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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The best of 1990: Annual UW Teaching and Public Service Awards | Behnke, Sally | Person | Columns | p. 23 | Month: 06 Year: 1990 |
| Obituary | Behrbaum, Orville C. | Person | Olympian | p. ? | Month: 04 Day: 1 Year: 1986 |
| Arnold Behrans learned banking from the ground up. | Behrens, Arnold | Person | Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 05 Day: 22 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Behrens, Edwin G. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 03 Day: 27 Year: 1981 | |
| Behrens, Henry A. | Behrens, Henry A. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 4 | Month: 08 Day: 18 Year: 1956 |
| Obituary | Behrens, Rosella | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Behrens, Rosella | Person | Sumner News Review | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Behrens, Sadie B. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 10 Year: 1981 | |
| Behrent, Billie | Behrent, Billie | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 258 | Year: 1982 |
| 9,500-mile bike ride - with his brother's kidney. | Behrer, Arnold | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | A-11 | Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1982 |
| Trading Up: the Seahawks' Ken Behring. | Behring, Kenneth | Person | Seattle Times | Pacific Ed. P. 10 | Month: 09 Day: 10 Year: 1989 |
| Obituary | Beidler, Bertha Stella | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 10 Day: 22 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Beidler, Bertha Stella | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1984 | |
| Beidler, Elliott W. | Beidler, Elliott W. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 661 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Beidler, Elsie | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1961 | |
| Both celebrating 83rd birthday. | Beieler (Mr.) | Person | Snoqualmie Valley Record | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1963 | |
| Both celebrating 83rd birthday. | Beieler (Mrs.) | Person | Snoqualmie Valley Record | Month: 03 Day: 28 Year: 1963 | |
| Hitching a ride with Chief Joseph. | Beieler, Cora | Person | Seattle Times | Pictorial, p. 10 | |
| Frederick Beieler. | Beieler, Frederick | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 355 | Year: 1904 |
| Service held for Walter Beieler. | Beieler, Walter F. | Person | Davenport Times | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1970 | |
| Lewis County | Beier, Andrew | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 138 | |
| Obituary | Beier, Andrew L. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Beier, Julie E. | Person | Chehalis Advocate | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Beier, Martin W. | Person | Chehalis Advocate | Month: 03 Day: 10 Year: 1960 | |
| Rites held for Mrs. Beierlein. | Beierlein, Nellie | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 04 Day: 19 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Beierlein, W. J. 'Joe' | Person | Daily Globe News (Auburn, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 19 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary: W.J. "Joe" Beierlein former State legislator. | Beierlein, W. J. 'Joe' | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-8 | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1983 |
| The Big Band Era is gone, but Les Beigel still blows steady | Beigel, Les | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. H-3 | Month: 08 Day: 11 Year: 1974 |
| Obituary | Beigert, Henry | Person | Palouse Republic | Month: 12 Day: 8 Year: 1972 | |
| John Reuben Beigh | Beigh, John Reuben | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 23 Year: 1964 |
| Beil, Charles A. | Beil, Charles A. | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p. 674 | Year: 1916 |
| Pioneer stricken. | Beireis, Nettie C. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 3 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Beiring, Walter G. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1966 |
| Beisell, Albert (Mrs.) | Beisell, Albert (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 31 | Month: 06 Day: 18 Year: 1958 |
| Beistel, Matthew John | Beistel, Matthew John | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 195 | Year: 1920 |
| A moving story: The History of Bekins Moving and Storage Company. | Bekins, Andrew | Person | Portage | p. 16 | Month: Day: Year: 1988 |
| Bekins named to Selection Board. | Bekins, Claude | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-17 | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1970 |
| Bekins in Nixon's campaign. | Bekins, Claude | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-16 | Month: 03 Day: 24 Year: 1972 |
| Local family keeps living record of logging's history. | Bekkevar family | Person | Jimmy Come Lately Gazette (Sequim, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1989 | |
| Obituary | Belair, Goldie N. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 7 | Month: 07 Day: 20 Year: 1973 |
| Belaire, Frances Niemela | Belaire, Frances Niemela | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 121 | Year: 1982 |
| Bickleton pioneer woman dies in Seattle, age 87. | Belanger, Nellie (Mrs.) | Person | Sunnyside Sun | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1964 | |
| Mrs. M. Melby, gold rush pioneer dies. | Belby, Bessie | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 09 Day: 30 Year: 1962 | |
| Royal Navy ships on the Columbian River in 1839. | Belcher, Edward (Adm. Sir) | Person | Beaver | p. 38 | Month: 09 Year: 1954 |
| Belcher rite set. | Belcher, Effie B. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1965 | |
| Belcher, Jennifer | Belcher, Jennifer | Person | Thurston Calender of Women | Year: 1987 | |
| She makes her voice heard. | Belcher, Jennifer | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-3 | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1980 |
| John Belcher, attorney. | Belcher, John Eagan | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 45 | Month: 01 Day: 22 Year: 1965 |
| Twins who celebrate their 76th birthday on Nov 11. | Belcher, Mary A. (Mrs.) | Person | Bellingham Herald | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1953 |
| Live radio fun while it lasted | Belcher, Rod | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 4-5 Sunday Magazine | Month: 03 Day: 16 Year: 1975 |