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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton, John M. and Mary D. 1928 - present? | Clayton, Mary D. (Mrs.) | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Clear, Frederick L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1962 | |
| Clear, 93, ex-Elma railroader, called. | Clear, Frederick L. | Person | Elma Chronicle | Month: 04 Day: 19 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary: Philip Clear. | Clear, Philip | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 9 Year: 1919 | |
| Obituary | Cleary, Bessie | Person | Sunnyside Sun | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Cleary, Bessie | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Cleary, Maurice Garrett | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 02 Day: 19 Year: 1973 | |
| Sailor, 70, still loves the sea. | Cleasby, William | Person | Seattle Times | p. 12 | Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1967 |
| Charles Henry Cleaver | Cleaver, Charles Henry | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 352-356 | Year: 1917 |
| Funeral held for Harold E. Cleaves | Cleaves, Harold E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 01 Day: 6 Year: 1962 | |
| Harry Franklin Cteaves, M.D. | Cleaves, Harry Franklin (M.D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 347-348 | Year: 1916 |
| Former editor Cleavinger dead at 77. | Cleavinger, Howard | Person | ? | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1987 | |
| In the early 1900's; Along the Okanagan. | Cleepper Family | Person | Gold Historian | p. 6-15 | Month: Day: Year: 1983 |
| Biographical Sketch. | Cleff, Louis | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Special Section, p. 12 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| S. R. Clegg | Clegg, S. R. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 213 | Year: 1920 |
| Cleghorn, Norman I. | Cleghorn, Norman I. | Person | Spokane Valley Herald | Month: 02 Day: 5 Year: 1959 | |
| Governor names Cleleand for job: Former Spokane man to take Lewis' seat in Olympia. | Cleland, Hance H. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 08 Day: 6 Year: 1919 | |
| History and Biography of Commission: 1905 - 1972. | Cleland, Hance H. | Person | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | Mss 180, 2 boxes | |
| Lucille Horr Cleland. | Cleland, Lucille Horr | Person | Women of Washington | p. 5 | Year: 1977 |
| Charles Clem dies after long illness. | Clem, Charles F. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 65 | Month: 04 Day: 22 Year: 1964 |
| Murder case moved lawyer to run for court seat. | Clem, Dan | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-23 | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1980 |
| The prosecutor who spawns fear. | Clem, Dan | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-1 | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1985 |
| Mainly about people. | Clem, Frank S. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 08 Day: 28 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Clem, Frank S. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 5, sec. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 19 Year: 1963 |
| First Settlers of the Wenas (Valley)-- The Clemans Family | Cleman Family | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | v. 3, p. 28-29 | Year: 1975 |
| Early stockman of Yakima dies. John Cleman, 80, passes; valley resident 70 years. | Cleman, John | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | p. ? | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1936 |
| First settlers of the Wenas (Valley) ---The Cleman Family | Cleman, John | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | v. 3, p.28-29 | Year: 1975 |
| John Cleman | Cleman, John | Person | Told by the Pioneers | v. 3, p. 125 | Year: 1938 |
| Obituary | Cleman, Sarah (Mrs.) | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | p. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 11 Year: 1954 |
| Family Histories of Hay, Wash. | Clemens Family | Person | Bunchgrass Historian | v. 18, no 3/4, p. 8 | Month: Day: Year: 1990 |
| Clemens Family Bible Records | Clemens Family | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | V. 34, p. 68-69 | |
| Ernest Clemens, 68, Woodinville. | Clemens, Ernest | Person | Seattle Times | p. 44 | Month: 08 Day: 8 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Clemens, Fred W. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1984 | |
| George L. Clemens | Clemens, George L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1967 | |
| Mrs. Clemens, printer, dies at 86. | Clemens, Lucia Elizabeth (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 01 Day: 6 Year: 1963 | |
| Mrs. Fred W. Clemens dies in hospital. | Clemens, Marie W. (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Clemens, Nellie | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary | Clemensen, Jessie I. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1989 | |
| Thomas H. Clement | Clement, Thomas H. | Person | Pictorial Sketch of the Puget Sound Area and its B | p. 86 | Year: 1960 |
| Fair judging career for Charles Clements. | Clements, Charles | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1966 | |
| Waterville is his suburb to the world. | Clements, Charles | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 13 | Month: 01 Day: 24 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Clements, Clarence Henry | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Clements, Elsie B. | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1990 | |
| Obituary | Clements, Grace | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 06 Day: 15 Year: 1972 | |
| Clements, Harold (Mrs.) | Clements, Harold (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 18 | Month: 05 Day: 11 Year: 1958 |
| Julia Clements | Clements, Julia | Person | Told by the Pioneers | p. 100, 136 | Year: 1938 |
| Clements, Maude (Mrs.) | Clements, Maude (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1957 | |
| Obituary | Clements, Samuel H. | Person | Puyallup Valley Tribune | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Clements, Samuel H. | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1967 | |
| Frank Dimmick Clemmer | Clemmer, Frank Dimmick | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 23, p. 204-205 |