Mayor Paul Schell Moving Images

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 5279-08

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Videotapes of press conferences held by Mayor Schell regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting and demonstrations in 1999, Transfer of Development Rights and Census 2000. The nine VHS tapes date from November 1998 to July 2000, and are cataloged separately in the Digital Collections.

Dates

Creation: 1998-2000

Creator

Schell, Paul, 1937- (Person)
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Biographical Note

Paul Schell was elected Seattle's 50th mayor for the term beginning January 1, 1998. He subsequently was defeated in the primary election in a run for a second term. Schell received a law degree from Columbia University in 1963 and moved to Seattle in 1967. He served as the director of the City's Department of Community Development (1975-1977) before establishing a private development company. He entered the political arena in 1989 when he was elected... to the Port of Seattle Commission. From 1992-1995 he was Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Extent

10 tapes

Language of Materials

English

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Additional Description

Related Archival Materials note

Additional materials relating to WTO can be found in Councilmember Jim Compton's Subject Files (record series 4620-02), Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck's Subject Files (record series 4684-02), Councilmember Nick Licata's Subject Files (record series 4650-02), Legislative Department's Central Staff Analyst's Working Papers (record series 4603-01) and in Mayor Schell's records, including his departmental correspondence (record group 5279-01). Audio materials from 1802-K1 and other sources are cataloged in our Digital Collections.

Mayor Paul Schell, City of Seattle Website. 16 Nov 2001-. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20011116070852/http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/