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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obituary | Burgett, Eva King | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 01 Day: 1 Year: 1980 | |
| She will celebrate her century mark birthday Tuesday. | Burgett, Louise | Person | Daily Olympian | p. C-1 | Month: 04 Day: 24 Year: 1983 |
| Services planned for Mrs. Burgett. | Burgett, Minnie Greenwood (Mrs.) | Person | Spokane Daily Chronicle | Month: 03 Day: 7 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Burghard, Lillie | Person | Columbia Basin Herald | Month: 10 Day: 16 Year: 1989 | |
| Obituary | Burghardt, Lucile Salmon | Person | Methow Valley News | Month: 07 Day: 5 Year: 1973 | |
| Burglund, Elmer O. | Burglund, Elmer O. | Person | With the Colors from Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan | book 2, p. 242 | Year: 1921 |
| Mrs. Linn P. Bergner taken by death. | Burgner, Margaret (Mrs.) | Person | Selah Valley Optimist | Month: 06 Day: 17 Year: 1965 | |
| Mrs Burgoyne, 110, succumbs in Poulsbo. | Burgoyne, Suzanne | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 49 | Month: 06 Day: 30 Year: 1964 |
| Oldest Citizen. | Burgoyne, Suzanne | Person | Kitsap County Herald | Month: 01 Day: 10 Year: 1963 | |
| Obituary | Burgstahler, Nell | Person | Everett Herald | Month: 11 Day: 28 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Burgstahler, Nell | Person | Sultan Valley News | Month: 11 Day: 30 Year: 1972 | |
| Early merchants appear all along Colville valley. | Burgunder, Ben | Person | Statesman-Examiner (Colville, Wash.) | Centennial Ed., p. 7 | Month: 06 Day: 12 Year: 1959 |
| Biographical Sketch | Burgunder, Robert M. | Person | Pigotts Political Reference book | p. 51 | Year: 1928 |
| Burgunder, Robert M. | Burgunder, Robert M. | Person | State of Washington: A review of the State Natural Resources... | p. 37 | Year: 1936 |
| Robert M. Bugunder dies at 82. | Burgunder, Robert M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. F-12 | Month: 02 Day: 11 Year: 1971 |
| Burgunder, Robert M. | Burgunder, Robert M. | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 87 | Year: 1929 |
| Burgunder, Robert M. | Burgunder, Robert M. | Person | Seattle Kind Words Club Yearbook | p. 87 | Year: 1929 |
| Obituary | Burgy, Addie W. | Person | Bellingham Herald | Month: 11 Year: 1984 | |
| Harry H. Burgy Taken by death. | Burgy, Harry H. | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | Month: 12 Day: 17 Year: 1962 | |
| Burgy, John | Burgy, John | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | p. 17 | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1954 |
| Burgy, John | Burgy, John | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 264 | Year: 1980 |
| Burgy, Mary (Mrs.) | Burgy, Mary (Mrs.) | Person | Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) | p. 17 | Month: 09 Day: 22 Year: 1954 |
| Cecil M. Burke. | Burk, Cecil M. | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 57 | Month: 06 Day: 2 Year: 1963 |
| Burk, D. J. | Burk, D. J. | Person | Illustrated History of Spokane County | p. 526-527 | Year: 1900 |
| Burk, James A. | Burk, James A. | Person | Washington Territory Donation Land Claims | p. 198 | Year: 1980 |
| Obituary | Burk, James A. | Person | Tacoma Daily Ledger | Clipping in McArdle Index, Scrap book 28 p. 18. | Month: 01 Day: 8 Year: 1923 |
| Mrs. John Burk | Burk, Kate Allen (Mrs.) | Person | Sunnyside Daily News Cast | Month: 06 Day: 19 Year: 1964 | |
| Obituary | Burk, Mabel C. | Person | Shelton-Mason County Journal | Month: 09 Day: 14 Year: 1978 | |
| Burk, Martin | Burk, Martin | Person | Family Records of Washington Pioneers | v. 16, p. 87-91 | |
| Obituary | Burk, Mary Katherine | Person | Lynden Tribune | Month: 06 Day: 13 Year: 1979 | |
| The pioneer dead 1912. | Burk, Peter | Person | Washington Historical Quarterly | v. 4, no.1, p. 43 | Month: 01 Year: 1913 |
| Mrs. Jennie Davis, 1879-1963 | Burke family | Person | Methow Valley News | Month: 12 Day: 26 Year: 1963 | |
| Mrs. William T. Burke. | Burke, Ada M. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 35 | Month: 01 Day: 5 Year: 1965 |
| Services set for Mrs. John Burke. | Burke, Alice McDermott (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 30 | Month: 05 Day: 7 Year: 1964 |
| Obituary | Burke, Anna E. | Person | Twin City News (Stanwood, Wash.) | Month: 10 Day: 18 Year: 1962 | |
| Burke, Arthur William | Burke, Arthur William | Person | With the Colors from Whitman County 1917, 1918, 19 | p. 101 | Year: 1920 |
| Obituary | Burke, Bruce B. | Person | Spokane Chronicle | Month: 05 Day: 19 Year: 1972 | |
| Obituary | Burke, Caroline E. | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Month: 05 Day: 12 Year: 1932 | |
| Edmond J. Burke. | Burke, Edmond J. | Person | Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin counties | p. 291 | Year: 1904 |
| Edward M. Burke opens architectural offices. | Burke, Edward M. | Person | Seattle Times | p. 23 | Month: 08 Day: 21 Year: 1966 |
| She's dry now -- and happy. | Burke, Enid | Person | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | p. C-4 | Month: 06 Day: 23 Year: 1974 |
| Obituary | Burke, Eugene R. (Mrs.) | Person | Seattle Daily Times | p. 43 | Month: 06 Day: 30 Year: 1954 |
| A. "Major League" slugger in Jesuit garb. | Burke, Francis J. | Person | Reminiscing, a seventy year collection of memoirs and stories about Jesuits who built Seattle Univer | p. 1-7 | Year: 1980 |
| Frank Burke mill official. | Burke, Frank | Person | Seattle Times | p. 46 | Month: 08 Day: 16 Year: 1966 |
| Frank Burke mill official. | Burke, Frank | Person | Tacoma News Tribune | Month: 08 Day: 16 Year: 1966 | |
| Burke, George B. | Burke, George B. | Person | History of the Puget Sound Country | v. 1, p. 431 | Year: 1903 |
| Obituary | Burke, Gerald | Person | Snohomish County Tribune | Month: 07 Day: 2 Year: 1980 | |
| Obituary | Burke, Harry E. | Person | Bremerton Sun | Month: 01 Day: 4 Year: 1972 | |
| Helen Burke, Seattle native, dies in Manila. | Burke, Helen | Person | Seattle Times | p. E-7 | Month: 08 Day: 28 Year: 1970 |
| Life time resident dies. | Burke, Helen | Person | Kalama Bulletin | Month: 05 Day: 22 Year: 1969 |