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
Sharp shards of tragedy no longer pierce local couple's memories.	Brown, Glanda	Person	Olympian	p. 1	Month: 02 Day: 12 Year: 1986
Brown, Glenn A.	Brown, Glenn A.	Person	With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan	book 1, p. 130-131	Year: 1921
Obituary	Brown, Grace	Person	Camas-Washougal Post-Record		Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1983
Obituary	Brown, Grace G.	Person	Seattle Times	p. D-7	Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1972
Obituary	Brown, Grace Louella	Person	Wenatchee World		Month: 11 Day: 28 Year: 1979
Obituary: Grace Lulu Brown.	Brown, Grace Lulu	Person	Daily Olympian		Month: 05 Day: 29 Year: 1974
Grace Pogue Brown came here in 1887	Brown, Grace Pogue	Person	Omak Chronicle		Month: 11 Day: 24 Year: 1977
Brown, Guy Jay	Brown, Guy Jay	Person	Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic	p. 3	Year: 1953
Obituary: H. Chase Brown.	Brown, H. Chase (Mrs.)	Person	Morning Olympian		Month: 03 Day: 9 Year: 1911
Brown, H. H.	Brown, H. H.	Person	Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover)	p. 461	Year: 1888
Brown, H. T.	Brown, H. T.	Person	Illustrated History of Spokane County	p. 668-669	Year: 1900
Obituary	Brown, Harold	Person	Wilbur Register		Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1973
Funeral rites scheduled for Harold C. Brown.	Brown, Harold C.	Person	Seattle Daily Times	p. 31	Month: 01 Day: 3 Year: 1964
Brown, Harold Chauncey	Brown, Harold Chauncey	Person	With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan	book 2, p. 248-249	Year: 1921
Obituary	Brown, Harold E.	Person	Pierce County Herald		Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1969
Obituary	Brown, Harold E.	Person	Puyallup Valley Tribune		Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1969
Harry Brown dies; was former Harringtonian.	Brown, Harry	Person	Davenport Times
Biographical Sketch.	Brown, Harry H.	Person	Seattle Daily Times	p. 22	Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1937
Obituary	Brown, Harry L.	Person	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	p. B-9	Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1979
Brown, Harvey James	Brown, Harvey James	Person	History of the State of Washington	p. 332-333	Year: 1893
Brown, Henry	Brown, Henry	Person	Illustrated History of Spokane County	p. 934-635	Year: 1900
Only 82, he's had 214 years of public service.	Brown, Henry	Person	Kitsap County Herald		Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1975
Obituary	Brown, Henry	Person	Kitsap County Herald		Month: 06 Day: 3 Year: 1981
Kitsap's beloved Henry Brown -- He died at 88 - After 214 years of public service	Brown, Henry	Person	Kitsap County Herald		Month: 06 Day: 24 Year: 1981
Historical group to honor pioneer.	Brown, Henry	Person	Bremerton Sun		Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1973
Henry Brown, Kitsap's 'Mr. Democrat", dead.	Brown, Henry Alexander	Person	Bremerton Sun		Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1981
The Browns of Breidablik.	Brown, Henry Alexander	Person	Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a	book 2, p. 76-78	Year: 1977
Tribute to a real Kitsap County pioneer.	Brown, Henry Alexander	Person	Bremerton Sun		Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1969
Henry S. Brown named to key SCC position.	Brown, Henry S.	Person	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	p. E-4	Month: 12 Day: 13 Year: 1972
H. Brown, Florist, dies.	Brown, Herbert	Person	Tacoma News Tribune		Month: 02 Day: 6 Year: 1967
Obituary	Brown, Hilton E.	Person	Daily Olympian	p. A-6	Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1977
Brown, Howard O.	Brown, Howard O.	Person	With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan	book 1, p. 140-141	Year: 1921
Hubert T. Brown.	Brown, Hubert T.	Person	Skagit Valley Herald		Month: 06 Day: 11 Year: 1968
Brown, Hubert Turner	Brown, Hubert Turner	Person	With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan	book 1, p. 122-123.	Year: 1921
Washington native dies in Zillah.	Brown, Ida E. (Mrs.)	Person	Yakima Morning Herald		Month: 04 Day: 29 Year: 1962
Obituary	Brown, Iola L.	Person	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	p. E-9	Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1972
Brown, Ira	Brown, Ira	Person	With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan	book 1, p. 74-75	Year: 1921
Isaiah Brown	Brown, Isaiah	Person	Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties	p. 744	Year: 1904
Escapee fights for freedom	Brown, J. B.	Person	Seattle Times	p. A-5	Month: 07 Day: 31 Year: 1974
J. F. Browns to note 50th anniversary.	Brown, J. F. (Mr.)	Person	Seattle Daily Times	p. 15	Month: 06 Day: 20 Year: 1963
Brown, J. H.	Brown, J. H.	Person	Illustrated History of Spokane County	p. 320-321	Year: 1900
Father Brown, first Indian priest in the NW.	Brown, J. Joseph	Person	Rawhide Press	p. 13	Month: 03 Year: 1975
Brown wove Indian Heritage, priestly call.	Brown, J. Joseph	Person	Spokane Chronicle		Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1987
Brown wove Indian Heritage, priestly call.	Brown, J. Joseph	Person	Spokesman-Review		Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1987
J. J. Brown left his mark on Spokane.	Brown, J. Joseph	Person	Spokesman-Review		Month: 03 Day: 3 Year: 1988
1882-3 Grand Sect. of Wash.	Brown, J. T.	Person	Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o	p. 84	Year: 1913
James 'Deke' Brown, in L.A.	Brown, James Dekowen	Person	Seattle Daily Times	p. 69	Month: 05 Day: 19 Year: 1965
Obituary	Brown, James E.	Person	Enumclaw Courier-Herald		Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1969
Jefferson Award winners named -- Arthur and Janie Brown -- Transit for elderly.	Brown, Janie	Person	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	p. A-16	Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1979
2 sisters here, 81 and 82, die day apart.	Brown, Jean (Mrs.)	Person	Seattle Daily Times	p. 47	Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1964

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