Sally Bagshaw Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4613-02

Scope and Contents Note

Records from Bagshaw's office during her tenure on City Council. Park issues are heavily represented, especially Magnuson Park, park funding, and community centers. The Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, SR 99 tunnel and central waterfront redevelopment are covered, as are the proposals for a new sports arena. Other significant issues include homelessless, SR 520, Seattle City Light, affordable housing, neighborhoods, public health, transportation, zoning, and Seattle Public Utilities.

Dates

Creation: 2002-2019
Creation: Majority of material found within 2010-2019

Creator

Bagshaw, Sally (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.

Biographical Note

Sally Bagshaw was born in Portland in 1951 and attended Stanford University and the University of Idaho's law school. She worked as an Assistant Attorney General and as a business and finance lawyer for both Washington State University and the University of Washington. For eight years she was Chief of the Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Bagshaw was elected to City Council in 2009 and reelected in 2013. In 2015 Council was reorganized to be based on districts, and she was elected to represent District 7. She chaired committees focused on parks, neighborhoods, and human services. She chose not to run again in 2019.

Partial Extent

30.4 Cubic Feet (76 boxes)

Partial Extent

19,962 digital files (13 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records created and received by Bagshaw's office during her tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Related Materials

Related records include two iterations of special committees on the waterfront and Alaska Way Viaduct from 2010-2012 which Sally Bagshaw co-chaired, but did not have separate committee materials transfered along with her records: Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project Special Committee Records, Record Series 4672-06 Committee on Central Waterfront, Seawall, and Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program Records, Record Series 4631-08

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Bagshaw’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.

Separated Materials

Attorney-client privileged materials have been separated.

Processing Note

For electronic records, CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CUSpider SSN Scanning and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information.