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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd Francis M. and Sarah G. his wife. | Byrd, Sarah G. (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 134 | Month: 09 |
| Obituary | Byrd, Thomas | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 11 Day: 9 Year: 1966 | |
| Walter Byrd dies at 87. | Byrd, Walter | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Byrd, William | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 09 Day: 24 Year: 1984 | |
| Obituary | Byrd, William F. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 09 Day: 2 Year: 1990 | |
| Father was Doctor. Pioneer days recalled. | Byrne family | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 14 Year: 1967 | |
| Byrne, Charles C. (M.D.) | Byrne, Charles C. (M.D.) | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 388-389 | Year: 1893 |
| Obituary: Cornelius J. Byrne, Business Executive. | Byrne, Cornelius J. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 04 Day: 1 Year: 1974 | |
| Byrne retires as President of Fredericks. | Byrne, Cornelius J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 36 | Month: 08 Day: 21 Year: 1969 |
| Byrne, E. J. | Byrne, E. J. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p, 211 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Byrne, Florence | Person | Whitman-Latah Record (Palouse, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 23 Year: 1978 | |
| Byrne, Harry | Byrne, Harry | Person | History of Seattle | vol. III, p. 771-772 | Year: 1916 |
| Harry Byrne, Jr., dies. | Byrne, Harry (Jr.) | Person | Seattle Times | p. 24 | Month: 07 Day: 28 Year: 1969 |
| Byrne, Hugh and wife Catherine. | Byrne, Hugh | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 184 | Year: 1980 |
| Mrs Byrne dies 3 months before 100th birthday. | Byrne, Ida Matilda | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1967 | |
| Byrne, John | Byrne, John | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 90 | |
| Hardware dealer retires after 65 years with store. | Byrne, John | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 01 Day: 25 Year: 1990 | |
| Obituary | Byrne, John M. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 11 Day: 16 Year: 1979 | |
| School Leader. | Byrne, L. R. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 12 | Month: 04 Day: 20 Year: 1941 |
| Obituary. | Byrne, L. Thad | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 09 Day: 12 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Byrne, L. Thad | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 09 Day: 11 Year: 1972 | |
| UW finally produces a pro. | Byrne, Larry | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 206 section, p. 6 | Month: 09 Day: 26 Year: 1980 |
| Byrne, P. S. | Byrne, P. S. | Person | Spokane Falls and its Exposition | p. 23 | Year: 1973 |
| Patrick S. Byrne taken by death. | Byrne, Patrick S. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1969 | |
| Patrick S. Byrne taken by death. | Byrne, Patrick S. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1969 | |
| Sue Clayton Byrne | Byrne, Sue Clayton | Person | Told by the Pioneers | p. 32 | Year: 1938 |
| Byrne, W. J. M. | Byrne, W. J. M. | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 3, p. 101 | Year: 1977 |
| Rites held for W.G. Byrne, civil engineer. | Byrne, William G. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 40 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1964 |
| Byrne, William Joe | Byrne, William Joe | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 85 | Year: 1920 |
| Touchet Family to honor Albert Byrnes at 93. | Byrnes, Albert W. | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1960 | |
| Touchet pioneer dies Saturday. | Byrnes, Albert W. | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1964 | |
| Byrnes, Amberson M. | Byrnes, Amberson M. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 46-47 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary: Touchet rancher dies. | Byrnes, Edward O. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 01 Day: 29 Year: 1975 | |
| Obituary | Byrnes, Esther Irene | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 10 Day: 4 Year: 1979 | |
| Byron, Floyd Orien | Byron, Floyd Orien | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 99 | Year: 1920 |
| Byron, Marlyn Bullard | Byron, Marlyn Bullard | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 46-47 | Year: 1921 |
| Mary Elizabeth Byron dies at her home. | Byron, Mary Elizabeth | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1961 | |
| Byron, Russell J. | Byron, Russell J. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 242 | Year: 1921 |
| Byron, William Carleton | Byron, William Carleton | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 1, p. 78-79 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bysouth, Anne (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. 27 | Month: 09 Day: 23 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Bywater, Eva Belle | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1980 | |
| George T. Byxbe. | Byxbe, George T. | Person | Big Smoke | p. 32 | Year: 1989 |
| Ruby Caballero -- by keeping her feet on the ground this Boeing worker is going to get a chance to fly in one of the 747s she helped build... | Caballero, Ruby | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest p. 6 | Month: 04 Day: 30 Year: 1978 |
| A. L. Cabbage recalls past school work. | Cabbage, A. L. | Person | County News Digest Magazine | v. 32, no. 3, p. 3 | Month: 03 Year: 1964 |
| Cabbage, Daniel R. | Cabbage, Daniel R. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 191 | Year: 1920 |
| Cabbage, John W. | Cabbage, John W. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 131 | Year: 1920 |
| Cabe, Charles | Cabe, Charles | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 220-221 | Year: 1921 |
| Cable, Enoch E. | Cable, Enoch E. | Person | Wilbur Register | book 2 p. 204-205 | Year: 1921 |
| Mother Cabrini Americas First Citizen Saint. | Cabrini, Frances Xavier (Mother) | Person | Puget Soundings | Mag. P. 21-23 | Month: 03 Year: 1964 |
| Mother Cabrini. | Cabrini, Frances Xavier (Mother) | Person | Evergreen Magazine | v.1, no. 2, p. 17 | Month: 09 Year: 1946 |