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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Bert, Paul Anthony | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1965 |
| Ray Bert, 82, Keeps all the marbles. | Bert, Ray | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 12 Day: 1 Year: 1986 |
| Marble man roams the Capital he helped build in the 1920s. | Bert, Ray | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1989 | |
| Obituary | Bertalan, Gertrude M. | Person | Burlington Farm Journal | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1974 | |
| Bertch, Raymond | Bertch, Raymond | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 116-117 | Year: 1921 |
| Bertell, Harry | Bertell, Harry | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 94-95 | Year: 1921 |
| The "Old Maestro" and the band uniform. | Bertello, James | Person | N.K.C. Tribune | Month: 08 Day: 16 Year: 1990 | |
| Bertello, James | Bertello, James | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Special Section p. 97 | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1989 |
| Obituary | Bertholf, Albert H. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1978 | |
| Berthusen, Hans C. | Berthusen, Hans C. | Person | Skqee Mus | p. 155-164 | |
| Otto Jacobson Bertils | Bertils, Otto Jacobson | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 07 Day: 1 Year: 1964 |
| Neva Bertois, Pioneer, passes Tuesday. | Bertois, Neva Guy | Person | Marysville Globe | Month: 05 Day: 10 Year: 1962 | |
| For Clarence E. Bertoldi services set. | Bertoldi, Clarence Ernest | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 34 | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1963 |
| Peter A. Bertoldi, 73. | Bertoldi, Peter A. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 18 | Month: 02 Day: 12 Year: 1967 |
| Bertonneau, Louis L. | Bertonneau, Louis L. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 425 | Year: 1900 |
| North star was our home. | Bertram, Grace Alexander | Person | Okanogan County Heritage | p. 7 | Month: Day: Year: 1989 |
| North star was our home | Bertram, Henry Frederick | Person | Okanogan County Heritage | p. 7 | Year: 1989 |
| Obituary | Bertrand, Edith C. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 11 Day: 8 Year: 1983 | |
| Bertrand, Eugene | Bertrand, Eugene | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 679-80 | Year: 1900 |
| 50 years of marrage. | Bertrand, Frank | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 29 | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1955 |
| 50 years of marrage. | Bertrand, Frank (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 29 | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1955 |
| Bertrand, George | Bertrand, George | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 29 | Month: 03 Day: 4 Year: 1952 |
| Bertrand, James | Bertrand, James | Person | Skqee Mus | p. 177-178 | |
| Obituary | Bertsch, Ann M | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1983 | |
| Mrs. V.C. Bertschi. | Bertschi, Cassie B. (Mrs.) | Person | Goldendale Sentinel | Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1966 | |
| Obituary | Bertschi, Vilas C. | Person | Enterprise (White Salmon, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary: Jogger collapses, dies. | Berwick, Bruce A. | Person | Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1986 |
| Living pioneers of Washington. Mr & Mrs. Frank Berzone, Seattle. | Berzone, Frank | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1916 | |
| Living pioneers of Washington. Mr & Mrs. Frank Berzone, Seattle. | Berzone, Frank (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1916 | |
| Big changes in store for morgu. | Besant-Matthews, Patrick A. | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-4 | Month: 11 Day: 7 Year: 1973 |
| The Shy Young Man Accused of Arson | Besedea, Curtis | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-22 | Month: 08 Day: 5 Year: 1984 |
| Bellevue man to begin artificial-kidney treatment at home. | Besi, I. Warren (Jr.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 51 | Month: 12 Day: 12 Year: 1965 |
| First white child visits old scenes. | Besnahan, Mary Republic | Person | Republic News-Miner | Month: 07 Day: 28 Year: 1961 | |
| Young Weaver Honored | Bess, Betsy | Person | Seattle Times | p. 30 | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1969 |
| Besse, Albert W. | Besse, Albert W. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1953 |
| Besse, Lloyd S. | Besse, Lloyd S. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1953 |
| Besserer, Charles | Besserer, Charles | Person | Annual Proceedings of the Washington Press Assoc. for 1887-90 | p. 116-118 | |
| Besserer, Charles | Besserer, Charles | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 462 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary | Besserer, Charles | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 28 Year: 1982 | |
| Enterprise Lodge no. 2 | Besserer, Charlie | Person | Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o | p. 114 | Year: 1913 |
| Bessey, Frank | Bessey, Frank | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 9 | Month: 11 Day: 17 Year: 1954 |
| Bessey, J. W. | Bessey, J. W. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 508 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Bessner, Anna M. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 05 Day: 16 Year: 1977 | |
| Services held for Matt Bessner, 94. | Bessner, Matt | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1962 | |
| Services held for Matt Bessner, 94. | Bessner, Matt | Person | Puget Sound Mail | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1962 | |
| Services are held for Susan Bessner. | Bessner, Susan | Person | Puget Sound Mail | Month: 12 Day: 15 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Bessner, William H. | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1983 | |
| William H. Bessner | Bessner, William H. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Best, Arthur | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 05 Day: 23 Year: 1977 | |
| Best, Arthur | Best, Arthur | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 118-120 | Year: 1982 |