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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge painting discovered. | Bainbridge, William | Person | Bainbridge Review | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1987 | |
| Historic Hero: Bainbridge was first to surrender. | Bainbridge, William | Person | Bainbridge Review | Month: 01 Day: 14 Year: 1987 | |
| From London to Loomis -- The story of Eliza Baines | Baines, Eliza Turnbull | Person | Okanogan County Heritage | p. 19 | Month: Day: Year: 1981 |
| Historic letters tell wooing of English women to Loomis | Baines, Elizabeth | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1980 | |
| Elizabeth Baines dies here. | Baines, Elizabeth H. | Person | Omak Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 26 Year: 1961 | |
| Pioneers among patients in Nusing Home. | Baines, Jack | Person | Omak Chronicle | Month: 02 Day: 14 Year: 1963 | |
| Jack Baines comes home. | Baines, Jack | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 12 Day: 6 Year: 1962 | |
| Baines, William | Baines, William | Person | Glimpses of pioneer life | p. 118 | Month: 08 Year: 1924 |
| Historic letters tell wooing of English women to Loomis. | Baines, William | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 14 Year: 1890 | |
| Biography. | Bains, Anna | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1967 | |
| Bains, Guy | Bains, Guy | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 59 | Year: 1920 |
| Biography | Bains, Roy | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 12 Day: 14 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Bains, Vernon L. | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 06 Day: 10 Year: 1976 | |
| Olive M. Bainter Prominent Pioneer Resident Passes | Bainter, Olive M. | Person | Blaine Journal | Month: 08 Day: 27 Year: 1970 | |
| Bainton, Roland Herbert | Bainton, Roland Herbert | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 57 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary: Service for Charles Baiocchi | Baiocchi, Charles | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. D-2 | Month: 02 Day: 5 Year: 1987 |
| A. H. Bair, 91, Gleed | Bair, A. H. | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1960 | |
| Bair, Allie Belle (Mrs.) | Bair, Allie Belle (Mrs.) | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 20, p. 128-129 | |
| Mrs. Allie Gleed Bair, 91, early valley pioneer, dies. | Bair, Allie Belle (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1962 | |
| Mrs. Allie Gleed Bair, 91, early valley pioneer, dies. | Bair, Allie Belle (Mrs.) | Person | Yakima Daily Republic | Month: 10 Day: 17 Year: 1962 | |
| "Cub" Bair -- 1890 - 1984 | Bair, Godfrey "Cub" | Person | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | vol 14, no1, p. 10-12 | Month: Day: Year: 1985 |
| Harry D. Bair, 88. | Bair, Harry Daniel | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 12 Day: 28 Year: 1965 | |
| Hattie Bair: A promoter of Community in Steilacoom. | Bair, Hattie | Person | Steilacoom Historical Quarterly | p. 6 | Month: Day: Year: 1990 |
| Bair store will remain Steilacoom landmark. | Bair, W. L. | Person | Steilacoom Historical Museum Quarterly | vol 2, no. 2, p. 11-12. | Month: 06 Year: 1973 |
| Pioneer families were joined by Medical Lake marriage. | Baird family | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1988 | |
| Postmaster -- Biographical Sketch | Baird, A. F. | Person | Kitsap County Business Review | Supp | Month: 04 Year: 1971 |
| Obituary | Baird, Carrie V. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1973 | |
| Death takes Frank Baird, area pioneer. | Baird, Frank | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 06 Day: 18 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Baird, Grace | Person | Colfax Gazette | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1967 | |
| A professional Times reader. | Baird, Louise | Person | Seattle Times | Magazine p. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 26 Year: 1974 |
| Obituary | Baird, Minnie G. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 02 Day: 2 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Baird, Robert M. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1973 | |
| Rites setr for William H, Baird. | Baird, William H. | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-16 | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1970 |
| Burial at Spangle planned for Baird. | Baird, William Riley | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 8 Year: 1961 | |
| Burial at Spangle planned fro Baird. | Baird, William Riley | Person | Cheney Free Press | Month: 05 Day: 8 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Baisden, Lulu A. | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1977 | |
| Baizley, George F. | Baizley, George F. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 467-468. | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Bakala, Chester C. | Person | Colfax Daily Bulletin | Month: 02 Day: 19 Year: 1980 | |
| Issaquah Family Album: The William Bakamus Family | Bakamus family | Person | Issaquah Press | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1991 | |
| Mainly about people | Baked, A. C. "Ace" | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1957 | |
| Bakeman, Charles Henry | Bakeman, Charles Henry | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v, III, p. 626-8 | Year: 1917 |
| Bakeman, Charles Henry | Bakeman, Charles Henry | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 612 | Year: 1894 |
| Bakeman, Charles Henry | Bakeman, Charles Henry | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 22, p. 42-45 | |
| Slugs: Gardeners' bane now collectors' slimy treasure. | Bakeman, Ken. | Person | Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 07 Day: 22 Year: 1987 |
| Obituary | Baken, Bessie L. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 26 Year: 1984 | |
| Baken, Palmer M. | Baken, Palmer M. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 93 | Year: 1920 |
| Banking careers become mutually all in the family. | Baker family | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-5 | Month: 08 Day: 3 Year: 1979 |
| Captain Baker's visit to fulfill long-standing family interest. | Baker family, | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 04 Day: 12 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Baker, Adolph (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 61 | Month: 10 Day: 28 Year: 1954 |
| Obituary | Baker, Alice | Person | Lewis River News | Month: 06 Day: 8 Year: 1972 |