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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater aviatrix aims for West Point. | Baker, Anita | Person | Daily Olympian | p. A-1 | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1978 |
| West Point life fine with Cadet Baker. | Baker, Anita | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1979 |
| Annie Baker passes at 86. | Baker, Annie Byles | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 09 Day: 4 Year: 1964 | |
| Annie Baker passes at 86. | Baker, Annie Byles | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 20 | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1964 |
| Annie Baker passes at 86. | Baker, Annie Byles | Person | Aberdeen Daily World | Month: 09 Day: 4 Year: 1964 | |
| Annie Baker Passes at 86. | Baker, Annie Byles | Person | Montesano Vidette | Month: 09 Day: 10 Year: 1964 | |
| Antoinette Baker answered plea of Mercer to help refine state. | Baker, Antoinette | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 19 Year: 1953 | |
| When Every Day's a "Father's Day". | Baker, Bill | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-1 | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1973 |
| Deputy assessor named. | Baker, Bonnie J. | Person | Olympian | p. B-1 | Month: 12 Day: 7 Year: 1986 |
| Bush T. Baker for Auditor | Baker, Bush T. | Person | Thurston County Democrat | ad on p. 2 | Month: 08 Day: 1 Year: 1924 |
| Obituary | Baker, Bush Thomas | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 09 Day: 25 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Baker, C. R. "Bub" | Person | Chinook Observer | Month: 11 Day: 5 Year: 1981 | |
| Long Beach native recalls early Baker family history. | Baker, C. R. "Bub" | Person | Pacific Tribune (Ilwaco, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 24 Year: 1979 | |
| A Lesson in Learning | Baker, C. S. | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 10 Day: 16 Year: 1967 | |
| Mrs C. S. Baker, Dies at 99. | Baker, C. S. (Mrs.) | Person | Ellensburg Daily Record | Month: 10 Day: 1 Year: 1968 | |
| Baker, Caleb B. | Baker, Caleb B. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 21 | Year: 1980 |
| Baker, Caleb Bartholenew | Baker, Caleb Bartholenew | Person | Thurston County Pioneers before 1870. | Mss 134. | |
| Mrs. Baker | Baker, Carrie (Mrs.) | Person | Winlock News | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1963 | |
| Mrs. Baker | Baker, Carrie (Mrs.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1963 | |
| Baker, Carrie Jane (Mrs.) | Baker, Carrie Jane (Mrs.) | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 08 Day: 6 Year: 1958 | |
| Mrs.H. Baker dies in Marysville. | Baker, Carrie Taylor | Person | Northern Kittitas County Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 21 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Baker, Carrie Taylor | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Baker, Carrie Taylor | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 12 Day: 19 Year: 1967 | |
| World Tourist --- descendant of Adm. Vashon visits Island. | Baker, Casper Vashon | Person | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | Month: 04 Day: 19 Year: 1962 | |
| World Tourist --- descendant of Adm. Vashon visits Island. | Baker, Casper Vashon | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 1 | Month: 05 Day: 4 Year: 1962 |
| Baker, Charles | Baker, Charles | Person | History of Seattle | v. III p. 604-606 | Year: 1916 |
| Baker, Charles | Baker, Charles | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1902 | |
| Charles Baker dies at 76. | Baker, Charles | Person | Seattle Times | p. 43 | Month: 12 Day: 8 Year: 1969 |
| Baker, Charles | Baker, Charles | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 196 | Year: 1904 |
| Distinguished captain from Harbor dies at 100 | Baker, Charles D. | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 30 Year: 1987 | |
| Obituary: Charles Baker | Baker, Charles E. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 1 Year: 1974 | |
| She First Turned on Power at Snoqualmie Falls. | Baker, Charles H. | Person | Seattle Times | Sunday Mag p. 16 | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1968 |
| Baker, Charles H. | Baker, Charles H. | Person | Illustrated History of the State of Washington | p. 528 | Year: 1893 |
| Obituary | Baker, Charles Lafayette | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | p. 7 | Month: 06 Day: 5 Year: 1954 |
| An 'institution' in Hoquiam marks his own centenial. | Baker, Charlie | Person | Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 20 Year: 1987 | |
| Final Tribute is Paid Great Guy. | Baker, Claude | Person | Tonasket Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 1 Year: 1967 | |
| Baker, D. S. | Baker, D. S. | Person | Washingtonian | p. 10ff | Month: 12 Year: 1928 |
| Baker, David A. | Baker, David A. | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 603-604 | Year: 1916 |
| From Bellevue to 'The Young and Restless'. | Baker, Debbie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. G-2 | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1980 |
| Mrs. Bush Baker | Baker, Delia May (Mrs.) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 01 Day: 3 Year: 1966 |
| Baker, Don R. | Baker, Don R. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 03 Day: 22 Year: 1959 | |
| Baker, Don R. | Baker, Don R. | Person | Dayton Chronicle Dispatch | Month: 04 Day: 2 Year: 1959 | |
| Pioneer Trails: Dr. Dorsey Baker's railroad... | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Waitsburg Times | Month: 01 Day: 15 Year: 1965 | |
| Dortors Notes: Window on Walla Walla. Nancy Pryor delves with gusto into journal at Penrose. | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 03 Day: 26 Year: 1989 | |
| Dr Dorsey S. Baker saw many fine prospects here. | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | p. 9 | Month: 02 Day: 8 Year: 1953 |
| "Rawhide Railroad" Facts Stranger than the fiction | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Tri-City Herald | p. 37A | Month: 09 Day: 26 Year: 1968 |
| Dr Dorsey S. Baker, 1823-1888. | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | |||
| Research Matrerials concerning the Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company. | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Mss 286 | ||
| Doctor Dorsey S. Baker, Douglas County Pioneer | Baker, Dorsey S. (Dr.) | Person | Umpqua Trapper | p. 32 | Month: Day: Year: 1981 |
| Baker, Dwight Avon | Baker, Dwight Avon | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 248-249 | Year: 1921 |