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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Almira resident passes. | Brenchley, William H. | Person | Wilbur Register | Month: 06 Day: 9 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Brendan, Josephine Cassidy (Sister) | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Brendan, Josephine Cassidy (Sister) | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1973 | |
| Cashmere to honor pioneer family. | Brender family | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 06 Day: 25 Year: 1981 | |
| Brender was no. 6 in Wenatchee Valley. | Brender, Alexander B. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1978 | |
| Heritage hears Brender story. | Brender, Alexander B. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1975 | |
| Alex Bender was first settler at Cashmere. | Brender, Alexander B. | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1968 | |
| Alexander Brender | Brender, Alexander B. | Person | Told by the Pioneers | v. 2, p. 23-25 | Year: 1938 |
| Obituary | Brender, Blanche R. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary: A link to Valley's pioneer past dies. | Brender, Carrie Priddy | Person | Cashmere Valley Record | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1988 | |
| Charlie Brender Valley pioneer services today. | Brender, Charlie | Person | Cashmere Valley Record | Month: 08 Day: 18 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Brender, Edna | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1979 | |
| Brender, Estella | Brender, Estella | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 01 Day: 16 Year: 1978 | |
| Obituary | Brender, Jesse | Person | Cashmere Valley Record | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Brender, Jesse | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 21 Year: 1975 | |
| Long time judge and pioneer dies. | Brender, John S. (Judge) | Person | Leavenworth Echo | Month: 08 Day: 10 Year: 1967 | |
| Leavenworth Series: Story-book characters retell olden times. | Brender, John S. (Judge) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 08 Day: 4 Year: 1966 | |
| 'Judge' Brender recalls Leavenworth early days. | Brender, John S. (Judge) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 07 Day: 12 Year: 1967 | |
| Captain of Commuterville. | Brendle, Paul | Person | Seattle Times | Pacific Mag., p. 10 | Month: 05 Day: 21 Year: 1989 |
| No matter how bad the traffic, he stays on top of the problem. | Brendle, Paul | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-1 | Month: 04 Day: 28 Year: 1981 |
| Brendle's up and punning again. | Brendle, Paul | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-1 | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1983 |
| Breneman, Lauren Elbert | Breneman, Lauren Elbert | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 87 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Brengan, Samuel McClure | Person | Outlook (Seattle, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1980 | |
| This triathlon compitition hits close to home. | Brening, Julie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-1 | Month: 12 Day: 25 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary | Brennan, Dennis H. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 20 Year: 1966 | |
| Let's get aquainted: Gordon N. Brennan. | Brennan, Gordon N. | Person | Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society Newsletter | p. 6 | Month: 06 Year: 1965 |
| Let's get aquainted: Biog. Sketch of Gordon N. Brennan | Brennan, Gordon N. | Person | Washington Library Letter | p. 6 | Month: 06 Year: 1965 |
| Brennan remains serious. | Brennan, Jack | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 11 Day: 19 Year: 1981 |
| Cattle breeder is quite a Scottish lass. | Brennan, James J. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 09 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Brennan, Lora Josephine | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1960 | |
| Ray Brennan in city race. | Brennan, Ray | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-6 | Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Brenner, Annie | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Brenner, Celia | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 24 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary: Celia Brenner, Seattle philanthropist and volunteer for many causes, dies. | Brenner, Celia | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-12 | Month: 11 Day: 24 Year: 1986 |
| Brenner, Charles | Brenner, Charles | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 02 Day: 12 Year: 1951 |
| Oyster pioneer passes at home. | Brenner, Charles | Person | Olympia News | Month: 02 Day: 15 Year: 1951 | |
| Brenner, Charles | Brenner, Charles | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1951 |
| Earl G. Brenner. | Brenner, Earl G. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1969 |
| Mrs. William C. Brenner. | Brenner, Edna H. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 9 | Month: 01 Day: 1 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Brenner, Hazel Marie | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-3 | Month: 02 Day: 3 Year: 1980 |
| Brenner, J. J. | Brenner, J. J. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 478-481 | Year: 1917 |
| Brenner, John Joseph | Brenner, John Joseph | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 41 | Year: 1927 |
| Mrs. C. C. Brenner. | Brenner, Lydia Jane (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 09 Day: 26 Year: 1965 | |
| 'Stump Ranch' is anglers' delight. Granite Falls trout farm supplies hotels, restaurants. | Brenner, Otto C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 06 Day: 25 Year: 1961 | |
| Brenner display open at museum. | Brenner, William 'Billy' C. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 07 Day: 21 Year: 1982 |
| Judge Thomas Brents was long an early-day leader. | Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 6 | Month: 03 Day: 1 Year: 1953 |
| Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 462 | Year: 1888 |
| Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Person | History of Washington | v. V, p. 306-327 | Year: 1909 |
| The Pioneer Dead of 1916. | Brents, Thomas Hurley (Judge) | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 8, no.1, p. 37 | Month: 01 Year: 1917 |
| Bresee, Darius | Bresee, Darius | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v. 1, p. 443-445 | Year: 1903 |