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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle City Light

 Organization

Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:

City Light Employee Survey Records

 Series
Identifier: 1221-03
Abstract

Survey of City of Seattle employees

Dates: 1992-1995

Engineering Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1209-03
Abstract

Engineering reports regarding power transmission and distribution.

Dates: 1936-1967

Equal Opportunity Program Records

 Series
Identifier: 1215-02
Abstract

Records on Women in the Trades and Equal Opportunity measures for the Seattle City Light Apprenticeship Program.

Dates: 1977-2000

City Light Facility Maintenance and Operations Records

 Series
Identifier: 1209-02
Abstract

Power plant maintenance records.

Dates: 1911-1984

City Light Field System Operations Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 1204-18
Abstract

Images of damage to transmission poles and transformers caused by auto accidents and weather-related incidents.

Dates: 2005 - 2007

City Light Flood Control Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-15
Abstract

Records concerning floods and flood control near Seattle City Light hydroelectric projects.

Dates: 1917-1978

City Light General and Plant Ledgers

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1202-03
Abstract

Financial records of Seattle Lighting Department

Dates: 1908-1982

City Light Glass Lantern Slides

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-03
Abstract

Slides related to the development of public power in Seattle.

Dates: 1903-1945

City Light Load and Flow Data

 Series
Identifier: 1206-11
Abstract

Data from City Light hydroelectric projects.

Dates: 1905-1995

City Light Masonry Dam Construction Photograph Album

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1204-14
Abstract

Photographs of Masonry Dam construction, including construction workers and equipment, dam site, clearcutting, trains and railroads, and bridges.

Dates: 1912-1915

City Light Millennium Legacy Lighting Project Records

 Series — Box 5
Identifier: 1206-16
Abstract

Planning files for a Seattle celebration of the Millennium.

Dates: 1996-2000

Seattle City Light Newsletter

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1201-07
Scope and Contents note

Internal weekly publication containing project and personnel news. Also included are weekly electricity generation and usage statistics.

Dates: 1942-1973

City Light Power Cost Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1206-18
Abstract

Financial reports for electric energy transactions.

Dates: 1995-1998

City Light Power Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-04
Abstract

Records concerning Seattle electric power production and related topics

Dates: 1909-1986

City Light Property Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1202-07
Abstract

Records of the division that manages Seattle City Light properties

Dates: 1910-1992

City Light Public Power Speeches and Radio Presentations

 Series
Identifier: 1201-14
Abstract

Radio talks and public presentations related to public power.

Dates: 1932-1938

City Light Regional Power Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-13
Abstract

Records relating to power management and regional power associations.

Dates: 1943-1982

City Light Regional Power Planning Records

 Series
Identifier: 1200-15
Abstract

Records of organizations concerned with electric power planning in the western United States.

Dates: 1948-2003; 1954-1998

Skagit Condemnations

 Series
Identifier: 4403-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, ordinance copies, and court documents relating to the condemnation of property in the Skagit River area for use in power and water supply development.

Dates: 1920-1950

City Light Skagit Hydroelectric Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1206-12
Abstract

Records of Seattle City Light's hydroelectric projects on the Skagit River

Dates: 1908-1975; 1921-1957

City Light Skagit Railway Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1208-06
Abstract

Financial records of the Skagit Railway

Dates: 1926-1943

City Light Skagit Youth Camp Records

 Series
Identifier: 1208-03
Abstract

Records relating to the Skagit Youth Camp run by Seattle City Light, 1991-1996, including memoranda, reports, promotional materials, and meeting minutes. Camper recruitment, program proposals, finances, and staff are among the subjects covered.

Dates: 1991-1996

City Light Snow Surveys

 Series
Identifier: 1206-14
Abstract

Snowpack data

Dates: 1936-1995; 1945-1980

City Light James D. Ross Reference Material

 Series
Identifier: 1200-14
Abstract

Writings and publications regarding J. D. Ross

Dates: 1911-1996

City Light Superintendent Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1200-13
Abstract

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of Seattle City Light

Dates: 1918-2015

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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