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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 | Anderson, C. Walter | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1967 | |
| Vacancy in 43rd divides Demos: Third-choices refuses to surrender. | Anderson, Cal | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1987 | |
| Leading Contender for Niemi's Seat Would be First Openly Gay Legislator | Anderson, Calvin B. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-6 | Month: 10 Day: 3 Year: 1987 |
| Anderson, Carl B. | Anderson, Carl B. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p.58 | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1956 |
| Death Takes Carl C. Anderson | Anderson, Carl C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 30 | Month: 09 Day: 11 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Carl E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 12 | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1965 |
| Death Takes Carl E. Anderson | Anderson, Carl E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Carl E. | Person | Colville Statesman-Examiner | Month: 02 Day: 6 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Carl H. | Person | Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 06 Day: 25 Year: 1986 |
| Anderson, Carl John | Anderson, Carl John | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 212-213 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Carl Oscar | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 08 Day: 22 Year: 1968 | |
| Anderson, Caroline Williams | Anderson, Caroline Williams | Person | Incidents in the Life of a Pioneer Woman : True St | pg. 143 | Year: 1975 |
| Anderson, Carrie | Anderson, Carrie | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 1 | Month: 01 Day: 12 Year: 1952 |
| Speaker-of-Day is LaConner Native Son | Anderson, Carroll | Person | Puget Sound Mail | Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1971 | |
| Anderson is picked twice in a week. | Anderson, Carroll | Person | Channel Press (LaConner, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 12 Year: 1981 | |
| Fred and Cecilia Anderson - 65 years together | Anderson, Cecilia | Person | Marysville Globe | ||
| Bellevue Woman Wants to Crack Police Barrier | Anderson, Celia | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-5 | Month: 11 Day: 19 Year: 1972 |
| Charles Anderson Patroled Local Business and His Own Garden Too. | Anderson, Charles | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | vol. 5, p. 108-109 | Year: 1975 |
| Anderson, Charles | Anderson, Charles | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 309 | Year: 1917 |
| Anderson, Charles Christian | Anderson, Charles Christian | Person | Prosser Record Bulletin | Month: 09 Day: 4 Year: 1958 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles Freeman | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles H. | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | p. 1 | Month: 02 Day: 16 Year: 1954 |
| Anderson, Charles M. | Anderson, Charles M. | Person | History of Seattle | v. II, p. 872-75 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary: Charles M. Anderson of Belknap Industries | Anderson, Charles M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-8 | Month: 06 Day: 19 Year: 1984 |
| Anderson, Charles M. | Anderson, Charles M. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p.822-823 | Year: 1893 |
| Anderson, Charles M. | Anderson, Charles M. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v III, pp. 473-476 | Year: 1917 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles M. (Dr.) | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles McKay | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 5 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1953 |
| Anderson, Charles McKay | Anderson, Charles McKay | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 15 | |
| Anderson, Charles N. | Anderson, Charles N. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 576-77 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles W. | Person | Daily Record Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1984 | |
| Anderson, Charles Whitney | Anderson, Charles Whitney | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p 170-171 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Charles Wilbur | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1972 | |
| 'Grandpa' Reinig Tells Snoqualmie Valley Tales.` | Anderson, Charlie | Person | Snoqualmie Valley Record | Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1971 | |
| Cherry Anderson | Anderson, Cherry | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 50 | Month: 04 Day: 2 Year: 1964 |
| Anderson, Chester F. | Anderson, Chester F. | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 16 | |
| Anderson, Chester H. | Anderson, Chester H. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1. p. 78-79 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Chester L. | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 12 Day: 3 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Chester L. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 12 Day: 2 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Chester L. | Person | Prosser Record Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1972 | |
| Capt. C. M. Anderson, 65, succumbs | Anderson, Chester M. (Capt.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 9 Year: 1962 | |
| book #4, p. 98 | Anderson, Chris "Mule" | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | ||
| Anderson, Christian M. | Anderson, Christian M. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 7 | Year: 1921 |
| Mrs. Olaf B. Anderson, pioneer, dies. | Anderson, Clara Kathryn | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1961 | |
| Anderson didn't mind long hours as grocer. | Anderson, Clarence | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 08 Day: 30 Year: 1987 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Clyde C. | Person | Lewis River News | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Colburn G. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 03 Day: 17 Year: 1969 | |
| Daughter of Forks pioneers succumbs here. | Anderson, Cora Myrtle | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1960 | |
| Daughter of Forks pioneers succumbs here. | Anderson, Cora Myrtle | Person | Forks Forum | Month: 07 Day: 14 Year: 1960 | |
| David Anderson dies at age 78; Rites Saturday. | Anderson, David | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 02 Day: 25 Year: 1971 |