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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettman, Louis | Bettman, Louis | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 83 | |
| Bettman, Louis | Bettman, Louis | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 284-5 | Year: 1917 |
| Bettman, Louis | Bettman, Louis | Person | Tillicum Tales | p. 132 | |
| Mrs. Bettman descibes life in Olympia. | Bettman, Louis (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 14 | Month: 11 Day: 8 Year: 1939 |
| Obituary: Mrs. Omelia Bettman. | Bettman, Omelia | Person | Morning Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1919 | |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Bettman, Sigmond | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Bettman, William W. | Bettman, William W. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 332-333 | Year: 1917 |
| Obituary | Bettner, Louise C. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-2 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1981 |
| Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary. | Betts, Charles | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 16 | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1953 |
| Betts, Charles | Betts, Charles | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | p. 2 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Betts, Charles | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 12 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Betts, Charles M. | Person | Oregonian | Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1955 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Edward H. | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 35, p. 107-109 | |
| Obituary | Betts, George Washington | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 6 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1965 |
| Obituary | Betts, Hilida Mae | Person | Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Betts, Hilida Mae | Person | Tenino Independent | Month: 01 Day: 17 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Hilida Mae | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1983 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Horace L. | Person | Daily Globe News (Auburn, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 16 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Marie A. | Person | Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 16 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Marie A. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1986 | |
| Redondo area pioneer dies. | Betts, Mary Ellen | Person | Auburn Globe News | Month: 12 Day: 21 Year: 1960 | |
| Redondo area pioneer dies. | Betts, Mary Ellen | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1960 | |
| Death takes Mrs. Betts, 95, Auburn. | Betts, Mary Ellen | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Mary M. | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 11 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Betts, Reuben P. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 30 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Reuben P. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 1 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary: Viola Betts. | Betts, Viola | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 10 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Betts, Weston J. | Person | Federal Way News-Advertiser | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1973 | |
| Parade Civil War Fighters' honor is in his hands. | Betts, Wilbur | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-1 | Month: 05 Day: 31 Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Betty, Emily B. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Bettys, Martha Carpenter | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1991 | |
| Betz Family | Betz family | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 162-163 | Year: 1982 |
| Pioneer of Cheney dies at age of 95. | Betz, Albert | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary: Albert Betz. | Betz, Albert | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1967 | |
| Albert Betz, Old time Cheney resident, died July 5th at Yakima; Funeral held here. | Betz, Albert | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Betz, Augustine E. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1967 | |
| Christ Betz, an outstanding pioneer, paid final tribute. | Betz, Chris | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 11 Day: 19 Year: 1965 | |
| George H. Betz | Betz, George H. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 379 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Betz, Gertrude | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1979 | |
| Betz, Harold L. | Betz, Harold L. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 82-83 | Year: 1921 |
| Betz, Jacob | Betz, Jacob | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | vII, p. 197-198 | Year: 1917 |
| The Pioneer dead of 1912 | Betz, Jacob | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 4, no. 1, p. 42 | Month: 01 Year: 1913 |
| Betz, Jacob | Betz, Jacob | Person | Tacoma, its history and its builders. | p. 254 | Year: 1916 |
| John H. Betz Family | Betz, John H. | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 163-164 | Year: 1982 |
| Betz, John H. | Betz, John H. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 359-360 | Year: 1900 |
| John W. Betz | Betz, John W. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 478 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Betz, John W. | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 7 | Month: 04 Day: 25 Year: 1954 |
| Mrs. Ethel S. Betzold. | Betzold, Ethel S. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 13 | Month: 04 Day: 2 Year: 1964 |
| The Pioneer dead of 1912 | Beuston, Adam | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | vol. 4, no. 1, p. 37 | Month: 01 Year: 1913 |
| Obituary | Beutel, Conrad Dawson | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1978 |