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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byles, Charles and wife Sarah W. | Byles, Charles N. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 60 | Year: 1980 |
| Byles, Charles N. | Byles, Charles N. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 580 | Year: 1894 |
| Death claimes Sarah Hall, 83. | Byles, Charles N. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1966 | |
| Vidette Flashback. | Byles, Charles N. | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 02 Day: 4 Year: 1971 | |
| Byles, D. F. | Byles, D. F. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 516 | Year: 1894 |
| Byles, David F. | Byles, David F. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 21 | Year: 1980 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Byles, David F. | Person | Washington Standard | .p 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll | Byles, Elizabeth J. (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Obituary | Byles, Frank W. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 29 | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1953 |
| Byles, Lee N. | Byles, Lee N. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. II, p. 662-663 | Year: 1917 |
| Byles, Lura Etta | Byles, Lura Etta | Person | Olympia Transcript | 3:03 | Month: 04 Day: 4 Year: 1868 |
| The pioneer dead of 1916. | Byles, Mary (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 8, no. 1, p. 35 | Month: 01 Year: 1917 |
| Living Pioneers of Washington: Mrs. Mary J. Byles. | Byles, Mary J. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 02 Day: 26 Year: 1916 | |
| Byles, Mary Jane "Molly" | Byles, Mary Jane "Molly" | Person | Incidents in the Life of a Pioneer Woman : True St | p. 133 | Year: 1975 |
| Bylsma, Charles | Bylsma, Charles | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 108-109 | Year: 1921 |
| Harry M. Byng, oldest harboritre at 106, called. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 11 Day: 21 Year: 1962 | |
| Harry Byng 106, party planned. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1962 | |
| Mr. Byng was 102 years old today. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1958 | |
| Harry Byng marks 103rd anniversary. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1959 | |
| 104th birthday celebrated. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1960 | |
| Oldest Subscriber. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1962 | |
| Byng, 105, credits plenty of salt air. | Byng, Harry M. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 09 Day: 18 Year: 1961 | |
| A feminist with a vision of the past. | Bynum, Caroline Walker | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-4 | Month: 08 Day: 17 Year: 1986 |
| Long-time Kelso resident dies. | Byram, Mary B. | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 17 Year: 1970 | |
| Old Millstone now city monument: it ground grain for pioneers. | Byrd family | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1962 | |
| Monument to honor historic accomplishments. Fern Hill salutes deeds of early pioneers. | Byrd family | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 10 Day: 10 Year: 1965 | |
| A Turkey day for the Byrds. | Byrd family, | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 11 Day: 20 Year: 1977 | |
| The Byrd family left its mark on area. | Byrd, Adam | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 10 Mag. | |
| Byrd, Andrew F., deceased, heirs in law of... | Byrd, Andrew F. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 101 | Year: 1980 |
| Old days of Lakewood mill to be recalled. Farmers got 50 pounds of grain for 50 cents. | Byrd, Andrew F. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. A-17 | Month: 04 Day: 11 Year: 1965 |
| Andrew R. Byrd. | Byrd, Andrew R. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1967 | |
| Byrd, Bertha L. | Byrd, Bertha L. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1955 |
| Obituary | Byrd, Calvin R. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 12 | Month: 05 Day: 26 Year: 1965 |
| Elbert Lake Byrd | Byrd, Elbert Lake | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Byrd, Elizabeth | Person | Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1987 |
| Byrd Francis M. and Sarah G. his wife. | Byrd, Francis M. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 134 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Byrd, George Roy | Person | Yakima Herald | p. 17 | Month: 10 Day: 6 Year: 1953 |
| Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Person | Report of the Comissioner of Indian Affairs for the year 1871. | p. 289 | Year: 1871 |
| Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 617 | Year: 1893 |
| The pioneer dead of 1915. | Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 7, no. 1, p. 54 | Month: 01 Year: 1916 |
| Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Byrd, George W. (Hon.) | Person | Letter from Geo.W. Byrd, teacher at the Quinault Indian Agency. | Month: 09 Day: 11 Year: 1871 | |
| Byrd, John Calvin | Byrd, John Calvin | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 417-418 | Year: 1893 |
| Lewis Byrd, of pioneer family dies. | Byrd, Lewis A. (Sr.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 03 Day: 14 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Byrd, Nicholas C. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1965 | |
| Businesswoman takes to sea as leisure activity. | Byrd, Penny | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-4 | Month: 01 Day: 28 Year: 1979 |
| Versatile Mrs. Byrd happy with anti-bias appointment. | Byrd, Roberta (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 34 | Month: 07 Day: 10 Year: 1966 |
| Mrs. Roberta Byrd is expected to fill School-Liaison job | Byrd, Roberta (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 1 | Month: 07 Day: 13 Year: 1966 |
| A P-I Close-up. Byrd watchers marvel at Roberta's varied plummage. | Byrd, Roberta (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 12 BM | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1967 |
| The lively intelligence of Roberta Byrd. | Byrd, Roberta (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Mag. Sec. p. 8-9 | Month: 02 Day: 27 Year: 1966 |
| Don't be fooled by this lady's laughter - white man, she'll pin your tale to the wall. | Byrd, Roberta (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle | p. 59-62 | Month: 12 Year: 1966 |