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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp shards of tragedy no longer pierce local couple's memories. | Brown, Glanda | Person | Olympian | p. 1 | Month: 02 Day: 12 Year: 1986 |
| Brown, Glenn A. | Brown, Glenn A. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 130-131 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Brown, Grace | Person | Camas-Washougal Post-Record | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Grace G. | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-7 | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1972 |
| Obituary | Brown, Grace Louella | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 11 Day: 28 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary: Grace Lulu Brown. | Brown, Grace Lulu | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 05 Day: 29 Year: 1974 | |
| Grace Pogue Brown came here in 1887 | Brown, Grace Pogue | Person | Omak Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 24 Year: 1977 | |
| Brown, Guy Jay | Brown, Guy Jay | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1953 |
| Obituary: H. Chase Brown. | Brown, H. Chase (Mrs.) | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1911 | |
| Brown, H. H. | Brown, H. H. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 461 | Year: 1888 |
| Brown, H. T. | Brown, H. T. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 668-669 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Brown, Harold | Person | Wilbur Register | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1973 | |
| Funeral rites scheduled for Harold C. Brown. | Brown, Harold C. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 01 Day: 3 Year: 1964 |
| Brown, Harold Chauncey | Brown, Harold Chauncey | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 248-249 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Brown, Harold E. | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Harold E. | Person | Puyallup Valley Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1969 | |
| Harry Brown dies; was former Harringtonian. | Brown, Harry | Person | Davenport Times | ||
| Biographical Sketch. | Brown, Harry H. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 22 | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1937 |
| Obituary | Brown, Harry L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-9 | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1979 |
| Brown, Harvey James | Brown, Harvey James | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 332-333 | Year: 1893 |
| Historical group to honor pioneer. | Brown, Henry | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1973 | |
| Brown, Henry | Brown, Henry | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 934-635 | Year: 1900 |
| Only 82, he's had 214 years of public service. | Brown, Henry | Person | Kitsap County Herald | Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Henry | Person | Kitsap County Herald | Month: 06 Day: 3 Year: 1981 | |
| Kitsap's beloved Henry Brown -- He died at 88 - After 214 years of public service | Brown, Henry | Person | Kitsap County Herald | Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1981 | |
| The Browns of Breidablik. | Brown, Henry Alexander | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 2, p. 76-78 | Year: 1977 |
| Tribute to a real Kitsap County pioneer. | Brown, Henry Alexander | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1969 | |
| Henry Brown, Kitsap's 'Mr. Democrat", dead. | Brown, Henry Alexander | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1981 | |
| Henry S. Brown named to key SCC position. | Brown, Henry S. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. E-4 | Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1972 |
| H. Brown, Florist, dies. | Brown, Herbert | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 6 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Hilton E. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-6 | Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1977 |
| Brown, Howard O. | Brown, Howard O. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 140-141 | Year: 1921 |
| Hubert T. Brown. | Brown, Hubert T. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1968 | |
| Brown, Hubert Turner | Brown, Hubert Turner | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 122-123. | Year: 1921 |
| Washington native dies in Zillah. | Brown, Ida E. (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 04 Day: 29 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Iola L. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. E-9 | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1972 |
| Brown, Ira | Brown, Ira | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 74-75 | Year: 1921 |
| Isaiah Brown | Brown, Isaiah | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 744 | Year: 1904 |
| Escapee fights for freedom | Brown, J. B. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-5 | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1974 |
| J. F. Browns to note 50th anniversary. | Brown, J. F. (Mr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 15 | Month: 06 Day: 20 Year: 1963 |
| Brown, J. H. | Brown, J. H. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 320-321 | Year: 1900 |
| Brown wove Indian Heritage, priestly call. | Brown, J. Joseph | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1987 | |
| J. J. Brown left his mark on Spokane. | Brown, J. Joseph | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1988 | |
| Father Brown, first Indian priest in the NW. | Brown, J. Joseph | Person | Rawhide Press | p. 13 | Month: 03 Year: 1975 |
| Brown wove Indian Heritage, priestly call. | Brown, J. Joseph | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1987 | |
| 1882-3 Grand Sect. of Wash. | Brown, J. T. | Person | Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o | p. 84 | Year: 1913 |
| James 'Deke' Brown, in L.A. | Brown, James Dekowen | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 69 | Month: 05 Day: 19 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Brown, James E. | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1969 | |
| Jefferson Award winners named -- Arthur and Janie Brown -- Transit for elderly. | Brown, Janie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-16 | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1979 |
| 2 sisters here, 81 and 82, die day apart. | Brown, Jean (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 47 | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1964 |