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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No plaque to honor Brigham, city's first settler. | Brigham, Dennis | Person | Everett Sun | Month: 05 Day: 22 Year: 1989 | |
| Brigham, Ervin F. | Brigham, Ervin F. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 667 | Year: 1904 |
| Leon Brigham -- 'godfather' of Seattle's prep sports | Brigham, Leon | Person | Seattle Times | Magazin, p. 8 | Month: 05 Day: 29 Year: 1977 |
| Whatever happened to -- Leon Brigham? | Brigham, Leon | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest, p. 2 | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1978 |
| Brigham, Leon | Brigham, Leon | Person | Digressions of a Native Son. | p. 198+ | Year: 1982 |
| Brigham, William Ira | Brigham, William Ira | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 13 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bright, Carrie B. (Mrs.) | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1979 | |
| George Bright, 78, succumbs in Tacoma. | Bright, George Henry | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 04 Day: 28 Year: 1965 | |
| George Bright, 78, succumbs in Tacoma. | Bright, George Henry | Person | Kent News-Journal | Month: 04 Day: 28 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Bright, Hazel Jackson | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary: Mrs. Aylmir E. Bright | Bright, Margaret | Person | Seattle Times | p. 22 | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1966 |
| Myrtia Bright, 90, School Leader in Lewis County. | Bright, Myrtia | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 37 | Month: 03 Day: 30 Year: 1971 |
| Bright, Myrtia | Bright, Myrtia | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 42 | Year: 1927 |
| All he needs is a hand. | Bright, Norm | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-3 | Month: 03 Day: 4 Year: 1981 |
| Early Settlers. | Bright, Thomas | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 101 | Year: 1977 |
| Tom Bright recalls (tape recording) | Bright, Tom | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 86. | Year: 1977 |
| Whatever happen to Al Brightman? | Brightman, Al | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-2 | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1976 |
| Cecil Brightman taken by death. | Brightman, Cecil G. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1964 | |
| Anniversary - Mr & Mrs Cecil G Brightman | Brightman, Cecil G. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1962 | |
| Brightman, Frank E. | Brightman, Frank E. | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| The positive thinker. | Brightman, Steve | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Magazine, p. 6 | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1974 |
| Brighton, Jasper F. | Brighton, Jasper F. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 126-127 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Brignone, Antone | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 2 Year: 1971 | |
| Brill, J. P. | Brill, J. P. | Person | History of King County | v IV, p. 392-394 | Year: 1929 |
| Obituary | Brill, John P. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 11 Day: 24 Year: 1954 |
| Services tomorrow for John P. Brill, Jr. | Brill, John P. (Jr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-14 | Month: 04 Day: 24 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Brill, Luella | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 04 Day: 15 Year: 1976 | |
| Obituary | Brim, Mary May | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1982 | |
| Brin, Jackson | Brin, Jackson | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 10 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary: S. M. Brinck, ex-teacher. | Brinck, Stephen M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8 | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary: Funeral held for Fred H. Brincken, 78. | Brincken, Fred H. | Person | Palouse Republic | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Brincken, Henry G. (Sr.) | Person | Spokane Valley Herald | Month: 06 Day: 29 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Brindle, Eda May | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1979 | |
| George W. Brindle | Brindle, George W. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 446 | Year: 1904 |
| Biographical Sketch. | Brine, Arthur | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 22 | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1937 |
| Death claims Mrs. Margaret Briney at 83. | Briney, Margaret J. (Mrs.) | Person | Raymond Herald & Advertiser | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Bringazi, Theopa M. | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1969 | |
| Bringhurst, Harry W. | Bringhurst, Harry W. | Person | History of Seattle | v. II, p. 826-828 | Year: 1916 |
| Bringhurst, Harry W. | Bringhurst, Harry W. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 292-294 | Year: 1917 |
| Brining made mark in Dayton's history. | Brining, John | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1983 | |
| Brining, John | Brining, John | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 460 | Year: 1888 |
| Dayton's John Brining made major address for Celilo Canal opening. | Brining, John | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 8 Year: 1959 | |
| Obituary: Services set for C. E. Brink, U.W. professor. | Brink, Charles B. | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-16 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1974 |
| Dave Brink, Seattle sailor dies at age 57. | Brink, David | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-7 | Month: 10 Day: 11 Year: 1984 |
| John F. Brink, of Gig Harbor. | Brink, John F. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 44 | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1966 |
| A pair of retired loggers recall Grays Harbor life style in 1920s. | Brink, Lee | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1975 | |
| Colfax rite set for Otto Brink. | Brink, Otto | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 02 Day: 15 Year: 1965 | |
| Ferry worker fasts to protest firing. | Brink, Randall W. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 1 | Month: 09 Day: 1 Year: 1971 |
| William Brink | Brink, William | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 506 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary: Mrs. Robert Brinker, 85. | Brinker, Millicent | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 45 | Month: 03 Day: 4 Year: 1966 |