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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 | Brown, Nellie G. | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 08 Day: 11 Year: 1972 | |
| Brown, Nelson | Brown, Nelson | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 137 | Year: 1982 |
| Brown, Nelson Sawtelle | Brown, Nelson Sawtelle | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 114-115 | Year: 1921 |
| Brown, Niels Jorgensen | Brown, Niels Jorgensen | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 136-137 | Year: 1982 |
| Rites held for Nimrod Brown, ex-engineer | Brown, Nimrod W. L. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 54 | Month: 10 Day: 24 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary: Mrs. A. W. Brown. | Brown, Nina (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 43 | Month: 05 Day: 30 Year: 1967 |
| Brown, Noah N. | Brown, Noah N. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 777-778 | Year: 1904 |
| Cheney shocked and saddened in Nolan Brown's death Tuesday; privcate funeral rites on Friday. | Brown, Nolan | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 01 Day: 7 Year: 1966 | |
| Brown, Norman Ellsworth | Brown, Norman Ellsworth | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 2 | Year: 1956 |
| Obituary | Brown, Norman Ellsworth | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1956 |
| Brown, Norman J. | Brown, Norman J. | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 137 | Year: 1982 |
| Brown, Orra Barstow | Brown, Orra Barstow | Person | Incidents in the Life of a Pioneer Woman : True St | p. 125 | Year: 1975 |
| Brown, Oscar C. | Brown, Oscar C. | Person | Daily Olympian | P.3 | Month: 04 Day: 2 Year: 1958 |
| Obituary. | Brown, Oscar H. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1961 | |
| Cover job's a money maker -- 'His & Her's wins blanket endorsement. | Brown, Pat (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. B-4 | Month: 04 Day: 3 Year: 1979 |
| Brown, Paul R. | Brown, Paul R. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 104-105 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Brown, Paul R. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1964 | |
| Tacoma pioneer turns 100 and she's sharp as a tack. | Brown, Pearl | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 19 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Pearl B. | Person | Olympian | Month: 07 Day: 1 Year: 1986 | |
| Brown, Perc S. | Brown, Perc S. | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 138 | Year: 1929 |
| Peter Brown Family | Brown, Peter | Person | Sprague, Lamont, Edwall Washington: Stories of our People, land and times 1881-1981. | p. 203 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary: Death claims Phillip Brown, founder of Oyster House | Brown, Phillip | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 9 | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1974 |
| Brown, Phyllis (Mrs.) | Brown, Phyllis (Mrs.) | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 138 | Year: 1982 |
| Brown, R. C. | Brown, R. C. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 581 | Year: 1900 |
| Brown, R. M. | Brown, R. M. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 462 | Year: 1888 |
| Married Capt. E. I. Marshall | Brown, Rachel | Person | Olympia Transcript | Vol 3, p. 3 | Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1868 |
| Brown shows slides and tells history of Old Fort Spokane from 1880-1966. | Brown, Ralph | Person | Davenport Times | Month: 07 Day: 28 Year: 1966 | |
| The doctor is in -- 'Doc" Brown has been on duty in Olympia since the mid-1930s and he's still going strong | Brown, Ralph (Dr.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem, p. 3 | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Brown, Ralph D. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 72 | Month: 12 Day: 1 Year: 1965 |
| Catholic liberal says layman's arena may be secular city. | Brown, Raymond E. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 35 | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1980 |
| Unknown explorer-naturalist. | Brown, Robert | Person | Daily Colonist | p. 2, Islander sec. | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1978 |
| Obituary | Brown, Robert Burns | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 33, sec. 3 | Month: 02 Day: 11 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Brown, Robert E. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1968 | |
| Robert E. Lee Brown Family | Brown, Robert E. Lee | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 138 | Year: 1982 |
| Brown, Robert Henry | Brown, Robert Henry | Person | History of Southeast Washington Tapes: Excerpts from oral history tapes... | ||
| Ex-Seattleite to be chosen for Labor Dept. post. | Brown, Robert J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-9 | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1977 |
| Around the cmp fire. | Brown, Robert J. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 15 | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary: Robert Brown, former U.W. prof. dies at 81. | Brown, Robert Q. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 04 Day: 4 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary: Robert Brown, former U.W. prof. dies at 81. | Brown, Robert Q. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 04 Day: 4 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary: Roland H. Brown. | Brown, Roland H. | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 05 Day: 24 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Rosabelle C. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Brown, Rose E. | Person | Shelton-Mason County Journal | Month: 09 Day: 8 Year: 1977 | |
| R. K. Brown, veteran steamer manager, dies. | Brown, Roswell Keeler (Jr.) | Person | Marine Digest | p. 8 | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1986 |
| Obituary | Brown, Roy | Person | Burlington Farm Journal | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1971 | |
| Brown, Roy C. | Brown, Roy C. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 74-75 | Year: 1921 |
| R. C. Brown succumbs. Crown works interest held. | Brown, Roy C. | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 11 Day: 22 Year: 1960 | |
| Brown, Roy E. | Brown, Roy E. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 152 | Year: 1921 |
| Son of Pioneer Custer family dies. | Brown, Roy M. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1964 | |
| Brown, Rueben Austin "Deak" | Brown, Rueben Austin "Deak" | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 750-751 | Year: 1904 |
| Cashmere pays special tribute to the Brown family. | Brown, Rueben Austin "Deak" | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1984 |