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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmer, Charles (Mrs.) | Bowmer, Charles (Mrs.) | Person | Mount Vernon Argus | Month: 06 Day: 12 Year: 1958 | |
| Established the Burlington Journal. | Bowmer, H. L. | Person | Sebrings Skagit County Illustrated Historical and Pictorial Pub... | p. 34 | Year: 1983 |
| Bown, Ed | Bown, Ed | Person | Glimpses of pioneer life | p. 139 | Month: 08 Year: 1924 |
| Ed Bown, early merchant, dies at Conconully, age 85 | Bown, Edward John | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Bown, Henry Ernest | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1966 |
| Bown, Walter | Bown, Walter | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 582 | Year: 1904 |
| Bowne, Charles W. | Bowne, Charles W. | Person | Souvenir of the 5th Legislature of the State of Wash | p. 30 | Year: 1897 |
| Bowns gets state post. | Bowns, Carmela May | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-3 | Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1977 |
| O'Brien is aced out of stadium job. | Bowsfield, Edward O. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-1 | Month: 07 Day: 27 Year: 1974 |
| Bowsher, Arthur Eugene | Bowsher, Arthur Eugene | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 128-129 | Year: 1921 |
| Bowyer, W. R. | Bowyer, W. R. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 721 | Year: 1894 |
| Bowyer, W. R. | Bowyer, W. R. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 721 | Year: 1894 |
| Charles E. Box | Box, Charles E. | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 179-180 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Box, Elmer | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 10 Day: 3 Year: 1990 | |
| Obituary | Box, Lillia Sophia | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 04 Day: 15 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Box, Norman J. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 16 | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1963 |
| Mrs. George H. Boxer. | Boxer, Mary Ann (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 33 | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1963 |
| Nursing-Home watchdog group protests Co-Ombudsman job. | Boyajian, Jane | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-5 | Month: 08 Day: 21 Year: 1987 |
| Mrs. Annie E. Boyce | Boyce, Annie E. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 02 Day: 23 Year: 1967 | |
| 'Ham' honored for serving Navy men. | Boyce, Ernie | Person | Seattle Times | p. 16 | Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1966 |
| Grace Boyce, 77, taken by death | Boyce, Grace Scott | Person | Bainbridge Review | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1962 | |
| Grace Boyce, 77, taken by death. | Boyce, Grace Scott | Person | Bainbridge Review | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1962 | |
| Boyce, Leroy | Boyce, Leroy | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 250-2512 | Year: 1921 |
| Through our porthole. | Boyce, Lucinda | Person | Historical Gazette | p. 12 | Month: 04 Year: 1987 |
| Grandma Boyce: first Lady of the San Juans. | Boyce, Lucinda Elizabeth | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1979 | |
| Boyce, Lymton Herbert | Boyce, Lymton Herbert | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 151 | Year: 1921 |
| First class fitter finds she fits just fine, thanks. | Boyce, Lynne | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Boyce, Marion Elizabeth | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-18 | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Boyce, Marion Elizabeth | Person | Monroe Monitor | Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1981 | |
| Mrs Boyce rites set for Monday. | Boyce, Nina Elizabeth (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 12 Day: 15 Year: 1961 | |
| Russell G. Boyce funeral held. | Boyce, Russell G. | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1960 | |
| Boyce, S. V. | Boyce, S. V. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 524 | Year: 1894 |
| Obituary | Boyce, Stephen H. | Person | Friday Harbor Journal | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1967 | |
| Island settler of 1860 -- San Juan County's first sheriff. | Boyce, Steve V. | Person | Seattle Times Magazine | Month: 10 Day: 23 Year: 1960 | |
| Boyd, Adam | Boyd, Adam | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 294-295 | Year: 1904 |
| Local immigrants' journey in 1881 | Boyd, Archie | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1972 | |
| Boyd, Bigelow Lillian | Boyd, Bigelow Lillian | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 39 | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1956 |
| Boyd, Bill | Boyd, Bill | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 169 | Year: 1982 |
| Boyd, Bill (Mrs.) | Boyd, Bill (Mrs.) | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 169 | Year: 1982 |
| Boyd, Daniel O. | Boyd, Daniel O. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 12 Day: 5 Year: 1958 | |
| Boyd, E. A. | Boyd, E. A. | Person | State of Washington: A review of the State Natural Resources... | p. 129 | Year: 1936 |
| Ex-Teacher, Miss Edith Boyd, dies. | Boyd, Edith L. (Miss) | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1972 | |
| Boyd, Ernest | Boyd, Ernest | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 42-43 | Year: 1921 |
| And now, time off for fishin'. | Boyd, Gene | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-5 | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1973 |
| Boyd, George W. | Boyd, George W. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 484-485 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Boyd, Hazel I. | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 2 Year: 1973 | |
| Now retired, but she's busier than ever before. | Boyd, Helen | Person | Seattle Times | p. H-2 | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1972 |
| Boyd, Helen | Boyd, Helen | Person | Women of Washington | p. 11 | Year: 1977 |
| Church leader dies in home. | Boyd, Isabelle (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1966 | |
| Boyd, J. H. | Boyd, J. H. | Person | City of Spokane Falls and its tributary resouces. | p. 28 | Year: 1973 |