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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Boling, Dawson | Person | Grays Harbor Surburban (Montesano, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 4 Year: 1972 | |
| Mrs Trombly 1892 arrival from Indiana. | Boling, Van | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Bolinger, Bertha A. | Person | Eatonville Dispatch | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1985 | |
| Obituary | Bolinger, Mauris H. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 10 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary: W.A. Bolinger funeral Sunday, Methow church.` | Bolinger, W. A. | Person | Okanogan Independent | p. 1 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1944 |
| Bolink, Elebertus (M.D.) | Bolink, Elebertus (M.D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v, III, p. 1057-1058 | Year: 1916 |
| Tiles' prof is very happy. | Bollard, R. John | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-8 | Month: 11 Day: 13 Year: 1981 |
| Women's life spans half of Nations history. | Bollen, Harriett | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-1 | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1975 |
| Mrs. William Boller. | Boller, Emma L. (Mrs.) | Person | Palouse Republic | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Boller, John J. | Person | Palouse Republic | Month: 09 Day: 28 Year: 1973 | |
| Veteran of Hue to head Ft. Lewis. | Bolling, Alexander R. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-12 | Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1971 |
| Master of the Scream Machine: A life devoted to fast thrills | Bollinger, Bob | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-1 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1987 |
| p. 2 | Bollinger, John | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | Year: 1953 | |
| J.W.A. Bollong, long city aide. | Bollong, James W. A. Archie | Person | Seattle Times | p. 46 | Month: 01 Day: 18 Year: 1968 |
| Obituary | Bollong, James W. A. Archie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 17 Year: 1968 | |
| Traffic doctor -- the man who long has prescribed for the street-dongestion ills of an oft-unwilling patient steps from city empoly to private life July 1. | Bollong, James W. A. Archie | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Mag. P. 5 | Month: 06 Day: 29 Year: 1952 |
| Bollong, John G. | Bollong, John G. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v.1, p. 367-368 | Year: 1903 |
| Report of Indian Agent Bolon's murder by Indians. Includes reprint of letter by General Joel Palmer, Supt. Indian Affairs. | Bolon, Andrew | Person | Pioneer and Democrat | Friday | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1955 |
| Bolon, Andrew J. | Bolon, Andrew J. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 227 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Bolon, Ernest | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1968 | |
| First Territorial Legislature | Bolon, J. A. | Person | Washington State Historcal Society Publication | v. 2, p. 386 | |
| Obituary | Bolotin, George | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-16 | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1980 |
| Klondike suburbia: after the gold rush. | Bolotin, Norm | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem, p. 4 | Month: 05 Day: 24 Year: 1981 |
| Bolster, Harriett R. (Mrs.) | Bolster, Harriett R. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p.1 | Month: 08 Day: 27 Year: 1958 |
| Centenarian celebrates long residence in city. | Bolster, Harriett R. (Mrs.) | Person | Olympia News | Month: 10 Day: 3 Year: 1957 | |
| Joy Bolster, a long-time resident, dies Saturday. | Bolster, Jay | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 11 Day: 30 Year: 1969 |
| Obituary | Bolster, John D. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-6 | Month: 07 Day: 8 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Bolt, Sciesta Liivon | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Bolt, Sciesta Liivon | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1982 | |
| Mrs. B. long-time local retailer taken by death Wednesday at 82 | Boltan, Edith (Mrs.) | Person | Port Orchard Independent | Month: 10 Day: 13 Year: 1966 | |
| Death Closes Career of 50-year educator, Dean Frederick Bolton. | Bolton, Frederick E. (Dr.) | Person | Washington Education Magazine | p. 36 | Month: 05 Year: 1963 |
| Educator innovator nears 95th birthday. | Bolton, Frederick E. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1961 | |
| Dr. Bolton services to be private. | Bolton, Frederick E. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 37 | Month: 03 Day: 12 Year: 1963 |
| Council candidate Bolton says it's time to get involved. | Bolton, Gaylor | Person | Daily Olympian | B-1 | Month: 09 Day: 3 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary: George A. Bolton. | Bolton, George A. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary: Opera Assn. founder dies. | Bolton, John H. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-20 | Month: 07 Day: 21 Year: 1984 |
| The pioneer dead of 1914 | Bolton, Mary | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 6, no.1, p. 13 | Month: 01 Year: 1915 |
| He serves on court and in community. | Bolton, Will | Person | Seattle Times | Magazine, p. 6-7 | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1973 |
| Bolton, William Benjamin | Bolton, William Benjamin | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 164 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. Bolyard, pioneers, dies. | Bolyard, Harriet | Person | Columbia Basin Herald | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Only death could stop one-women war on poverty. | Bomber, Mary Regina (Sister) | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary: A 'holy lady' did what she wanted - searved the poor. | Bomber, Mary Regina (Sister) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Bomber, Mary Regina (Sister) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 19 Year: 1984 | |
| General McDowell and Chief Bonaparte | Bonaparte, Whon-a-per (Chief) | Person | Told by the Pioneers | V. 1, p. 193-195 | Year: 1937 |
| General McDowell and Chief Bonaparte | Bonaparte, Whon-a-per (Chief) | Person | Morse s Monthly Magazine (Snohomish City, Washington Territory | Year: 1883 | |
| Bonar, James Crayton | Bonar, James Crayton | Person | Diary (photcopy) | Month: Day: | |
| Bonar -- early Entiat settler. | Bonar, James Crayton | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 15 Year: 1977 | |
| Bonar, Jesse D. | Bonar, Jesse D. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 747-748 | Year: 1904 |
| Mrs. Harry Bonath succumbs. | Bonath, Belva M. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 10 Day: 16 Year: 1961 | |
| Carving their way out of retirement | Bonathon, M. J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8 | Month: 12 Day: 21 Year: 1969 |