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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes 90th. | Benton, D. A. | Person | Marysville Globe | Month: 02 Day: 10 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Benton, Diana | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1973 | |
| Benton, Gus | Benton, Gus | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 460 | Year: 1888 |
| Benton, James Gilbert | Benton, James Gilbert | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 78-79 | Year: 1921 |
| Benton, Miles P. | Benton, Miles P. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 839-840 | Year: 1916 |
| Benton, Nora Elizabeth | Benton, Nora Elizabeth | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1951 |
| 1905 birth pains recalled: Benton told care for own 'Damn Pauper'. | Benton, Thomas Hart | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1964 | |
| Anniversary | Benton, Thomas Hart | Person | Courier of the East Benton County Historical Society | vol 6, no. 6, p. 1+ | Month: 03 Year: 1985 |
| Benton County notes anniversary of founding | Benton, Thomas Hart | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1964 | |
| I am the system, and it's haywire. | Bentson, Leif | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-14 | Month: 10 Day: 28 Year: 1974 |
| Bentzen, E. C. | Bentzen, E. C. | Person | State of Washington: A review of the State Natural Resources... | p. 132 | Year: 1936 |
| Bentzen, Per | Bentzen, Per | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 16, p. 66-77 | |
| The Benz brothers --- Names well known in the valley. | Benz Family | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | v. 2, p. 80-81 | Year: 1975 |
| Reuben Benz spread the word about Yakima's apples | Benz, Reuben G. | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | v.2, p. 82-83 | Year: 1975 |
| Benzor (Banzer), John U. | Benzor (Banzer), John U. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 177 | Year: 1980 |
| A Teacher and Counselor to 1,000 Cops. | Berberich, John | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-6 | Month: 01 Day: 30 Year: 1976 |
| Bercier, Peter | Bercier, Peter | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 83 | Year: 1980 |
| Hoctor's hacks raised: County engineer decides to retire. | Berdan, Don | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 12 Day: 2 Year: 1987 | |
| Obituary | Berdan, Etta | Person | Sultan Valley News | Month: 05 Year: 1972 | |
| She cares about what we do. Students give teacher straight A's. | Berdan, Marian | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-1 | Month: 02 Day: 2 Year: 1976 |
| Berdine, Dennis Franklin | Berdine, Dennis Franklin | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | p. 3 | Month: 04 Day: 25 Year: 1956 |
| Mrs. Dennis S. Berdine, 81, succumbs. | Berdine, Winnifred Elnora | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1966 | |
| Arthur Berens, Veteran Drug Man, Succumbs | Berens, Arthur H. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Berens, Hubert | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Berens, Hubert | Person | Puyallup Valley Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1968 | |
| Berens, Leo | Berens, Leo | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 31, p. 42-43 | |
| More stained glass tips from Olympia artists. | Berents, Chuck | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem, p. 10 | Month: 09 Day: 6 Year: 1981 |
| Berentson proving prophets wrong. | Berentson, Duane | Person | Olympian | p. A-2 | Month: 02 Day: 5 Year: 1983 |
| Pioneer Berg family member bartered for land with Indian. | Berg family | Person | Lynden Tribune | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1965 | |
| Berg, Albert Oliver | Berg, Albert Oliver | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 216-217 | Year: 1921 |
| Berg, Anton | Berg, Anton | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 4, p. 86 | Year: 1977 |
| Berg, Arne J. | Berg, Arne J. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 105 | Year: 1920 |
| Chris Berg, noted builder, dies. | Berg, Chris | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 3 Year: 1966 | |
| Berg resigns as Director of Crisis Clinic. | Berg, Donald E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-5 | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1970 |
| Edward Berg, Union ex-aide, dies. | Berg, Edward M | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 53 | Month: 05 Day: 5 Year: 1963 |
| Einar M. Berg, 86. | Berg, Einar M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 10 Year: 1967 | |
| Ellen Nelson Berg Family. | Berg, Ellen Nelson | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 30, p. 37-38 | |
| Berg, Elmer | Berg, Elmer | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 232-233 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Berg, Emil | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1977 | |
| Skagit County -- History Makers. | Berg, Emmett | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Berg, Esther | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 03 Day: 27 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Berg, Ethel M. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 03 Day: 27 Year: 1968 | |
| Berg, F. O. | Berg, F. O. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 585-586 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Berg, Fred Ellis | Person | Lynden Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1972 | |
| Mrs Guro Merg, pioneer at Fir Island, dies, 96. | Berg, Guro (Mrs.) | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1970 | |
| Everson resident 77 years passes. | Berg, Jacob Hostetler | Person | Everson News | Month: 12 Day: 31 Year: 1959 | |
| Everson resident 77 years passes. | Berg, Jacob Hostetler | Person | Sumas News | Month: 12 Day: 31 Year: 1959 | |
| Pioneer farmer Jacob Berg dies on homestead. | Berg, Jacob Hostetler | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 12 Day: 29 Year: 1959 | |
| Mrs Carl Berg. | Berg, Jennie Olga (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 27 | Month: 12 Day: 30 Year: 1964 |
| Berg, Joseph | Berg, Joseph | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 242 | Year: 1921 |