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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarabelle Bruce funeral service set for Friday. | Bruce, Clarabelle | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 02 Day: 13 Year: 1969 | |
| Edward Bruce, pioneer, passes. | Bruce, Edward C. | Person | Whidbey News-Times | Month: 02 Day: 15 Year: 1962 | |
| Bruce, George | Bruce, George | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 193 | Year: 1920 |
| George F. Bruce of Maple Falls dies. | Bruce, George E. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 12 Day: 31 Year: 1967 | |
| Obituary | Bruce, Ira | Person | Dayton Chronicle | Month: 01 Day: 11 Year: 1973 | |
| The Pioneer Dead of 1915. | Bruce, James W. | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 7, no. 1, p. 56 | Month: 01 Year: 1916 |
| Bruce, Jane E. | Bruce, Jane E. | Person | Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan an | p. 211 | Year: 1904 |
| Obituary | Bruce, Olive A. | Person | Daily Olympian | p. B-3 | Month: 01 Day: 20 Year: 1981 |
| Bruce, Samuel M. | Bruce, Samuel M. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v.III, p. 197-198 | Year: 1917 |
| Bruce, Samuel M. | Bruce, Samuel M. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v.1, p. 306-308 | Year: 1903 |
| Seth Bruce, 98, came here in '78; dies in Stockton. | Bruce, Seth | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 10 Day: 29 Year: 1970 | |
| Obituary | Bruckart, Marian | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 3 | Month: 09 Day: 12 Year: 1967 |
| Obituary: Mrs. John R Bruckart. | Bruckart, Marian | Person | Seattle Times | p. 81 | Month: 09 Day: 13 Year: 1967 |
| Brucker, Albert Phillip | Brucker, Albert Phillip | Person | Memorials for Thurston County Pioneer and Historic | p. 3 | Year: 1953 |
| Deaths - Funerals | Brucker, Catherine C. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 16 Year: 1961 | |
| Helen Bruckert's life has left her ready to experience new challenges. | Bruckert, Helen | Person | Sentinel (Goldendale, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 3 Year: 1990 | |
| Obituary | Bruckman, Katie | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 12 Day: 11 Year: 1978 | |
| Death takes early pioneer. | Brue, Elias A. | Person | Twin City News (Stanwood, Wash.) | Month: 07 Day: 14 Year: 1960 | |
| Mrs. Paul C. Brueggeman, pioneer, dies. | Brueggeman, Anna C. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 27 | Month: 01 Day: 2 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Brueggerhoff, Anna Marie | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-8 | Month: 08 Day: 9 Year: 1979 |
| Bruen, Emily M. | Bruen, Emily M. | Person | Women of the West | p.189-190 | Year: 1928 |
| Bruen, James Bayley | Bruen, James Bayley | Person | History of Seattle | v. III, p. 253-254 | Year: 1916 |
| At 100, Katholyn Bruen has colorful memories. | Bruen, Katholyn | Person | Seattle Times | p. D-1 | Month: 02 Day: 27 Year: 1981 |
| Obituary | Bruenn, Karl Henry | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 12 | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1966 |
| Bruett, Leo Steve | Bruett, Leo Steve | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | p. 14-15 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Bruff, Beryl James | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Bruff, Beryl James | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 03 Day: 17 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Bruff, Beryl James | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 03 Day: 19 Year: 1986 | |
| Obituary | Brugett, Arthur P. | Person | Anacortes American | Month: 02 Day: 5 Year: 1975 | |
| Christian Brugger. | Brugger, Christian | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 334 | Year: 1904 |
| Howard Brugger. | Brugger, Howard | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 67 | Month: 11 Day: 10 Year: 1963 |
| Obituary | Bruhn, A. Henry | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 01 Day: 9 Year: 1969 | |
| Obituary | Bruhn, Helen M. | Person | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | Month: 11 Day: 14 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Bruhn, Helen M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 11 Day: 10 Year: 1968 | |
| Mrs. M. Bruinsma passes Friday. | Bruinsma, Minkje L. (Mrs.) | Person | Lynden Tribune | Month: 02 Day: 17 Year: 1966 | |
| Brule or Brulez, John Baptist | Brule or Brulez, John Baptist | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 82 | Year: 1980 |
| Biographical sketch. | Brumbach, J. J. | Person | South Bend Journal | p. 15, Pacific Co. Ed. | Year: 1900 |
| Funeral to be Friday for pioneer of Ilwaco | Brumbach, William Cullen | Person | Ilwaco Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 14 Year: 1965 | |
| Obituary | Brumbaugh, Adeline M. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 04 Day: 9 Year: 1968 | |
| Obituary | Brumbaugh, Daniel L. | Person | Enterprise (White Salmon, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 20 Year: 1977 | |
| Emma brumbaugh, Pioneer, honored on 93rd birthday. | Brumbaugh, Emma | Person | Marysville Globe | Month: 10 Day: 7 Year: 1971 | |
| Obituary | Brumbaugh, Milton E. | Person | Olympian | Month: 09 Day: 15 Year: 1990 | |
| Brumbaugh, Philip V. | Brumbaugh, Philip V. | Person | History of Klickitat County | p. 138 | Year: 1982 |
| Centennial Profile: Williard Brumfield 1862-1936. | Brumfield, Willard | Person | Strait History | vol 4, no. 3, p. 1 | Month: Day: Year: 1989 |
| Brumm, Charles F. | Brumm, Charles F. | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 4, p. 51 | Year: 1977 |
| Brumm, William J. | Brumm, William J. | Person | Kitsap County History : a Story of Kitsap County a | book 4, p. 50 | Year: 1977 |
| Obituary | Brumsickle, James Garfield | Person | Daily Chronicle (Centralia, Wash.) | Month: 02 Day: 21 Year: 1984 | |
| Amile E. Brun, long-time resident, dies. | Brun, Amile E. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 20 | Month: 01 Day: 25 Year: 1964 |
| A new Centenarian. | Bruneau, Celena | Person | Bellevue American | Month: 03 Day: 20 Year: 1969 | |
| Bruner, Ann (Mrs.) | Bruner, Ann (Mrs.) | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 219 | Year: 1980 |