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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson, Charles Clyde | Bronson, Charles Clyde | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 804 | Year: 1916 |
| Bronson, Deming | Bronson, Deming | Person | Washington State Men of Valor | p. 50-53 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. Edith N. Bronson. | Bronson, Edith N. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 26 Year: 1967 | |
| Bronson, James L. | Bronson, James L. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 355-356 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Bronson, Lola Belle | Person | Daily Olympian | A-9 | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1981 |
| Rites set for Mrs. Bronson, musician | Bronson, Nan D. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 59 | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1969 |
| Philip Bronson, land expert, retires again. | Bronson, Philip | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-12 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Bronson, Philip | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 13 Year: 1984 | |
| Brook, Henry | Brook, Henry | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 420 | Year: 1893 |
| Brook, Henry | Brook, Henry | Person | Spokane Falls and its Exposition | p.32 | Year: 1973 |
| Brooke, Fred | Brooke, Fred | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 264-265 | Year: 1921 |
| George Brooke Family. | Brooke, George | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 190-193 | Year: 1982 |
| Brooke, George Smith | Brooke, George Smith | Person | History of Washington | V. VI, p. 31-32 | Year: 1909 |
| Brooke, George Smith | Brooke, George Smith | Person | History of Washington | v. Iv, p. 31-32 | Year: 1909 |
| Brooke, George Smith | Brooke, George Smith | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 657-658 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Brooke, Mary W. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1980 | |
| He's a world champ in flying -- on a small scale | Brooke, Ralph | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8 | Month: 05 Day: 8 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Brooke, Sumner B. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1969 |
| Brooker, Fred | Brooker, Fred | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 43 | Year: 1927 |
| Obituary | Brooker, Rosa (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 02 Day: 10 Year: 1972 | |
| Brookes, Albert Marsdon | Brookes, Albert Marsdon | Person | History of Seattle | v.II, p. 813-815 | Year: 1916 |
| Brookes, Albert Marsdon | Brookes, Albert Marsdon | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 86-88 | Year: 1917 |
| Obituary | Brooking, Anna (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Herald | p. 13 | Month: 01 Day: 5 Year: 1954 |
| First teacher at Gorst dies at 80. | Brookman, Grace (Mrs.) | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1967 | |
| Brookman, W. H. | Brookman, W. H. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 463 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary | Brooks, Agatha | Person | Okanogan County Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1980 | |
| Mrs. Frank B. Brooks. | Brooks, Alice (Mrs.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 22 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Brooks, Allie L. | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1979 | |
| Brooks, Benjamin F. (M.D.) | Brooks, Benjamin F. (M.D.) | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 612 | Year: 1917 |
| Brooks, Benjamin F. (M.D.) | Brooks, Benjamin F. (M.D.) | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 242 | Year: 1921 |
| Song writing, Music fill world of Toledo woman. | Brooks, Constance Stevens | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 2 | Month: Day: Year: 1968 |
| Edward M. Brooks, 85 | Brooks, Edward M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 85 | Month: 11 Day: 5 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Brooks, Edward M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Elizabeth S. Brooks | Brooks, Elizabeth S. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 5 | Month: 06 Day: 21 Year: 1967 |
| The work was for real. | Brooks, Ella | Person | Daily Olympian | p. D-3 | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1976 |
| Love letters from the past. | Brooks, Ellen | Person | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | p. 4-6 | Month: 03 Year: 1973 |
| Obituary | Brooks, Emma | Person | Sequim Press | Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1975 | |
| Peace Corps goes with the 'Flo' | Brooks, Florence | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 04 Day: 22 Year: 1982 |
| Brooks, Francis W. | Brooks, Francis W. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 18 | Year: 1917 |
| Brooks, G. David | Brooks, G. David | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 5 | Year: 1952 |
| Obituary | Brooks, George | Person | Battle Ground Reflector (Battle Ground, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 25 Year: 1990 | |
| Brooks, George E. | Brooks, George E. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 186-187 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Brooks, George L. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 38 | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1964 |
| Brooks, George W. | Brooks, George W. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 61 | Year: 1920 |
| Mrs. David W. Brooks | Brooks, Gladys Vera (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Republic | Month: 10 Day: 2 Year: 1965 | |
| Harold Brooks victim of a heart attack. | Brooks, Harold H. | Person | North Bend Record | Month: 07 Day: 7 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Brooks, Harold H. | Person | Snoqualmie Valley Record | Month: 07 Day: 7 Year: 1960 | |
| Funeral for Harry Brooks. | Brooks, Harry | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 02 Day: 16 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Brooks, Henry de Witt | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 11 Day: 23 Year: 1988 | |
| Brooks, Henry I. | Brooks, Henry I. | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 137 |