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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendall Brown dies August 30. | Brown, Wendall P. | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 7 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Wendall Brown. | Brown, Wendall P. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 24 | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1967 |
| Wesley Winfield Brown | Brown, Wesley Winfield | Person | Memorial Addresses. 22nd Legislature | p. 55-57 | Year: 1931 |
| Brown, William | Brown, William | Person | Thurston County Pioneers before 1870. | Mss 134 | |
| Brown, William | Brown, William | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 44 | Year: 1927 |
| William Brown, ex-mayor's son | Brown, William | Person | Seattle Times | p. 81 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1967 |
| Brown, William | Brown, William | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Special Section, p. 54 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| Brown, William | Brown, William | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 32 | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1952 |
| Former Logger in 105 years old.. | Brown, William Allen | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1973 | |
| Death calls Judge Brown. | Brown, William Compton (Judge) | Person | News Miner | Month: 11 Day: 15 Year: 1963 | |
| Brown, William Compton (Judge) | Brown, William Compton (Judge) | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 476-477 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Brown, William H. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1964 |
| 1930 -- early 1950s | Brown, William H. | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| Brown, William H. | Brown, William H. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 76 | Year: 1980 |
| 1930 -- early 1950s | Brown, William h. (Mrs.) | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| Bow, Washington -- A community with a hustling history and a quiet charm. | Brown, William J. | Person | Burlington Farm Journal | Month: 02 Day: 7 Year: 1963 | |
| Brown, William J. | Brown, William J. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 40-41 | Year: 1921 |
| Education vet Bill Brown succumbs at age 66. | Brown, William M. "Bill" | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1968 | |
| W.P. Brown. | Brown, William P. | Person | Waterville Empire-Press | Month: 06 Day: 15 Year: 1961 | |
| Brown, William P. | Brown, William P. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 264-265 | Year: 1921 |
| Brown, William R. | Brown, William R. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 437 | Year: 1900 |
| Brown, William V. | Brown, William V. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 292-293 | Year: 1904 |
| Last rite set for William Brown. | Brown, William W. | Person | North Bend Record | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Brown, William W. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 42 | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1965 |
| Brown, William Walker | Brown, William Walker | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 106-107 | Year: 1921 |
| Our Cover: Veteran tugboat. | Brown, Winfield | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Magazine | Month: 04 Day: 7 Year: 1961 |
| New Director. | Brown, Winston | Person | Seattle Times | p. 18 | Month: 08 Day: 26 Year: 1966 |
| Z. B. Brown, Sheriff. | Brown, Z. B. | Person | South Bend Journal | p. 12, Pacific County Edition | Year: 1900 |
| Brown, Z. D. | Brown, Z. D. | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 317 | Year: 1893 |
| Tacoman with Cook's party. | Browne, Belmore | Person | Tacoma Daily Ledger | p.4 | Month: 10 Day: 26 Year: 1906 |
| Obituary | Browne, Charles B. | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 01 Day: 17 Year: 1982 | |
| Browne, Frank | Browne, Frank | Person | Territorial and state superintendents, 1861 to present. | p. 9 | Year: 1976 |
| Browne, Frank J. | Browne, Frank J. | Person | Souvenir of the 5th Legislature of the State of Wash | p. 4 | Year: 1897 |
| Browne, George | Browne, George | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v.1, p. 496-497 | Year: 1903 |
| Browne, George | Browne, George | Person | History of Washington | v. V, p. 163-166 | Year: 1909 |
| Browne, George (Hon.) | Browne, George (Hon.) | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 419-420 | Year: 1917 |
| Browne, George (Hon.) | Browne, George (Hon.) | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p. 20 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Browne, George E. | Person | Olympian | p. ? | Month: 03 Day: 11 Year: 1985 |
| Browne, Guy C. | Browne, Guy C. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 788-789 | Year: 1904 |
| Browne, Harvey C. | Browne, Harvey C. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 119 | Year: 1920 |
| Browne, J. J. | Browne, J. J. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 760-761 | Year: 1893 |
| Browne, J. J. | Browne, J. J. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 513-514 | Year: 1900 |
| Spokane '89 revisited: Men long on courage and vision built a city. | Browne, J. J. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1964 | |
| Browne, J. J. | Browne, J. J. | Person | Spokane Falls and its Exposition | p. 30 | Year: 1973 |
| Chroniscope | Browne, J. J. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1966 | |
| Beating the rap. | Browne, John Henry | Person | Sunday Oregonian | Northwest Magazine, p. 4-7 | Month: 03 Day: 30 Year: 1986 |
| Browne, John J. | Browne, John J. | Person | History of Washington | v. V, p. 215-223 | Year: 1909 |
| Obituary | Browne, Margaret | Person | Courier-Times (Sedro Woolley, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1976 | |
| Browne, Thomas H. | Browne, Thomas H. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 36 | Month: 06 Day: 6 Year: 1951 |
| Brownell, Charles E. | Brownell, Charles E. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 72 | Year: 1980 |