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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Buchanan. | Buchanan, Daniel | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 851 | Year: 1904 |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Buchanan, E. L. (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Ethel Buchanan passes away. | Buchanan, Ethel | Person | Leavenworth Echo | Month: 02 Day: 27 Year: 1969 | |
| Buchanan, Fred | Buchanan, Fred | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1959 | |
| Buchanan, George W. | Buchanan, George W. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 145 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Buchanan, Gertrude M. | Person | Tekoa Standard Register | Month: 03 Day: 8 Year: 1979 | |
| Mrs. James H. Buchanan. | Buchanan, Grace M. (Mrs.) | Person | Argus (Mount Vernon, Wash) | Month: 01 Day: 30 Year: 1964 | |
| Mrs. Helen Buchanan, Kin of City Pioneer. | Buchanan, Helen (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 01 Day: 1 Year: 1971 | |
| Buchanan, James D. | Buchanan, James D. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 399 | Year: 1900 |
| She reflects on a century of life. | Buchanan, Jenny | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1980 |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll | Buchanan, John | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Buchanan, John | Buchanan, John | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 29 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. William H. Buchanan. | Buchanan, Josephine (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 68 | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1965 |
| West she came in 1888 | Buchanan, Lena | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 24 Year: 1975 | |
| After 102 years, she's still feisty. | Buchanan, Lena | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1977 | |
| Buchanan, Mark L. | Buchanan, Mark L. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 352-353 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary: Services for Mary M. Buchanan, 74, were held Thursday. | Buchanan, Mary M. | Person | Chelan Valley Mirror | Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1974 | |
| Buchanan, Michael | Buchanan, Michael | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 5 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Buchanan, Nina O. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 01 Day: 27 Year: 1965 |
| Buchanan, Noel | Buchanan, Noel | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 119 | Year: 1920 |
| Buchanan, Ressie R. | Buchanan, Ressie R. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 13 | Year: 1921 |
| Buchanan, Samuel | Buchanan, Samuel | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 6 | Year: 1980 |
| U.S. professor wins award. | Buchanan, Thomas M. (Dr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-25 | Month: 03 Day: 15 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary: William A. Buchanan. | Buchanan, William A. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 55 | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1966 |
| Bucher, Albert | Bucher, Albert | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 94-95 | Year: 1921 |
| Bucher, Albert L. | Bucher, Albert L. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 179 | Year: 1920 |
| Bucher, Barbara Madaline | Bucher, Barbara Madaline | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 262-263 | Year: 1921 |
| Bucher, George Thomas | Bucher, George Thomas | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 78-79 | Year: 1921 |
| Bucher, Steven W. | Bucher, Steven W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 150 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Buchet, Dell Ina | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 12 Day: 5 Year: 1984 | |
| Buchet, J. P. | Buchet, J. P. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 572 | Year: 1894 |
| Louis F. Buchet, Spanish War vet dies at age of 94. | Buchet, Louis F. | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 04 Day: 21 Year: 1960 | |
| Clara Buchholtz celebrates 100th. | Buchholtz, Clara | Person | Standard-Register | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1987 | |
| Buchholz, Jesse S. | Buchholz, Jesse S. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 664 | Year: 1900 |
| Buchholz, Paul | Buchholz, Paul | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 458 | Year: 1900 |
| Obituary | Buchholz, Wesley R. | Person | Grand Coulee Star | Month: 11 Day: 30 Year: 1978 | |
| Obituary | Buchillo, Mary | Person | Daily News (Port Angeles, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1990 | |
| Buchinger, John P. | Buchinger, John P. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 47 | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1957 |
| Buchman, Charles alias Bird | Buchman, Charles alias Bird | Person | Olympia Transcript | v. 2, p. 6 | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1868 |
| Obituary | Buchman, Georgina | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-6 | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1977 |
| Faces in the city: A rare commodity --- personal service. | Buchmann, Paul F. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. A | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Buchmeier, Joseph A. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 07 Day: 23 Year: 1968 | |
| Buchner, Almar W. | Buchner, Almar W. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 98-99 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bucholz, Lloyd | Person | Daily News (Port Angeles, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1980 | |
| Buck, Allan A. | Buck, Allan A. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 262-263 | Year: 1904 |
| Slugs: Gardners' bane now collectors slimy treasure. | Buck, Ann | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1987 |
| She bucks up business with her ideas. | Buck, Anne | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-3 | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1979 |
| Obituary: Anthony John Buck. | Buck, Anthony John | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 26 Year: 1967 | |
| She wrote her ticket to success. | Buck, Barbara | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-3 | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1978 |
| Publisher -- pioneer in Pioneer Square. | Buck, Barbara | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 08 Day: 20 Year: 1976 |