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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks, Howard | Brooks, Howard | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 516 | Year: 1900 |
| College presidency: A 'mankiller' job. | Brooks, James E. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-1 | Month: 12 Day: 8 Year: 1974 |
| 3rd top college job to open. | Brooks, James E. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-15 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1976 |
| Brooks, James E. (Dr.) | Brooks, James E. (Dr.) | Person | Daily Record (Ellensburg, Wash.) | Special Section, p. 104 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| Brooks, James Nelson | Brooks, James Nelson | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 135 | Year: 1982 |
| Brooks, Jasper | Brooks, Jasper | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1959 | |
| Obituary | Brooks, Jennie | Person | Everett Daily Herald | p. 13 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1955 |
| Jesse Brooks | Brooks, Jesse | Person | History of Clarke county Washington Territory | p. 346 | Year: 1885 |
| 1914-1927 | Brooks, John T. | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| Racism inquiry reopened aginst rights head. | Brooks, Joseph | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-11 | Month: 04 Day: 2 Year: 1981 |
| Architect Ken Brooks: Beyond the Art of Joinery. | Brooks, Kenneth | Person | Falls (Spokane, Wash.) | p. 2 | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1975 |
| Kerry Brooks 'brightens lives' | Brooks, Kerry | Person | Seattle Times | Magazin section, p. 6-7 | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1975 |
| Mrs Brooks dies at 91 | Brooks, Laura A. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Brooks, Leroy | Person | Prosser Record Bulletin | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1979 | |
| Brooks, Levi | Brooks, Levi | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 20 | Month: 05 Day: 21 Year: 1953 |
| Obituary | Brooks, Lillie | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 02 Day: 27 Year: 1973 | |
| Brooks, Muriel Ramage | Brooks, Muriel Ramage | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 135 | Year: 1982 |
| Brooks, N. B. | Brooks, N. B. | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 135-136 | Year: 1982 |
| Brooks, Nelson B. | Brooks, Nelson B. | Person | Memorial Addresses. 21st Legislature | p. 59-60 | Year: 1929 |
| County may name Norward Brooks Elections Director. | Brooks, Norward J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-6 | Month: 02 Day: 20 Year: 1970 |
| Computer Expert named Chief of Elections Dept. | Brooks, Norward J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-1 | Month: 03 Day: 4 Year: 1970 |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Brooks, Quincy A. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Brooks, Quincy A. | Brooks, Quincy A. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 9 | Year: 1980 |
| Brooks, Quincy A. | Brooks, Quincy A. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 714-715 | Year: 1893 |
| Brooks, Rosa | Brooks, Rosa | Person | History of Klickitat County | [/ 135-136 | Year: 1982 |
| 1914-1927 | Brooks, Ruth Edna (Mrs.) | Person | Growing Up with Lake Forest Park : the Early Decad | Year: 1983 | |
| Brooks, Ruth Shaw Thomson (Mrs.) | Brooks, Ruth Shaw Thomson (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 49 | Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1956 |
| Brooks, Samuel | Brooks, Samuel | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 584 | Year: 1894 |
| Brooks, Samuel G. (M.D.) | Brooks, Samuel G. (M.D.) | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 158-159 | Year: 1921 |
| State girl cover girl. | Brooks, Shannon | Person | Olympian | p. b-5 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1982 |
| Brooks, Suzanne Pope | Brooks, Suzanne Pope | Person | Washington Women | p. 9 | Year: 1983 |
| Mrs. Vera Brooks funeral conducted. | Brooks, Vera Maude | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1967 | |
| Brooks, Walter | Brooks, Walter | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 149 | Year: 1920 |
| Services for William W. Brooks, long time resident, held October 12. | Brooks, William W. | Person | Issaquah Press | ||
| Brooks, Zola Olds | Brooks, Zola Olds | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 434 | Year: 1982 |
| City Preservation officer quit after battles: Brooks-Miller tiers of fighting with downtown interests. | Brooks-Miller, Scott | Person | Spokane Journal of Business | Month: 08 Day: 17 Year: 1989 | |
| Obituary | Broom, Laurence | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1988 | |
| The Islander. | Broom, Rupert | Person | Seattle Times | p. 4 | Month: 11 Day: 4 Year: 1973 |
| Obituary | Broome, Carl W. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-12 | Month: 06 Day: 29 Year: 1976 |
| Obituary | Broomell, Harold F. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 15 Year: 1981 | |
| Broscheit, William F. | Broscheit, William F. | Person | Ilwaco Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 30 Year: 1959 | |
| Broshears, Joseph Smith | Broshears, Joseph Smith | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 37 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary: J. S. Brosheors | Brosheors, J. S. | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 05 Day: 17 Year: 1904 | |
| Brosnahan, John D. | Brosnahan, John D. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 669 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Brosseau, Grace Marie | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Brosseau, Grace Marie | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 02 Year: 1968 | |
| Brostrom resigns Christian Church post. | Brostrom, C. Alton (Rev.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. H-2 | Month: 06 Day: 18 Year: 1970 |
| Mrs. Harvey H. Broten. | Broten, Edith M. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Brothers, Robert Austin | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Brothers, William (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-12 | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1983 |