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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Burns is Honored. | Burns, Gladys Carlson | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 05 Day: 10 Year: 1979 |
| Obituary | Burns, Grace | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 30 Year: 1973 | |
| Obituary | Burns, H. Myrtle | Person | Arlington Times | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Burns, Harry D. | Person | Daily Globe News (Auburn, Wash.) | Month: 05 Day: 13 Year: 1980 | |
| Private funeral held in Spokane for H.G. Burns. | Burns, Harvey G. | Person | Davenport Times | Month: 05 Day: 30 Year: 1968 | |
| Museum Director Retiring. So long Helen Burns, sad to see you go. | Burns, Helen | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 12 Day: 15 Year: 1982 | |
| Yeoman Burns: a captivating Museum 'character'. | Burns, Helen | Person | Port Townsend Leader | Month: 09 Day: 21 Year: 1978 | |
| Mrs. Helen Burns, 86. | Burns, Helen G. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1967 | |
| Capt. Henry Burns retires from the sea. | Burns, Henry (Capt.) | Person | Marine Digest | Month: 12 Day: 30 Year: 1967 | |
| Mrs. Ida Burns dies in Bellevue. | Burns, Ida | Person | Bainbridge Review | Month: 07 Day: 19 Year: 1967 | |
| Burns, James | Burns, James | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 143 | Year: 1980 |
| James Burns, Ex-Justice of Peace, dies. | Burns, James Edward Anthony | Person | Seattle Times | p. 32 | Month: 04 Day: 10 Year: 1969 |
| Mrs. John Burns honored on her 97th birthday. | Burns, John (Mrs.) | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1963 | |
| Burns, John E. | Burns, John E. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 167 | Year: 1980 |
| Wash. Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Burns, John E. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Burns, Lawrence Washington | Burns, Lawrence Washington | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 206-207 | Year: 1921 |
| Obituary | Burns, Lillian R. | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 25 Year: 1977 | |
| Obituary | Burns, Mabel C. | Person | Omak Chronicle | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1975 | |
| Burns, Marsha | Burns, Marsha | Person | Partial View, Young Photographers in the Northwest. | p. 29 | Year: 1979 |
| Seattle photographer wins national grant. | Burns, Marsha | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-12 | Month: 11 Day: 18 Year: 1981 |
| Marsha K. Burns dies at age of 94. | Burns, Martha K. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1965 | |
| Burns, Michael | Burns, Michael | Person | Partial View, Young Photographers in the Northwest. | p. 29 | Year: 1979 |
| Burns, Myra T. | Burns, Myra T. | Person | Washington Women | p. 10 | Year: 1983 |
| Obituary: Wheat farmer, Oscar Burns, taken by death. | Burns, Oscar W. | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 08 Day: 8 Year: 1974 | |
| Obituary | Burns, Percival L. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 43 | Month: 04 Day: 26 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary: Perry F. Burns dies at 84. | Burns, Perry F. | Person | Snohomish County Tribune | Month: 12 Day: 5 Year: 1974 | |
| Burns, Serena (Mrs.) | Burns, Serena (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 33 | Month: 02 Day: 1 Year: 1956 |
| 100th Birthday | Burns, Serena (Mrs.) | Person | Bellingham Herald | p. 1 | Month: 01 Day: 27 Year: 1955 |
| Burns, Thomas C. | Burns, Thomas C. | Person | East Washingtonian | Month: 06 Day: 5 Year: 1958 | |
| Burns, Thomas E. | Burns, Thomas E. | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 97 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Burns, Victor G. | Person | Daily Olympian | Month: 03 Day: 1 Year: 1987 | |
| Pair wed 70 years. | Burns, W. A. (Mr.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1961 | |
| Pair wed 70 years. | Burns, W. A. (Mrs.) | Person | Daily News (Longview, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 30 Year: 1961 | |
| Hiking fans, both past 80, to observe 65th anniversary. | Burns, William F. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1961 | |
| Hiking fans, both past 80, to observe 65th anniversary. | Burns, William Frederick | Person | Seattle Daily Times | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1961 | |
| William F. Burnses note 70th wedding anniversary. | Burns, William Frederick | Person | Seattle Times | p.28 | Month: 06 Day: 23 Year: 1966 |
| p. 26 | Burns, William Frederick | Person | Seattle Times | p. 26 | Month: 03 Day: 16 Year: 1968 |
| Obituary | Burns, William Frederick | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 03 Day: 16 Year: 1968 | |
| Sammy Burnsed ran with the times, is still going strong. | Burnsed, Sam | Person | Seattle Times | p. A-18 | Month: 02 Day: 10 Year: 1971 |
| Bernard Burnside, 80. | Burnside, Bernard | Person | Seattle Times | p. 14 | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1966 |
| Bernard Burnside, creator of hats. | Burnside, Bernard | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 07 Day: 3 Year: 1966 | |
| When his toes froze, he chopped them off. | Burnside, Jim | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Northwest, p. 4 | Month: 11 Day: 25 Year: 1979 |
| Obituary | Burnside, Maude Blanche Hoffer | Person | Wenatchee Daily World | Month: 07 Day: 24 Year: 1962 | |
| Obituary. | Burnside, Maude Blanche Hoffer | Person | Methow Valley News | Month: 08 Day: 2 Year: 1962 | |
| Novell Burnside is honored: early days in Republic recalled. | Burnside, Novell | Person | Republic News-Miner | Month: 10 Day: 19 Year: 1989 | |
| Burnside, Ralph H. | Burnside, Ralph H. | Person | Washington West of the Cascades | v. III, p. 229-230 | Year: 1917 |
| Obituary | Burntarger, Winfred O. | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | p. 4 | Month: 08 Day: 26 Year: 1953 |
| Burntrager, David Edward and wife Matilda. | Burntrager, David Edward | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 28 | Year: 1980 |
| Washington Pioneer Assn. Roll. | Burntrager, David L. | Person | Washington Standard | p. 1 | Month: 11 Day: 1 Year: 1889 |
| Obituary | Burntrager, Harold Clarke | Person | Daily Olympian | p. 2 | Month: 09 Day: 27 Year: 1954 |