbey News-Times | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1961 | |
| Private services set for Dr. Ernest D. Clark. | Clark, Ernest D. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-16 | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1970 |
| Pioneer daughter of pioneers is 92. | Clark, Estelle Jacobs | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 28 Year: 1962 | |
| Mrs. Estelle Jacobs Clark, pioneer. | Clark, Estelle Jacobs | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Clark, Ethel F. (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 27 | Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Clark, Ethel Genevieve | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 12 Day: 5 Year: 1966 | |
| Ethel Girard Clark | Clark, Ethel Girard | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 6 | Year: 1952 |
| Mrs. Charles F. Clark | Clark, Ethel V. (Mrs.) | Person | Burlington Farm Journal | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1965 | |
| Mrs. Charles W. Clark. | Clark, Eugenia Frances (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1964 |
| Wife of former state solon dies. | Clark, Eva M. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1961 | |
| F. Lewis Clark | Clark, F. Lewis | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 434 | Year: 1893 |
| F. Lewis Clark | Clark, F. Lewis | Person | Spokane Falls and its Exposition | p. 24 | Year: 1973 |
| Floyd I. Clark | Clark, Floyd Ichabod | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 147 | Year: 1920 |
| Floyd Ichabod Clark | Clark, Floyd Ichabod | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 195 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Clark, Frances Anna | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 06 Day: 22 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary: Frances May Clark. | Clark, Frances May | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 03 Day: 24 Year: 1967 | |
| Frank Clark, 1834-1883 | Clark, Frank | Person | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | vol. 15, no. 4, p. 1, 6-8 | Month: Day: Year: 1986 |
| Pioneer State educator dies in Seattle. | Clark, Frank J. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1960 | |
| Gail Clark, early valley pioneer, came to Winthrop in 1900. | Clark, Gail | Person | Methow Valley News | Month: 04 Day: 9 Year: 1964 | |
| George Clark, 92, claimed by death. | Clark, George | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 08 Day: 24 Year: 1960 | |
| Mrs G. Clark, Pioneer north Idaho is laid to rest. | Clark, George (Mrs.) | Person | Newport Miner | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1968 | |
| History of Peninsula is the story of his life. | Clark, George B. | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1976 | |
| George C. Clark. | Clark, George C. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 436-438 | Year: 1917 |
| George Clark, manufacturer, dies at work. | Clark, George E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1961 | |
| George E. Clark | Clark, George E. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 151 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Clark, George H. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Clark, George Harman | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 08 Day: 24 Year: 1972 | |
| Pioneer Sedro businessman dies. | Clark, George R. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1961 | |
| Clark, George R. (Mrs.) | Clark, George R. (Mrs.) | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | p. 8 | Month: 08 Day: 25 Year: 1956 |
| Graveside services for Guy Clark, native of Island. | Clark, Guy | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1961 | |
| Northwest history brought to life in visit with Ray Clarks of Kent. | Clark, H. Ray | Person | Kent News-Journal | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Clark, H. Ray | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 12 Day: 1 Year: 1967 | |
| Northwest history brought to life in visit with Ray Clarks of Kent. | Clark, H. Ray (Mrs.) | Person | Kent News-Journal | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1964 | |
| Hannah Clark married Levi Smith. | Clark, Hannah | Person | Olympia Transcript | vol 3, p. 3 | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1868 |
| Obituary: Harold L. Clark, Auburn. | Clark, Harold L. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 65 | Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1966 |
| Harriet J. Clark, M.D. | Clark, Harriet J. (M.D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 752 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary: Harry Clark. | Clark, Harry | Person | Ellensburg Record | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Clark, Helen Scott | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1990 | |
| Chips from an Old Block. Sketches of Makah Indians and other writings. | Clark, Helen W. | Person | Mss 040 | ||
| Obituary | Clark, Henry A. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1962 | |
| Hollis Clark | Clark, Hollis | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 189 | Year: 1920 |
| Biographical Sketch. | Clark, I. A. | Person | South Bend Journal | Pacific Co. Ed. P. 14 | Year: 1900 |
| Clark, I. A. | Clark, I. A. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 466 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary | Clark, Ida (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 13 Year: 1961 | |
| Ida Clark succumbs on Birthday. | Clark, Ida Mae | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Clark, Inza K. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1971 |