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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle City Light

 Organization

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

Network (Newsletter)

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1201-10
Scope and Contents note

Monthly publication for City Light employees.

Dates: 1976-2011

City Light Newhalem and Diablo Dams Construction Photograph Albums

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-10
Abstract

Photograph albums, 1919-1936, illustrating the planning and construction of Gorge and Diablo Dams and their respective power houses on the Skagit River.

Dates: 1919-1936

Jane Noland Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4663-02
Abstract

Records from Jane Noland's tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: 1983-1997

Mike O'Brien Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4665-02
Abstract

Records created and received by O'Brien's office during his tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2010-2019; 1997-2019

Water Department Ordinance Abstracts

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 8200-11
Scope and Contents note

Brief abstracts of ordinances relating to Water and Lighting Departments. Includes ordinance number, date and summary. Covers ordinances 487 to 22011.

Dates: 1884-1909

PWA 1136 Fund Payroll Ledger

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1202-04
Abstract

Payroll ledger for work on City Light Skagit dams.

Dates: 1936-1940

Randy Revelle Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4673-02
Abstract

Records from Revelle's office during his time on Seattle City Council.

Dates: 1973-1981

City Light Ross Dam Construction Photograph Albums

 Series
Identifier: 1204-12
Abstract

Photographs documenting the construction of Ross Dam on the Skagit River, 1938-1948.

Dates: 1938-1948

Kshama Sawant Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4679-02
Abstract

Records from Sawant's office during her tenure on Seattle City Council.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2014-2023; 2011-2023

City Light Accountability Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1200-17
Abstract

Reports to the Superintendent from branches and divisions of City Light

Dates: 1996-2003

City Light Advertising Scrapbooks

 Series
Identifier: 1201-03
Abstract

Scrapbooks containing newspaper, magazine, and other advertisements from Seattle City Light.

Dates: 1954-1974

Seattle City Light Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-F6
Abstract

Annual reports for Municipal Light and Power Plant and System, Lighting Department, and Seattle City Light. Includes financial reports as well as comparative reports on highlights of years. Lighting Department annual reports contain historical reviews, illustrations, and statistical information. Also includes the 1977 and 1978 annual reports for the City Light Office of Conservation.

Dates: 1910-2023

Apprenticeship Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 1215-01
Abstract

Miscellaneous history, standards, curriculum, hiring processes of the Apprenticeship program at Seattle City Light.

Dates: 1976-2006

City Light Biomass Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-06
Abstract

Records regarding a research project for generating electricity

Dates: 1978-1985

City Light Boundary Dam Project Records

 Series — Box 12
Identifier: 1206-07
Abstract

Planning records for Seattle's Boundary Dam.

Dates: 1933-1983; 1953-1969

City Light Capital Improvement Project Management Team Records

 Series
Identifier: 1202-06
Abstract

Planning records for City Light's Capital Improvement Program

Dates: 1996-2000

City Light Central Files

 Series
Identifier: 1200-16
Abstract

Records of Superintendent Randall W. Hardy and other staff of Seattle City Light .

Dates: 1988-1992

City Light Communications and Public Affairs Division Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 1204-19
Abstract

Digital images of Seattle City Light including personnel, elected and appointed officials, hydroelectric facilities, solar energy, and public events.

Dates: 2000-2020

City Light Community Relations Records

 Series
Identifier: 1201-15
Abstract

Records relating to City Light's community outreach efforts.

Dates: 1982-1994

City Light Copper Creek Dam Project Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1206-09
Abstract

Records of a proposed hydroelectric project on the Skagit River

Dates: 1974-1981

City Light Creston Coal Plant Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-10
Abstract

Planning records for a coal plant in Creston, Washington

Dates: 1980-1984

City Light Customer Service Administration Records

 Series
Identifier: 1205-02
Abstract

Administrative records of the City Light Branch that interacts directly with customers

Dates: 1982-2001; 1991-1998

City Light Department History File

 Series
Identifier: 1200-11
Abstract

The Seattle City Light Department History File, 1894-1972, consists of correspondence, typed histories, reports, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets related to the history of Seattle City Light.

Dates: 1894-1972

City Light Distribution Branch Directors' Records

 Series
Identifier: 1207-02
Abstract

Distribution Branch Directors' Records

Dates: 1997-2003; 2001-2003

City Light Employee Scrapbooks

 Series
Identifier: 1201-08
Abstract

Scrapbooks assembled by a City Light employee, containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to the organization and its employees.

Dates: 1874-1959 1932-1959; 1932-1959

Additional filters:

Subject
Seattle (Wash.) 82
Seattle 67
Public Utilities 44
Photographic prints 17
Electric power -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 16
Electric utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 15
Diablo Dam (Wash.) 13
Diablo Dam 12
Ross Dam (Wash.) 12
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project 11
Boundary Project 10
Cedar Falls Power Plant (Wash.) 10
Ross Dam 10
Skagit River (B.C. and Wash.) 10
Skagit Project 9
Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State) 8
Lake Union Steam Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 8
Public utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 8
Washington (State) 8
Homelessness -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Labor unions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Lake Union Steam Plant 7
Public safety -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Vocational Education 7
Water-power -- Washington (State) 7
Apprenticeship programs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Boundary Dam (Wash.) 6
Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.) 6
Dams -- Washington (State) 6
Energy conservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Gorge Dam (Wash.) 6
Housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 6
Cedar River (King County, Wash.) 5
Electric power production -- Washington (State) 5
Gorge Dam 5
Newsletters 5
Occupational training -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Dams 4
Electric lighting -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Electric power distribution -- Washington (State) 4
Electric power transmission -- Washington (State) 4
Electric substations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Express highways -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Labor-management committees -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Nuclear energy -- Washington (State) 4
Photograph albums 4
Photographs 4
Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Public works 4
Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government 4
Skagit County (Wash.) 4
Taxicabs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Transmission lines -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Weather -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Alaskan Way Viaduct (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Bicycles and bicycling -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Electric heating -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Electric power conservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Electric power transmission--Washington (State) 3
Electric utilities -- Rates -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Electric utilities--Rates--Washington (State)--Seattle 3
Electric utilities--Washington (State)--Seattle 3
Family violence -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Legal Opinions 3
Maps 3
Monorail railroads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Newhalem 3
Newhalem (Wash.) 3
Pike Plaza Redevelopment Project 3
Police internal investigation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Signs and Billboards 3
Skagit River Railway 3
South Lake Union (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Steam power plants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Transportation 3
Transportation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Water and water rights 3
Water-power -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Waterfronts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Ackerley Arena (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Advertising 2
Aerial photographs 2
Alaskan Way 2
Benaroya Hall (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Burke Gilman Trail (Wash.) 2
Cedar Falls (Wash.) 2
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 2
Children -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
City planning 2
Clippings 2
Comprehensive Plan 2
Construction workers -- Washington (State) 2
Creston (Wash.) 2
Dams -- Design and construction -- Washington (State) 2
Dams -- Design and construction -- Washington (State) -- Photographs 2