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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck, C. F. | Buck, C. F. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 461 | Year: 1888 |
| Charles Buck, Jr. | Buck, Charles (Jr.) | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 366 | Year: 1904 |
| Uncle Buck's Journal. | Buck, Charles Fitzland | Person | Dayton Chronicle | p. 11, special edition | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1989 |
| Buck, Clara Carr (Mrs.) | Buck, Clara Carr (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1958 | |
| Seattle Lodge no. 7. | Buck, E. P. | Person | Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o | p. 154 | Year: 1913 |
| Obituary | Buck, Edward | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 36 | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1964 |
| Pioneer resident Edward Buck dies | Buck, Edward P. | Person | University District Herald (Seattle, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1968 | |
| Logger for 50 years -- He recalls days of the 'skid road'. | Buck, Guy | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 09 Day: 6 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Buck, Hazel A. | Person | Olympian | p. 28 | Month: 09 Day: 3 Year: 1987 |
| Buck, John | Buck, John | Person | 50 Northwest Artists | p. 24 | Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Buck, Josephine | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary: Died May 9, 1901 in Fairhaven. | Buck, Matie | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 41, p. 83 | |
| Buck, N. K. | Buck, N. K. | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 07 Day: 17 Year: 1958 | |
| Buck, Norman | Buck, Norman | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 436-437 | Year: 1893 |
| Buck, Norman | Buck, Norman | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 415 | Year: 1900 |
| Robert Buck Re-elected President of Trade Fair | Buck, Robert | Person | Seattle Times | p. 18 | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1968 |
| Banker Robert Buck named Muny Leaque's No. 1 citizen. | Buck, Robert F. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-2 | Month: 06 Day: 3 Year: 1981 |
| A reporter looks at WPA | Buck, Robert M. | Person | Ms 316 | ||
| Buck, Samuel Rea | Buck, Samuel Rea | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 252-253 | Year: 1921 |
| Grandma, 101, retains sense of humor. | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1961 | |
| Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 65 | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1952 |
| Honored on 93rh (95th?) birthday | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 6 | Month: 06 Day: 5 Year: 1955 |
| Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 6 | Month: 06 Day: 5 Year: 1955 |
| Mrs Bogdan Buck. | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Renton-Chronicle (Renton, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 26 Year: 1964 | |
| Still active Buckley women celebrates 100th birthday. | Buck, Sophia (Mrs.) | Person | Buckley News-Banner | Month: 06 Day: 16 Year: 1960 | |
| Obituary | Buckallew, Olive | Person | Whitman-Latah Record (Palouse, Wash.) | Month: 04 Day: 10 Year: 1980 | |
| County cattleman visited. Buckingham ranch is on historic trail. | Buckingham family | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 06 Day: 14 Year: 1960 | |
| Buckingham, Daniel F. | Buckingham, Daniel F. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 781-782 | Year: 1916 |
| Obituary | Buckingham, Frank | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 01 Day: 19 Year: 1973 | |
| James A Buckingham. | Buckingham, James A. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 624 | Year: 1904 |
| Disabled trooper tackles law school. | Buckingham, Mike | Person | Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 10 Day: 14 Year: 1984 |
| Father dies at 80. | Buckingham, Ross D. | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 07 Day: 12 Year: 1962 | |
| Golden Wedding. | Buckingham, Walter | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1955 |
| Golden Wedding | Buckingham, Walter (Mrs.) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 31 Year: 1955 |
| Obituary | Buckingham, Winifred | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Buckland, Bessie M. | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1971 | |
| Buckland, John | Buckland, John | Person | Trails and Tales of the Early-Day Settlers of Nort | p. 112-115 | Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Buckley, Edward N. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 5 | Month: 01 Day: 23 Year: 1966 |
| Selah's first law officer was murdered on Main St. | Buckley, Ernie | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | v.2, p. 118 | Year: 1975 |
| Selah's first law officer was murdered on Main St. | Buckley, Ernie | Person | Yakima Sun | Month: 12 Day: 4 Year: 1975 | |
| Selah's first law officer murdered on Main St. | Buckley, Ernie | Person | Selah Valley Optimist | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary | Buckley, Frank | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Buckley, Frank R. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1962 | |
| John Buckley and wife Eva. | Buckley, John | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 55 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. I. A. Buckley taken by death. | Buckley, Julia | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Buckley, Katherine | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Buckley, Katherine | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 08 Day: 4 Year: 1969 | |
| Greenwood Grandmothers plan meeting Oct 14. | Buckley, Mary (Mrs.) | Person | Ballard News (Seattle, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 13 Year: 1960 | |
| Meet your Pioneers --- | Buckley, Phene L. | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 05 Day: 4 Year: 1961 | |
| Six days in another town -- Richard Buckley's diary of the Young Conductors' Compition in London. | Buckley, Richard | Person | Weekly (Seattle, Wash.) | p. 20 | Month: Day: Year: 1982 |