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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postmaster recalls early days. | Burkman, David | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 04 Day: 27 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary: Arhtur Burks. | Burks, Arthur J. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 05 Day: 29 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Burks, Bessie | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 02 Day: 27 Year: 1985 | |
| 'Inner Light' strong in Harry Burks' life. | Burks, Harry | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 19, sec. 1 | Month: 03 Day: 23 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Burkshire, Henry | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 01 Day: 17 Year: 1963 | |
| Burleigh, Andrew Faulk | Burleigh, Andrew Faulk | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 685 | Year: 1893 |
| From basketball to hydros -- Burleson finds new competitive outlet. | Burleson, Tommy | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-1 | Month: 09 Day: 29 Year: 1981 |
| Civic Scene. | Burley, Emmett E. | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 45 | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1976 |
| Burleys going strong after 72 years together. | Burley, Leon | Person | South Whidbey Record | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1988 | |
| Burleys going strong after 72 years together. | Burley, Marie (Mrs.) | Person | South Whidbey Record | Month: 10 Day: 25 Year: 1988 | |
| 80-year resident dies. | Burligame, Bessie | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1959 | |
| Mrs. Van Asselt Burling, pioneer resident, dies. | Burling, Van Asselt (Mrs.) | Person | Newspaper clipping | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1945 | |
| Obituaries | Burlingame, Avis L. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 07 Day: 4 Year: 1968 | |
| Burlingame, Cal | Burlingame, Cal | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 167 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Burlingame, Carl A. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Burlingame, Carl A. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1968 | |
| Henry S. Burlingame and wife Druzilla. | Burlingame, Druzilla (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | Year: 1980 | |
| Burlingame, E. | Burlingame, E. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 460 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary: Mrs. E. Burlingame. | Burlingame, E. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 04 Day: 7 Year: 1907 | |
| Early contractor here observes 100th birthday. | Burlingame, E. C. | Person | Port Angeles Evening News | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1958 | |
| Burlingame, E. C. | Burlingame, E. C. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1958 | |
| Burlingame, E. D. | Burlingame, E. D. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 2 | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1958 |
| E. C. Burlingame Jr., dies after long illness. | Burlingame, Edward C. (Jr.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1970 | |
| G. Burlingame, 85 ardent worker in Lodge affairs. | Burlingame, George | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 27 Year: 1969 | |
| G. Burlingame, 85 ardent worker in Lodge affairs. | Burlingame, George | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 12 Day: 25 Year: 1969 | |
| Mrs. George Burlingame rites held. | Burlingame, George (Mrs.) | Person | East Washingtonian | p. 1 | Month: 06 Day: 9 Year: 1966 |
| Henry S. Burlingame and wife Druzilla. | Burlingame, Henry S. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 186 | Year: 1980 |
| Burlingame, Isaac | Burlingame, Isaac | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 574 | Year: 1893 |
| Burlingame, Isaac | Burlingame, Isaac | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 23, p. 268 | |
| Mrs. Lloyd O. Burlingame. | Burlingame, Martha Sarah (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 03 Day: 10 Year: 1964 |
| Burlingame, Meade | Burlingame, Meade | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 59 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Burlingame, Walter E. | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 12 Year: 1984 | |
| A Symphony Lady and a Cookie Lady. | Burmeister, Anne | Person | Seattle Times | p. H-4 | Month: 12 Day: 3 Year: 1972 |
| At Cashmere Museum: Photo exhibit depicts Old Blewitt in heyday. | Burmeister, Fred | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 10 Day: 14 Year: 1963 | |
| At Cashmere Museum: Photo exhibit depicts Old Blewitt in heyday. | Burmeister, Fred (Mrs.) | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 10 Day: 14 Year: 1963 | |
| Man flies midget airplane he built. | Burmeister, Ken | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 27 | Month: 03 Day: 6 Year: 1966 |
| Insurance man dies in Seattle. | Burnam, Don C. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary | Burnam, Edna | Person | Clarkston Herald | Month: 08 Day: 17 Year: 1961 | |
| Burnell, C. F. | Burnell, C. F. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 460 | Year: 1888 |
| Obituary | Burnell, Charles C. | Person | Daily Journal-American (Bellevue, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 11 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Burnes, Josephine | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-5 | Month: 04 Day: 26 Year: 1973 |
| Obituary | Burnet, Winnefred Opal Funk Moore | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1983 | |
| Burnett, Allen | Burnett, Allen | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 120-121 | Year: 1921 |
| Burnett, Charles A. 'Tiny' | Burnett, Charles A. 'Tiny' | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 119 | Year: 1929 |
| Obituary: Funeral Tomorrow for Charles 'Tiny. Burnett | Burnett, Charles A. 'Tiny' | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1974 | |
| The pioneer dead of 1916. | Burnett, Charles H. | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 8, no. 1, p. 32 | Month: 01 Year: 1917 |
| Biography | Burnett, Charles Pye | Person | Successful American | p. 199 | Month: 11 Year: 1906 |
| George Washington Burnett family. | Burnett, George Washington | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 36, p. 267-269, 275-276 | |
| Burnett, Hiram | Burnett, Hiram | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 556-557 | Year: 1893 |
| Hubert William Burnett Family | Burnett, Hubert William | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 36, p. 277 |