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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Ballinger, attorney, dies at 85 | Ballinger, John Henry | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 55 | Month: 12 Day: 10 Year: 1964 |
| Here since 1888: Julia Ballinger, 97, pioneer socialite, dies | Ballinger, Julia | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1961 | |
| Here since 1888: Julia Ballinger, 97, pioneer socialite, dies | Ballinger, Julia | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1961 | |
| Ballinger, Julia Loose | Ballinger, Julia Loose | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 8 | Month: 03 Day: 21 Year: 1959 |
| Funeral services for Ray Ballinger held here on July 10th; Was born here in 1887. | Ballinger, Ray | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1967 | |
| Louis Russell Glavis : a postscript to the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy | Ballinger, Richard | Person | Pacific Northwest Quarterly | v. 55, no. 2, p. 67-75 | Month: 04 Year: 1964 |
| Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 619-621 | Year: 1916 |
| Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 660-661 | Year: 1893 |
| R. A. Ballinger served city, Federal Governments. | Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 03 Day: 10 Year: 1958 | |
| Ballinger | Ballinger, Richard Achilles (Hon.) | Person | Dictionary of American Biography. | v. 1, p. 555-556 | Year: 1928 |
| Clergyman wins Croix de Guerre. | Ballis, E. A. (Rev.) | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 244 | Year: 1920 |
| Ballis, Eugene Albert | Ballis, Eugene Albert | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 85 | Year: 1920 |
| Whitman given manuscripts rich in city history. | Ballou Family | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 11 Day: 4 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Ballou, Alice Edith | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1978 | |
| Ballou, Bertha (Miss) | Ballou, Bertha (Miss) | Person | Women of the West | p. 187 | Year: 1928 |
| Mrs. Leander E. Ballou | Ballou, Esther (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 10 | Month: 04 Day: 24 Year: 1964 |
| In Memoriam -- Adam Balmer | Balmer, Adam | Person | Murrelet | vol. 24, no. 3, p. 47 | Month: 12 Year: 1943 |
| Editorial | Balmer, Thomas | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 08 Day: 3 Year: 1959 | |
| Balovich, Peter | Balovich, Peter | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p.218-219 | Year: 1921 |
| Fred Balsiger Family. | Balsiger, Fred | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 114 | Year: 1982 |
| Balsley touts volunteerism in race for Lacey Council. | Balsley, Ken | Person | Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary | Balthaser, Katharine Calhoun | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-16 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1980 |
| Baltuff, Blake | Baltuff, Blake | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 42-43 | Year: 1921 |
| Baltuff, Montaque V. | Baltuff, Montaque V. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | Book 1, p. 80-81 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary: A.J. Baldwin | Balwin, A. J. | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1911 | |
| Balwin, Ansel | Balwin, Ansel | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 234 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Balwin, Catherine E. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1981 | |
| Pomeroy Patriarch can look back on 84 years in west. Balwin Family settled on Pataha Flat. | Balwin, Charles | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 8 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1952 |
| Obituary | Balwin, Kenneth S. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-3 | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Balyeat, Everett L. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 21 Year: 1969 | |
| Dr. Frederic F Balz and a few of his 500 friends? | Balz, Frederic F. (Dr.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 4 | Month: 01 Day: 7 Year: 1968 |
| Obituary | Balzarini, Ernesta | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 04 Day: 7 Year: 1962 | |
| Bamberg, Charles H. | Bamberg, Charles H. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 656-57. | Year: 1916 |
| Bame, Harley | Bame, Harley | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 130-131 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bamford, Calvin D, | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 10 Year: 1975 | |
| Just a litte get-together for 'Catfish' | Banchero, Ed | Person | Seattle Times | G-1 | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1972 |
| Re-entry women; It's not an easy course, but the sky's the limit. | Bancroft, Deborah | Person | Olympian | Totem p.4-5 | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1982 |
| Daughter of pioneers dies. | Bancroft, Louis Hazard (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 64 | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1963 |
| The Bands of WSC recall tense years in war-torn China. | Band, William (Dr.) | Person | Spokesman-Review | mag. P. 2 | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1950 |
| The Bands of WSC recall tense years in war-torn China. | Band, William (Mrs.) | Person | Spokesman-Review | mag. P. 2 | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1950 |
| Bride by mail '85 version. | Bandock, Jill | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-1 | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1985 |
| Bandtman, Alta Knight | Bandtman, Alta Knight | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 62 | Year: 1982 |
| Bandtman, J. W. (Mr.) | Bandtman, J. W. (Mr.) | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 61 | Year: 1982 |
| Bandtman, J. W. (Mrs.) | Bandtman, J. W. (Mrs.) | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 61 | Year: 1982 |
| Mrs. Harold G. Bandy | Bandy, Blanche B. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 57 | Month: 10 Day: 13 Year: 1966 |
| George Bandy | Bandy, George | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 383 | Year: 1904 |
| Final tribute paid George Bandy, pioneer druggist. | Bandy, George | Person | Wilbur Register | Month: 02 Day: 17 Year: 1966 | |
| Bandy, Ralph L. | Bandy, Ralph L. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 212-213 | Year: 1921 |
| Robert H. Bandy | Bandy, Robert H. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 244 | Year: 1904 |
| A personal centennial: hers is a life of giving and prayer. | Bane, Loretta | Person | White Center News | Month: 05 Day: 11 Year: 1988 |