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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Jacques | Bauer, Jacques | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 461 | |
| Obituary | Bauer, John | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 07 Day: 18 Year: 1981 | |
| Promoter began with Rolling Stones | Bauer, John | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-10 | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1978 |
| State's earliest known living pilot honored. | Bauer, Josef | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-14 | Month: 12 Day: 18 Year: 1978 |
| After 57 years -- 2 Aces in each other's sights. | Bauer, Josef | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-3 | Month: 05 Day: 25 Year: 1975 |
| Obituary: State's senior pilot, WW1 ace, dead at 91. | Bauer, Josef | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. F-14 | Month: 03 Day: 13 Year: 1983 |
| Obituary | Bauer, Margaret Mary Rummel | Person | Yakima Morning Herald | Month: 06 Day: 3 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary | Bauer, Mary | Person | Pullman Herald | Month: 05 Day: 15 Year: 1975 | |
| Max Bauers of Kent to fete golden date. | Bauer, Max | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 6, Sec. 1 | Month: 06 Day: 7 Year: 1963 |
| Max Bauer, 72, retired baker. | Bauer, Max | Person | Seattle Times | p. 65 | Month: 07 Day: 6 Year: 1966 |
| Bauer, Max | Bauer, Max | Person | History of King County | v. IV, p. 267-269 | Year: 1929 |
| Obituary | Bauer, Michael | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Bauer, Michael | Person | Daily Record (Ellensburg, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1968 | |
| Peter Bauer | Bauer, Peter | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 900 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Bauer, William Frederick | Person | Adams County Journal (Ritzville, Wash.) | Month: 06 Day: 26 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Bauer, William Frederick | Person | Odessa Record | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1986 | |
| Wolf Bauer: Honorary Member. | Bauer, Wolf | Person | Mountaineer Magazine | p. 1 | Month: 05 Year: 1966 |
| Obituary | Bauers, Beryl I. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1979 | |
| Obituary | Baugardner, Elizabeth A. | Person | Toppenish Review | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1982 | |
| Obituary | Baugardner, Elizabeth A. | Person | Yakima Herald-Republic | Month: 10 Day: 15 Year: 1982 | |
| Builder started with pick, spade. | Baugh, Lawrence M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 8 | Month: 05 Day: 27 Year: 1969 |
| Mrs Benjamin Baugh.. | Baugh, Nettie (Mrs.) | Person | Mount Vernon Argus | Month: 01 Day: 21 Year: 1965 | |
| Mrs Benjamin Baugh.. | Baugh, Nettie (Mrs.) | Person | Skagit Valley Herald | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1965 | |
| Baughman, Daniel | Baughman, Daniel | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 202 | Year: 1980 |
| Baughman, E. W. | Baughman, E. W. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 461 | |
| Farmhouse and barn in early Lane County. | Baughman, Elijah | Person | Lane County Historical | p. 1 | Month: 08 Year: 1965 |
| Baughman, Elzabeth (Mrs.) | Baughman, Elzabeth (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 202 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Baughn, Rosa I. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 08 Day: 31 Year: 1973 | |
| SMC development director named. | Bauknight, Kathleen | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-2 | Month: 11 Day: 27 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Baum, Anna | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1966 | |
| Baum, Frank P. | Baum, Frank P. | Person | Annual Proceedings of the Washington Press Assoc. for 1887-90 | p. 122-123 | |
| Obituary | Bauman, Lela | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1989 | |
| Bauman, Louis P. | Bauman, Louis P. | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 126 | Year: 1929 |
| Bauman, Phil | Bauman, Phil | Person | Spokesman-Review | p. 8p | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1953 |
| Two pillars of community tumble. | Baumann, Donald | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. A-10 | Month: 09 Day: 5 Year: 1980 |
| Baumann, Louis P. | Baumann, Louis P. | Person | State of Washington: A review of the State Natural Resources... | p. 129 | Year: 1936 |
| Baumann, Louis Phillip | Baumann, Louis Phillip | Person | Whos Who in Washington State | p. 28 | Year: 1927 |
| He was a rovin' man. | Baumbach, George | Person | Pierce County Herald | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1984 | |
| Baumeister, E. | Baumeister, E. | Person | Reminiscences of an Old Timer (Red cover) | p. 462 | |
| Enterprise Lodge No. 2 | Baumeister, Edward | Person | Pioneer Links : a Narrative of the Establishment o | p. 118 | Year: 1913 |
| Obituary | Baumeister, Werner W. | Person | Walla Walla Union Bulletin | Month: 06 Day: 28 Year: 1991 | |
| Grays Harbor County | Baumerster, Joseph | Person | Southwestern Washington | p. 162 | |
| Obituary | Baumgardner, Bert J. | Person | Brewster Herald Reporter | Month: 03 Day: 22 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Baumgardner, Bert J. | Person | Okanogan Independent | Month: 03 Day: 29 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Baumgardner, Bert J. | Person | Wenatchee World | Month: 03 Day: 21 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Baumgardner, Vivian E. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-9 | Month: 04 Day: 18 Year: 1979 |
| Nina. | Baumgarner, Nina | Person | Sou'wester | p. 18-19 | Month: Day: Year: 1984 |
| Commitment to America: Citizens of the 80's give old fashioned service | Baumgart, Matthew | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-1 | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1983 |
| Baumgarten, Roy Chester (M.D.) | Baumgarten, Roy Chester (M.D.) | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 43 | Year: 1929 |
| Baumgarten, Roy Chester (M.D.) | Baumgarten, Roy Chester (M.D.) | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 132 | Year: 1916 |