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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Baber, George R. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1982 | |
| Baca recieves national, state and local awards. | Baca, Bernal | Person | La Voz | p. 7 | Month: 09 Day: Year: 1991 |
| Bacalzo, Libario R. | Bacalzo, Libario R. | Person | Seattle Times | p. K-3 | Month: 02 Day: 7 Year: 1988 |
| Obituary | Baccus, Eva S. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 7 Year: 1982 | |
| Baccus, George M. | Baccus, George M. | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 1 | Year: 1953 |
| Obituary | Bach, Arthur E. | Person | Spokesman-Review | Month: 08 Day: 29 Year: 1973 | |
| Bach, Carl Benjamin | Bach, Carl Benjamin | Person | Memorial Addresses. 22nd Legislature | p. 51 | Year: 1931 |
| Obituary | Bach, Harry C. | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Bach, John C. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 5 | Month: 10 Day: 27 Year: 1965 |
| Road to Ellensburg from Denmark is thorny one. | Bach, Otto | Person | Daily Record (Ellensburg, Wash.) | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1962 | |
| Bach, Walter J. | Bach, Walter J. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 159 | Year: 1920 |
| Energetic guide (from Hungary) puts state on the map. | Bacher, Thomas J. | Person | Seattle Times | p. C-1 | Month: 10 Day: 21 Year: 1971 |
| Planning coordinator hired. | Bachman, J. W. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 07 Day: 16 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Bachman, Theopa | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1983 | |
| The potential is fantastic. | Bacho, Norris | Person | International Examiner | p. 1+ | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1991 |
| Bachofner leaving GOP in fine fettle. Lawyer likely successor. | Bachofner, Will | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 12 Day: 10 Year: 1982 |
| GOP chairman | Bachofner, Will | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-3 | Month: 12 Day: 9 Year: 1978 |
| Bachofner, reportedly to head commission. | Bachofner, Will | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-1 | Month: 01 Day: 13 Year: 1980 |
| Patrol Chief Pretty Sure He'll Resign. | Bachofner, Will | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 01 Day: 1 Year: 1971 |
| Young old-timers spin yarns of ancestors. | Bacholder, Cherles | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 5 | Month: 05 Day: 2 Year: 1962 |
| Obituary | Bachrach, Herbert | Person | Journal-American (Bellevue, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 2 Year: 1981 | |
| Obituary | Bachrach, Lucie (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 12 Day: 4 Year: 1961 | |
| Bachtold, Anna A. (Mrs.) | Bachtold, Anna A. (Mrs.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 06 Day: 4 Year: 1959 | |
| Exploratory Expeditions Through the North Cascades. | Bachus, George B. | Person | Mountaineer Magazine | p. 27-40 | Month: 03 Day: 15 Year: 1964 |
| Herman Back Rites Held | Back, Herman | Person | Raymond Herald & Advertiser | Month: 07 Day: 9 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Back, Herman | Person | South Bend Journal | Month: 07 Day: 8 Year: 1970 | |
| Back, John | Back, John | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | p. 5 | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1957 |
| Obituary | Backland, Ellen M. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 22 | Month: 09 Day: 17 Year: 1963 |
| The Backlands: Master Mariners. | Backland, John (Capt.) | Person | Seattle Times | C-3 | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1972 |
| The Backland Arctic traders Capt John Sr. and Capt. John Jr. | Backland, John (Capt.) | Person | Sea Chest | p. 139 | Month: 06 Day: Year: 1978 |
| Backman, George John Fake | Backman, George John Fake | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol 27, p. 305-309 | |
| Obituary | Backman, Oscar (Jack) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 02 Day: 9 Year: 1965 |
| Colville reception honors Dr. and Mrs. V. Backman. | Backman, Vernal G. (Dr.) | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1965 | |
| Colville reception honors Dr. and Mrs. V. Backman. | Backman, Vernal G. (Mrs.) | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1965 | |
| Backroth, Gabriel | Backroth, Gabriel | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 257 | Year: 1980 |
| Lending an ear -- Each year, about 450 local landowners come up with pro.....Robert Backstein is the man who decides whether they should be allowed to do it. | Backstein, Robert | Person | Daily Olympian | Totem, p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1981 |
| Backstrand, Jay | Backstrand, Jay | Person | 50 Northwest Artists | p. 18 | Year: 1983 |
| Obituary: Albert M. Backstrom. | Backstrom, Albert M. | Person | Puget Sound Mail | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1974 | |
| Modern Annie Oakley. America's greatest pistol Shot. | Backstrom, Gertrude | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Weekley (Roto) p. 17 | Month: 02 Day: 9 Year: 1958 |
| Henry Backstrom dead at 91 years | Backstrom, Henry | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 12 Day: 21 Year: 1988 | |
| Ex-mayor and legislator Henry Backstrom dies. | Backstrom, Henry | Person | Herald (Everett, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 20 Year: 1988 | |
| Mrs. Vera Backstom, shown here with one of her paintings, a Rogue River scene, will be art instructor at Snohomish Public Library this summer. | Backstrom, Vera | Person | Snohomish County Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 18 Year: 1961 | |
| Backus, C. F. (Justice) | Backus, C. F. (Justice) | Person | History of the State of Washington | p. 304-305 | Year: 1893 |
| Backus, C. F. (Justice) | Backus, C. F. (Justice) | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 580 | Year: 1900 |
| Jewelry | Backus, Jerry | Person | Past Remembered, The | p. 36 | Year: 1978 |
| Seattle History | Backus, Jerry | Person | Seattle Business Journal (Seattle Wash.) | p. 10 | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1982 |
| Obituary | Backus, John Walter (Smokey) | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 08 Day: 18 Year: 1970 | |
| Seattle History | Backus, LeRoy Manson | Person | Seattle Business Journal (Seattle Wash.) | p. 10 | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1982 |
| Backus, LeRoy Manson | Backus, LeRoy Manson | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| Backus, Manson Franklin | Backus, Manson Franklin | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |