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 | Breakey, Edward P. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-14 | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1979 |
| Breakey, Forrest W. | Breakey, Forrest W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1 p. 72-73 | Year: 1921 |
| Breakey, Hector Monroe | Breakey, Hector Monroe | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 9 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Breakiron, Porter Lewis | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | p. 5 | Month: 06 Day: 23 Year: 1954 |
| Brear, Samuel Davis | Brear, Samuel Davis | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v1, p. 467-469 | Year: 1903 |
| Obituary | Brearcliffe, Abraham | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 21 Year: 1984 | |
| He's been testing his metal since '15. | Brearcliffe, Abraham Lincoln | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | NW People, p. 6 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Brearcliffe, Abraham Lincoln | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 05 Day: 11 Year: 1948 | |
| Breazeale, Albert Marcellus | Breazeale, Albert Marcellus | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 232-233 | Year: 1921 |
| Wild woods and fields become a sanctuary. | Breazeale, Edna | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest People, p. 2 | Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Breazeale, Edna | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1987 | |
| Intrepretative center namsake dead at 92. | Breazeale, Edna | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1987 | |
| Brech, Anna M (Mrs.) | Brech, Anna M (Mrs.) | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1953 |
| Brechbill, Samuel L. | Brechbill, Samuel L. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 257-258 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Brechemin, Charlotte | Person | Seattle Times | o, D-2 | Month: 08 Day: 10 Year: 1986 |
| Symphony is his lifestream. | Brechemin, Louis | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-2 | Month: 03 Day: 18 Year: 1970 |
| Obituary: Louis Brechmin, Seattle Symphony Vice President. | Brechemin, Louis | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-1 | Month: 02 Day: 26 Year: 1974 |
| Brechemins hit the right note. | Brechemins, Louise Charlotte | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-2 | Month: 05 Day: 5 Year: 1972 |
| She served the Nationalists. | Brechkin, Ilse Rose | Person | Seattle Times | p. 7 | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1970 |
| Brechts acquire famous old home, | Brecht family | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1971 |
| Brecht, Alfred S. | Brecht, Alfred S. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v III, p. 439-440 | Year: 1917 |
| Brechtel, O. | Brechtel, O. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 461 | Year: 1888 |
| Ned M Breck | Breck, Ned M. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 11 | Month: 07 Day: 7 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Breck, Rupert M. | Person | Olympian | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Brecke, Alma Henrietta | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1981 | |
| Former Mayor of Vancouver taken by death. | Breckel, Joseph P. | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 9 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Breckenridge, Edward W. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 12 Day: 23 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituaries | Breckenridge, Eva M. | Person | Sunnyside Daily News Cast | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituaries | Breckenridge, Eva M. | Person | Sunnyside Sun | Month: 03 Day: 20 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Breckenridge, Glayds Wandling | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 04 Day: 11 Year: 1989 | |
| Breckhus, John | Breckhus, John | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 21, p. 137-138 | |
| Breckhus, Severt G. | Breckhus, Severt G. | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 21, p. 135-136 | |
| To Ellensburg in 1924: Retired engineer holds memories with pictures. | Breckon, fred L. | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 12 Day: 2 Year: 1966 | |
| Bredemeyer, William (Dr.) | Bredemeyer, William (Dr.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 835 - 836 | Year: 1893 |
| Bredes, Henry T. | Bredes, Henry T. | Person | History of Seattle | v.III, p. 372 - 373 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Breece, Anna M. | Person | Port Angeles Daily News | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1979 | |
| Breed, C. H. | Breed, C. H. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 662-663 | Year: 1900 |
| Breed, Stanley | Breed, Stanley | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 179 | Year: 1920 |
| Breeden, Angie (Mrs.) | Breeden, Angie (Mrs.) | Person | Tri-county Tribune (Deer Park, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 23 Year: 1959 | |
| Obituary | Breeden, Mary Cecil | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1978 | |
| Obituary | Breeden, Pearl Margaret | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Breeden, Pearl Margaret | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1980 | |
| James Breedlove of Sedro Woolley dies. | Breedlove, James | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1961 | |
| Breedlove, John C. | Breedlove, John C. | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p. 336 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Breedlove, Ruby L. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1984 | |
| Mrs. Ada E Been, active in G.O.P., dies. | Breen, Ada E. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 34 | Month: 05 Day: 29 Year: 1964 |
| Rite slated in Centralia | Breen, Edith J. (Miss) | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 13 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Brees, George S. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 07 Day: 1 Year: 1972 | |
| Memorial tribute for Adelyn Breeskin 90 | Breeskin, Adelyn | Person | Northwest Arts | p. 4 | Month: 11 Day: 7 Year: 1986 |
| Death takes George O. Brehm, 82. | Brehm, George O. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 04 Day: 1 Year: 1962 |