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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, John | Anderson, John | Person | Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound | p. 170 | Year: 1900 |
| Anderson, John | Anderson, John | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p.76-77 | Year: 1917 |
| A builder of the Monitor settled near Woodinville | Anderson, John | Person | Daily Journal-American (Bellevue, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1979 | |
| Top commerce job could provide direction. | Anderson, John | Person | Daily Olympian | C-1 | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1981 |
| Anderson, John | Anderson, John | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 22, p. 260-261 | |
| John Anderson, pioneer, dies. | Anderson, John | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1963 | |
| Anderson, John C. | Anderson, John C. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 198-199 | Year: 1921 |
| Anderson, John F. | Anderson, John F. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | p.20 | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Anderson, John Gust | Person | Seattle Times | p. 25 | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1966 |
| Anderson, John L. | Anderson, John L. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 423-24 | Year: 1916 |
| New face on an old company | Anderson, John N. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-5 | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1987 |
| Capt. John Peter P. Anderson, Retired Master of Ships | Anderson, John Peter Paul (Capt.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p D-11 | Month: 03 Day: 14 Year: 1972 |
| Anderson, John Robert | Anderson, John Robert | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p. 400 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Joseph C. | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 08 Day: 18 Year: 1976 | |
| Anderson, Joseph D. | Anderson, Joseph D. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 59 | Year: 1920 |
| Anderson, Joseph Warren | Anderson, Joseph Warren | Person | History of King County | V. 3, p. 151-152 | Year: 1929 |
| Mrs. Carl Anderson | Anderson, Josephine Ovidia | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 8 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Josie | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Josie | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1968 | |
| Who are the Gambling Commissioners? | Anderson, Juli | Person | Liquor Reporter | p. B3 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1987 |
| Life is quint-essential | Anderson, Karen | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-5 | Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1982 |
| Parents of Quints | Anderson, Karen | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-6 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1973 |
| Quints are Just Five Times the Fun | Anderson, Karen | Person | Oregonian | Northwest Magazine p .4-12 | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1973 |
| Mrs. Ralph Anderson dies on Bainbridge | Anderson, Kate O. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Katherine C. | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 04 Day: 23 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Katherine C. | Person | Peninsula Gateway | Month: 04 Day: 28 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Katherine C. | Person | Port Orchard Independent | Month: 04 Day: 28 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Kathrine Hayes | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 05 Day: 6 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Kathryn A. (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 16 Year: 1971 | |
| Death takes Mrs. Fred Anderson | Anderson, Kathryn Browne | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 07 Day: 12 Year: 1961 | |
| Anderson, L. C. | Anderson, L. C. | Person | History of King County | v. IV, pp. 194-8 | Year: 1929 |
| Anderson, L. O. (Mrs.) | Anderson, L. O. (Mrs.) | Person | Women of the West | p. 187 | Year: 1928 |
| Anderson, Lars Jacob | Anderson, Lars Jacob | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol, 16, p. 108 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Laura (Mrs.) | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | p. 19 | Month: 09 Day: 9 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lauraetta H. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lauraetta H. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Letta Davis | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1969 |
| Anderson, Lewis | Anderson, Lewis | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 288 | Year: 1904 |
| Anderson, Lewis | Anderson, Lewis | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 602 | Year: 1900 |
| Anderson, Lida (Miss) | Anderson, Lida (Miss) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 13 | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1853 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lillian | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lillian "Lil" | Person | Wahkiakum County Eagle | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lillian C. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 12 Day: 24 Year: 1979 | |
| Mrs. Fred Anderson "Sourdough Lil" | Anderson, Lillian Del (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 04 Day: 10 Year: 1963 |
| Anderson, Linda | Anderson, Linda | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 111 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Lizzie C. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1957 | |
| REI Founder is Honored "Better Late Than Never" | Anderson, Lloyd | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-1 | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1984 |
| Mr. Superwoman. | Anderson, Lois | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-1 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1984 |
| Death Calls Mrs. Anderson | Anderson, Lorene | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1960 | |
| Owner of mansion made dead languages live. | Anderson, Louis | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1969 |