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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Set for Albert Armstrong. | Armstrrong, Albert | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 16 | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1963 |
| Ardnt in Ashland is alive in a dream. | Arndt, Denis | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-13 | Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1981 |
| Memorial held for Mrs. Arndt | Arndt, Jane Oliver (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 03 Day: 12 Year: 1965 | |
| Memorial held for Mrs. Arndt. | Arndt, Jane Oliver (Mrs.) | Person | Puyallup Valley News | Month: 03 Day: 17 Year: 1965 | |
| Arndty, William F. | Arndty, William F. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 10 Day: 9 Year: 1958 | |
| Obituary | Arneil, Mollie | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1990 | |
| Arneman, Arthur D. | Arneman, Arthur D. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 38 | Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1958 |
| p.113 | Arneson, Lenore Mitty | Person | History of Klickitat County | Year: 1982 | |
| Arneson, Ole | Arneson, Ole | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 144-145 | Year: 1921 |
| Arness, Sam (Sr.) | Arness, Sam (Sr.) | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 2. p. 124-125 | Year: 1977 |
| Obituary | Arnett, Dorcas | Person | Vancouver Columbian | Month: 09 Day: 24 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Arnett, Susie May | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1970 | |
| The Pioneer Dead 1912 | Arnold, A. W. | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v.4 no. 1, p. 36-43 | Month: 01 Year: 1913 |
| Arnold, A. W. | Arnold, A. W. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 587-588 | Year: 1893 |
| Arnold, Adam W. | Arnold, Adam W. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 314 | Year: 1904 |
| Tennessee Walkers Are Fun for Arnie | Arnold, Arnie | Person | Seattle Times | p. 45 | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1969 |
| Services for B. A. Arnold, Whidbey Island native son | Arnold, Bert A. | Person | Whidbey News-Times | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1965 | |
| Arnold, Burton B. | Arnold, Burton B. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 14-15 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary: Cecil Arnold, longtime consulting engineer, dies | Arnold, Cecil | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-20 | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Arnold, Cecil C. | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 02 Day: 17 Year: 1983 | |
| Arnold, Charles H. | Arnold, Charles H. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 365-366 | Year: 1904 |
| Mrs. Floyd Arnold | Arnold, Elizabeth M. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 20 | Month: 11 Day: 15 Year: 1964 |
| Arnold, Elwin W. | Arnold, Elwin W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 170-171 | Year: 1921 |
| Grays Harbor County | Arnold, F. D. | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 124 | |
| Elks Services are Set For Foster E. Arnold | Arnold, Foster E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 17 | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1969 |
| G. Wright Arnold, 85, Dies | Arnold, G. Wright | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-3 | Month: 09 Day: 3 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Arnold, Genevieve Marie | Person | Herald (Everett, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1983 | |
| Deaths: | Arnold, George | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 08 Day: 4 Year: 1966 |
| Rites set for Mrs. Lawrence M Arnold | Arnold, Grace Heffernan | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Arnold, Gustave A. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 7 | Month: 04 Day: 11 Year: 1966 |
| Early-Day Lind recalled by Homesteader's Son | Arnold, H. E. | Person | Lind Lens | p. 3 | Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1966 |
| Early resident passes Dec 6. | Arnold, Harold C. (Buster) | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 12 Day: 15 Year: 1961 | |
| Arnold, Hazel | Arnold, Hazel | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 1 | Year: 1956 |
| Obituary | Arnold, Iva | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 05 Day: 28 Year: 1986 | |
| A Sitting with Iva Arnold | Arnold, Iva Jane | Person | 3 pages located in Pam.File | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1975 | |
| John A Arnold, Retired Teacxher, Principal, Dies | Arnold, John A. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 5 Year: 1971 | |
| John Lewis Arnold | Arnold, John Lewis | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 03 Day: 2 Year: 1964 |
| Arnold takes fresh approach to coroner job. | Arnold, Judy | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-1 | Month: 03 Day: 15 Year: 1987 |
| Medical Pavillion Ground Broken. | Arnold, Lawrence M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-5 | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1973 |
| Arnold, Lawrence M. | Arnold, Lawrence M. | Person | Pictorial Sketch of the Puget Sound Area and its B | p. 53 | Year: 1960 |
| Arnold -- a charmer..and a man. | Arnold, Lawrence M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-13 | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1981 |
| Banker Retires; Son Moves Up | Arnold, Lawrence M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-10 | Month: 12 Day: 19 Year: 1969 |
| Arnold, Lawrence Moss | Arnold, Lawrence Moss | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 144 | Year: 1929 |
| Writer hits jackpot with first novel. | Arnold, Linda | Person | Lake City Journal | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1981 | |
| Arnold, M. A. | Arnold, M. A. | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| Memorial Services for Capt. Arnold set for Saturday. | Arnold, Marshall Evan | Person | Snoqualmie Valley Record | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1963 | |
| Arnold, Maud Millard | Arnold, Maud Millard | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 262-263 | Year: 1921 |
| Reverend Mike rides his bike. | Arnold, Mike (Rev.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-4 | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1981 |
| Mrs. Schuyler Arnold Dies at 84 in Walla Walla | Arnold, Minnie (Mrs.) | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 08 Day: 23 Year: 1963 | |
| Arnold, Morris A. | Arnold, Morris A. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 362-365 | Year: 1916 |