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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Bruseth, Nels | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 41 | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1957 |
| Obituary: Carl J. Brush, 56. | Brush, Carl J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 89 | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1966 |
| Three Pioneers of the Past... | Brush, John B. (Squire) | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1967 | |
| Civic Sceen. | Brustkern, Michael F. | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 43, Magazine. | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1976 |
| From an interview with Mrs W. D. Burton. | Bruton, Flora Splawn (Mrs.) | Person | Told by the Pioneers | v. 2, p. 183-184 | Year: 1938 |
| Obituary | Brutscher, George A. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 5 | Month: 10 Day: 17 Year: 1954 |
| New planning official is finding familiar ground here. | Brutt, Frank W. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-6 | Month: 05 Day: 22 Year: 1983 |
| Bry, William E. | Bry, William E. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 462 | Year: 1888 |
| Mrs. Bryan dies; Longmire kin | Bryan, Ada Davidson (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 9 Year: 1960 | |
| The State College of Washington | Bryan, E. A. (Dr.) | Person | Told by the Pioneers | v.3, p. 215-216 | Year: 1938 |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Bryan, Edgar | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Living pioneers of Washington. Edgar Bryan, Seattle | Bryan, Edgar | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1915 | |
| Just cogitating: Edgar Bryan was boy pioneer in Oregon Country. | Bryan, Edgar | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 6 | Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1956 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Edna E. | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 10 Day: 5 Year: 1972 | |
| Lack of power factor in 'dream city' failure. | Bryan, Enoch | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 04 Day: 20 Year: 1980 | |
| A fitting tribute. | Bryan, Enoch A. (Dr.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1966 | |
| Proponent of the People's University. Washington State's E.A. Bryan deserves credit for... | Bryan, Enoch A. (Dr.) | Person | Washington State Review | p. 14-19, 24 | Month: Day: Year: 1962 |
| Honor urged for former W.S.U. head | Bryan, Enoch A. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 06 Day: 30 Year: 1965 |
| Named for Dr Bryan. | Bryan, Enoch A. (Dr.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1966 |
| Ernie's so good at cheating he's on good guy's side these days. | Bryan, Ernie | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem Tidings, p. 4 | Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1977 |
| Bryan, George | Bryan, George | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 666-667 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Bryan, George | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 15 Year: 1965 | |
| Bryan, Hugh (Sr.) | Bryan, Hugh (Sr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 37 | Month: 01 Day: 17 Year: 1956 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Iris Irene (Mrs.) | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1980 | |
| Bryan, James W. | Bryan, James W. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 37 | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1956 |
| Early Settlers. | Bryan, James W. (Jr.) | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 101 | Year: 1977 |
| James W. Bryan, Jr., Lawyer, dies. | Bryan, James W. (Jr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 12 | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1969 |
| Early Settlers. | Bryan, James W. (Sr.) | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, o, 101 | Year: 1977 |
| James Wesley and Lorena Kearse Bryan. | Bryan, James Wesley | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 91 | Year: 1977 |
| Bryan, Joseph I. | Bryan, Joseph I. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 55 | Year: 1920 |
| Bryan, Laura Harper | Bryan, Laura Harper | Person | Chronicle Dispatch (Dayton, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1958 | |
| James Wesley and Lorena Kearse Bryan. | Bryan, Lorena Kease | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 91 | Year: 1977 |
| State official takes new post | Bryan, Mary Beth | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 13 | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1968 |
| Rites for Mrs. Mary R. Byran, pioneer | Bryan, Mary R. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 22 | Month: 05 Day: 25 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Olive L. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1976 | |
| Bryan, R. B. | Bryan, R. B. | Person | Caytons Legislative Manual | p. 30-31 | Year: 1905 |
| Obituary: R. B. Bryan | Bryan, R. B. | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 31 Year: 1908 | |
| Obituary | Bryan, R. B. | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 38, p. 239 | |
| Veteran | Bryan, R. R. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 13 | Month: 04 Day: 20 Year: 1941 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Ralph R. | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 10 Day: 17 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Bryan, Robert B. | Person | Morning Olympian | p. 1 | Month: 03 Day: 31 Year: 1908 |
| Bryan, Robert B. | Bryan, Robert B. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 675-676 | Year: 1893 |
| Bryan, Robert Bruce | Bryan, Robert Bruce | Person | Territorial and state superintendents, 1861 to present. | p. 7 | Year: 1976 |
| Bryan, Robert Bruce | Bryan, Robert Bruce | Person | Territorial and state superintendents, 1861 to present. | p. 7 | Year: 1976 |
| Hon. Robert Bryan: State Superindent of Schools, passes away. | Bryan, Robert Bruce | Person | Chehalis County Vidette (Montesano, Wash.) | p. 1 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1908 |
| Bryan, Samuel T. | Bryan, Samuel T. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 55 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Thomas M. | Person | Chehalis County Vidette (Montesano, Wash.) | p. 1 | Month: 08 Day: 25 Year: 1911 |
| Tom & Joyce Bryan Family | Bryan, Tom | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 139 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Bryan, Wilmer D. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-3 | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1980 |
| Bryant, Albert G. | Bryant, Albert G. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 795 | Year: 1904 |