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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Frederick Andrew | Clarke, Frederick Andrew | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 84 | Year: 1980 |
| Driving lawyer resigns. | Clarke, Fritz | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-22 | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Clarke, George Douglas | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Clarke, George Douglas | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1983 | |
| George Lyan and Christina Ellen Clark. | Clarke, George Lyan | Person | Northport Pioneers: echoes of the past from the upper Columbia | p. 154 | Year: 1981 |
| Proceedings to investigate charges of bribery.....against Harry A. Clarke | Clarke, Harry A. | Person | House Journal | Appendix C | Year: 1891 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Clarke, Joseph E. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Obituary | Clarke, Margaret | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-12 | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1976 |
| Margaret Clake, former Y.W.C.A. president, dies. | Clarke, Margaret B. | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-11 | Month: 04 Day: 4 Year: 1981 |
| Mrs. Ward Clarke | Clarke, Mary C. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 35 | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Clarke, Mary Etta | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 10 Day: 24 Year: 1965 | |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Clarke, Mary J. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| History and Biography of Commissio: 1905-1972. | Clarke, Owen | Person | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | 2 boxes, See File 38. | |
| Owen Clarke elected to head I.C.C. | Clarke, Owen | Person | ? | Year: 1957 | |
| County pioneer teacher Pauline David Clarke dies. | Clarke, Pauline David | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1970 | |
| Ralph L. Clarke | Clarke, Ralph L. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 380 | Year: 1900 |
| Richard Clarke | Clarke, Richard | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 20, p. 217-219 | |
| Robert E. Clark | Clarke, Robert E. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 362 | Year: 1900 |
| R. E. Clarkes to not 60th anniversary. | Clarke, Ross E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 16 | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Clarke, Ross E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 65 | Month: 02 Day: 2 Year: 1966 |
| Ross Clarke, Vashon college student, services today. | Clarke, Ross E. | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 02 Day: 3 Year: 1966 | |
| R. E. Clarkes to not 60th anniversary. | Clarke, Ross E. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 16 | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1963 |
| S. D> Clarke | Clarke, S. D. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 601-602 | Year: 1917 |
| W. B. Clarke | Clarke, W. B. | Person | History of King County | v. IV, p. 487-489 | Year: 1929 |
| Clarke, W. D. | Clarke, W. D. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 28 | Month: 02 Day: 3 Year: 1959 |
| W. H. Clark | Clarke, W. H. | Person | Caytons Legislative Manual | Bio: p. 22 | Year: 1905 |
| The Pioneer dead of 1916. | Clarke, Wellington | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 8, no. 1, p. 32-39 | Month: 01 Year: 1917 |
| Clarke, William D. | Clarke, William D. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 12 | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1958 |
| Obituary | Clarkson or Clarkston, Everett W. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 12 Day: 31 Year: 1971 | |
| 96 proof almost. | Clarkson or Clarkston, Everett W. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 12 Day: 17 Year: 1970 |
| New Tumwater chief likes civilian fire work best. | Clarkson, John M. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Clary, Amelia M. (Mrs.) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | p. 14 | Month: 03 Day: 23 Year: 1955 |
| Archie Leroy Clary | Clary, Archie Leroy | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 164-165 | Year: 1921 |
| Charles Clary | Clary, Charles | Person | History of Washington | v. VI, p. 140-141 | Year: 1911 |
| Sequim Irrigation Festival Grand Pioneers Chosen. | Clasen, Martha | Person | Sequim Sun | Month: 02 Day: 18 Year: 1988 | |
| Jacob Claterbos Family. | Claterbos, Jacob | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 159 | Year: 1982 |
| Albert W. Claughton | Claughton, Albert W. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1963 |
| Albert Claughton taken by death. | Claughton, Albert W. | Person | Mason County Journal | Month: 08 Day: 22 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Claughton, Frank | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 08 Day: 8 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Claughton, Frank | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 08 Day: 10 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Claus, Agnes | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 08 Day: 6 Year: 1991 | |
| Obituary | Claus, Angeline E. (Mrs.) | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Claus, Phoebe Jane | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Claus, Phoebe Jane | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1962 | |
| Andrew Lewis Clausen | Clausen, Andrew Lewis | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 26-27 | Year: 1921 |
| Charles Clausen | Clausen, Charles | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 26-27 | Year: 1921 |
| County Treasurer of Kitsap County - biographical sketch. | Clausen, Charles W. | Person | Port Orchard Independent | Supp. P. 4 | Month: 04 Year: 1971 |
| Biography | Clausen, Charles W. | Person | Caytons Legislative Manual | p. 30 | Year: 1905 |
| Candidate for State Auditor | Clausen, Charles W. | Person | Cayton Campaign Compendium | p. 46-47 | Year: 1908 |
| Adult Education director retires. | Clausen, Elmer | Person | Olympia News | p. 1 | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1981 |