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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, Robert | Anderson, Robert | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 105 | Year: 1920 |
| County executive race -- Randy Revelle to the rescue --Now..... | Anderson, Robert | Person | Weekly (Seattle, Wash.) | p. 4 | Month: Day: Year: 1981 |
| Politicians starting to keep close watch on Everett Mayor | Anderson, Robert | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-18 | Month: 02 Day: 18 Year: 1973 |
| Everett Mayor Looking to 1976. | Anderson, Robert | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. E-1 | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1974 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Robert A. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 02 Day: 17 Year: 1969 | |
| Anderson, Robert D. | Anderson, Robert D. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | pp. 205-6 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Robert Lee | Person | Forks Forum | Month: 06 Day: 18 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Robert W. | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1979 | |
| Anderson, Robert W. (Capt.) | Anderson, Robert W. (Capt.) | Person | South Bend Journal | Month: 04 Day: 16 Year: 1959 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Robert W. (Sr.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 04 Day: 1 Year: 1981 |
| Anderson, Roger (Dr.) | Anderson, Roger (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 46 | Year: 1929 |
| Biographical Sketch | Anderson, Ron | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Special Section p. 41 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| Mounties and U.S. Probe Arrest of AWOL Soldier | Anderson, Ronald J. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-9 | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1974 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Roy A. | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Roy Borgan | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-9 | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1980 |
| Roy W. Anderson | Anderson, Roy W. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1963 |
| Dr. Ruben W. Anderson, dentist, dies. | Anderson, Ruben W. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 12 | Month: 04 Day: 10 Year: 1964 |
| Mrs. Anderson, 68, dies in Selah home | Anderson, Ruby Elizabeth | Person | Selah Valley Optimist | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Ruth | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Ruth | Person | Marysville Globe | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Sadie B. | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 01 Day: 25 Year: 1984 | |
| Anderson, Sadie Mae | Anderson, Sadie Mae | Person | Bellingham Herald | p. 20 | Month: 03 Day: 18 Year: 1956 |
| Anderson, Sam (Mrs.) | Anderson, Sam (Mrs.) | Person | Women of Grays Harbor County | p. 13 | |
| Anderson, Samuel F. | Anderson, Samuel F. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 152 | Year: 1921 |
| Long-Time Resident dies at 91 | Anderson, Sara M. Saunders | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1968 | |
| Sarah J. Anderson came by wagon train. | Anderson, Sarah J. | Person | Hazel Dell Post | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1978 | |
| Anderson, Sarah Jane | Anderson, Sarah Jane | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 201 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. John Anderson, 89. | Anderson, Sarah M (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 64 | Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Sig A. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 11 | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1969 |
| Biographical Sketch | Anderson, Simon | Person | South Bend Journal | Pacific County ed., p. 13 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Sophia L. | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1978 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Standard I. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1979 | |
| S.A. Anderson, ex-shipping employee, dies | Anderson, Stanley A. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1960 | |
| Mrs Haron W. Anderson - Obituary | Anderson, Stella (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 19 | Month: 07 Day: 14 Year: 1966 |
| Cow gave restauranteur right steer | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-3 | Month: 04 Day: 9 Year: 1977 |
| New King Neptune to rule Seafair. | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-14 | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1977 |
| Stuart Anderson: 10 Years and 22 Restaurants Later | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest p. 8 | Month: 06 Day: 23 Year: 1974 |
| Stuart Anderson: one cowboy who's all business | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest p. 8 | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1981 |
| Anderson bullish on steak sales | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-10 | Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1982 |
| Steak king out to pasture but maybe not for long. | Anderson, Stuart | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. F-4 | Month: 09 Day: 14 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary | Anderson, Susie | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Swen | Person | Northern Kittitas County Tribune | Month: 04 Day: 5 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Teckla A. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 06 Day: 27 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Anderson, Therese E. | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 06 Day: 29 Year: 1967 | |
| Retired Logger, T. Anderson, Dies. | Anderson, Thomas | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1967 | |
| Death Claimes Former Logger. | Anderson, Thomas | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 04 Day: 6 Year: 1967 | |
| Anderson, Thomas | Anderson, Thomas | Person | Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound | p. 105 | Year: 1900 |
| Thomas M. Anderson: First U.S. General Overseas;His Expeditionary force ... | Anderson, Thomas M. | Person | Clark County History | v XIV, p. 248 | Year: 1973 |
| Anderson, Thomas M. | Anderson, Thomas M. | Person | First U.S.General Overseas: Thomas... | Manuscript - Copy | Year: 1972 |
| General Anderson Story Featured in County Historical Publication. | Anderson, Thomas M. | Person | Camas-Washougal Post-Record | Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1973 |