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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber, Charles S. | Barber, Charles S. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 143 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Barber, Charles S. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Barber, Eva May | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 10 Day: 11 Year: 1973 | |
| Sumner man shops for his 100th birthday. | Barber, Francis Orion | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 2 Year: 1961 | |
| Obituary | Barber, Grace A. | Person | Seattle Times | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary: Mrs Grace O. Barber | Barber, Grace O. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 05 Day: 30 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Barber, Harry B. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 67 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Barber, Henry | Person | Tri-City Herald | Month: 10 Day: 31 Year: 1978 | |
| Barber, James G. | Barber, James G. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | Book 1, p. 44-45 | Year: 1921 |
| Jess Barber -- A man who squeezed two lifetimes into one. | Barber, Jess | Person | Remembering Yakima, by Those Who Were There | vo, 4, p. 60-61 | Year: 1975 |
| Obituary | Barber, Jesse | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 26 Year: 1981 | |
| Barber, Leslie R. | Barber, Leslie R. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 143 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Barber, Lester | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Barber, Lettie B. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 09 Day: 14 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary: Services for Mabel M. Barber held in Oregon. | Barber, Mabel M. | Person | Oroville Gazette | Month: 09 Day: 19 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Barber, Margaret Mossford | Person | Stanwood News | Month: 11 Day: 6 Year: 1975 | |
| Barber Family | Barber, Margaret Mossford | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | vol. 34, p. 281-282 | |
| Marion M. Barber of Blaine dies at 85. | Barber, Marion M. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 05 Day: 30 Year: 1962 | |
| Barber, Martin L. | Barber, Martin L. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 195 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Barber, Mary V. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 30 Year: 1979 | |
| Newman Barber Family | Barber, Newman | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 114-115 | Year: 1982 |
| Centennial ringmaster: Putnam Barber is pulling it all together for state's big bash. | Barber, Putman | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 03 Day: 1 Year: 1987 | |
| Carousel Creatures: Ex-carnie enjoying hard, but happy life. | Barber, Ray | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 12 Day: 22 Year: 1990 | |
| Bay View Hotel, Mrs William Barber, Landlady: Biographical Information. | Barber, William (Mrs.) | Person | Port Orchard Independent | Supp. P. 6 | Month: 04 Year: 1971 |
| Barber, William James | Barber, William James | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 38 | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1952 |
| Admiral Daniel Barbey Succumbs at age 79. | Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 1-B | Month: 04 Day: 13 Year: 1969 |
| Naval Reserve unit will honor memory of Admirral Dan Barbey. | Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1969 |
| Uncle Dan the Amphibious Man to sail the Seven Seas again. | Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 29 Year: 1971 |
| USS Barbey Commissioned | Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1972 | |
| Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Barbey, Daniel E. (Vice Admiral) | Person | Oregonian | Mag. | Month: 07 Day: 1 Year: 1951 |
| Making it big in Spokane -- Success Stories. | Barbieri, Don | Person | Spokane Magazine | p. 38 | Month: 01 Year: 1979 |
| What kind of 'business' district was that? | Barbieri, Don | Person | Spokane Business Journal | Month: 04 Day: 17 Year: 1989 | |
| Making it big in Spokane -- Success Stories. | Barbieri, Lou | Person | Spokane Magazine | p. 38 | Month: 01 Year: 1979 |
| Deputy Prosecutor quits for private practice. | Barbieri, Mary Kay | Person | Seattle Times | p. B-1 | Month: 02 Day: 22 Year: 1983 |
| Crime Fighter -- and victim, too | Barbieri, Mary Kay | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-1 | Month: 07 Day: 29 Year: 1981 |
| King County's Barbieri has aided justice. | Barbieri, Mary Kay | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-8 | Month: 02 Day: 7 Year: 1983 |
| Carl S Barbo, 73, dies; former school official. | Barbo, Carl S. | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-12 | Month: 07 Day: 11 Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Barbour, Delores Mae | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 11 Day: 12 Year: 1974 | |
| Charles M. Barbre | Barbre, Charles M. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 288 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Barchus, Harry L. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 09 Day: 24 Year: 1981 | |
| Barclay, Dwight F. | Barclay, Dwight F. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 127 | Year: 1920 |
| Barclay, Forbes (Dr.) | Barclay, Forbes (Dr.) | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 250 | Year: 1980 |
| Pioneer Sketches | Barclay, Forbes (Dr.) | Person | Souvenir of Western Women | p. 201 | Year: 1905 |
| Men of Medicine in and around Clark County. | Barclay, Forbes (Dr.) | Person | Clark County History | p. 31 | Year: 1987 |
| Rotary told of four women. | Barclay, Frances Hornby | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 11 Day: 2 Year: 1965 | |
| Barclay, G. E. | Barclay, G. E. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 459 | |
| Barclay, George B. | Barclay, George B. | Person | Cartoon: a reference book of Seattles Successful men | unpaged | Year: 1911 |
| Obituary | Barclay, Hazel M. | Person | Wapato Independent | Month: 10 Day: 5 Year: 1977 | |
| Barclay, Henry C. | Barclay, Henry C. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 117 | Year: 1920 |
| Mrs. Barclay Dies Sunday. | Barclay, Ina May | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1968 |