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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.)

 Organization

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Buildings and Operations Records

 Series
Identifier: 7605-02
Abstract

Records relating to the Seattle Center campus before, during, and immediately after the 1962 World's Fair.

Dates: 1957-1970; Majority of material found within 1961-1965

Bumbershoot Festival Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 9312-01
Abstract

Records of a commission overseeing the annual Bumbershoot music and arts festival at Seattle Center.

Dates: 1980-1994

Bumbershoot Festival Records

 Series
Identifier: 7610-03
Abstract

Administrative records from the Bumbershoot Festival.

Dates: 1973-1979

Charlie Chong Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4619-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and newspaper clippings related to issues before the City Council during Chong's tenure. Subjects include Sand Point reuse, the Seahawks Stadium and vote, Comprehensive Plan, off-leash areas, City-wide personnel issues, schools, and various City department policy and reorganization issues.

Dates: 1991-1997

Cheryl Chow Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4618-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, studies, and reference materials relating primarily to parks and recreation issues. Major subjects include the Parks Complan, Greenlake, open space, Seattle Center redevelopment, Coliseum/Arena improvements, Seattle Commons, off-leash dog runs, punchboard and pulltab gambling, the Shoreline and Park Improvement Fund, and Sandpoint Naval Station reuse planning.

Dates: 1988-1995

Seattle Center Concessions and Amusement Rides Photograph Albums

 Series
Identifier: 7613-05
Abstract

Collection consists of two photo albums depicting images of amusement rides at Seattle Center's Fun Forest, aerial views of Seattle Center, and unidentified amusement park grounds.

Dates: 1967-1990

Seattle Center Convention Agreement Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7610-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, cost estimates, facility information sheets, reports, brochures, and lead sheets regarding negotiations and contracts for conventions at Seattle Center between 1974-1987. Includes conventions held and those not successfully negotiated or sold.

Dates: 1959-1990

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Seattle Center Facilities Maintenance Records

 Series
Identifier: 7605-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, progress reports, architectural drawings, specifications, and financial records relating to construction, maintenance, and site development of Seattle Center facilities. The bulk of the records are for the Civic Auditorium, Coliseum, and parking facilities. Most of the records date from the World's Fair and immediate post-fair development.

Dates: 1938-1971

Virginia Galle Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4630-02
Abstract

Virginia Galle served on the Seattle City Council between 1981 and 1989. This collection contains her subject files on topics such as solid waste, smoking policies, and domestic partnerships.

Dates: 1970-1989; 1983-1989

Millennium Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 7610-04
Abstract

Records relating to planning of City-sponsored programming for the arrival of the year 2000.

Dates: 1998-2000

Seattle Center Monthly Calendar of Events

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7610-01
Scope and Contents note

Daily listing of events compiled in a monthly format. Includes cover page with basic information regarding hours, admission, and telephone number for facilities. Schedules include date, time, name of event, location, sponsor, and admission charge. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1971-1988

Municipal Art Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1652-02
Abstract

The Municipal Art Commission Subject Files, 1955-1969, contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and press clippings relating to the programs, activities, and administration of the Commission.

Dates: 1955-1969

Seattle Center Newspaper Clippings

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 7613-03
Scope and Contents note

Newspaper clippings of events and activities at Seattle Center. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1981-1982

Jane Noland Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4663-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1983-1997

Office of Management and Budget Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5001-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, legislation, reports, and speeches organized by City department. Includes materials on the Mayor's Reorganization Project, energy legislation, conservation programs, and the activities of city council committees. Includes one folder of speeches by Mayor Charles Royer.

Dates: 1976-1984

Parks and Community Resources Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4614-03
Scope and Contents note

Committee meeting records maintained by Benson during his tenure as committee chair. Includes committee calendars with roster of issues and action taken, staff memoranda, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to parks and recreation, and community oriented social services.

Dates: 1978-1981

Parks and Seattle Center Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4613-04
Abstract

Records of the committee during Bagshaw's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2010-2011

Parks, Public Grounds, and Recreation Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4623-05
Scope and Contents note

Committee meeting records maintained by Sue Donaldson during her tenure as committee chair. Includes meeting agendas with schedules of issues and actions taken, staff memoranda, reports, correspondence, and draft legislation relating to parks, recreation, and community oriented social services.

Dates: 1994-1997

Seattle Center Press Releases

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 7613-02
Scope and Contents note

Press releases concerning programs and activities at the Seattle Center.

Dates: 1981-1984

Promotion and Publicity Records

 Series
Identifier: 7613-01
Abstract

Records relating to events held at Seattle Center.

Dates: 1977-1984

Seattle Center Publications

 Series
Identifier: 7613-04
Scope and Contents note

Includes various newsletters, general brochures about Seattle Center and some of its features, event programs and flyers, and ephemera.

Dates: 1967-2001

Charles T. Royer Communications and Public Information Records

 Series
Identifier: 5274-06
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports of Mayor Royer's public information staff. Records cover topics including budgets, housing, the West Seattle Bridge, police, and transit.

Dates: 1977-1986

Bumbershoot Festival Records

 Series
Identifier: 7405-01
Abstract

Records documenting the Seattle Arts Commission's management of the first several years of the Bumbershoot arts festival.

Dates: 1970-1985

Seattle Center Advisory Commission Minutes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9374-01
Abstract

Records of a commission overseeing planning and programming at Seattle Center.

Dates: 1963-1995

Seattle Center Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I3
Scope and Contents note

From 1966 to 1974, the Seattle Center annual reports include organization charts, financial information, and attendance figures. Also included are maps of the grounds and brief facility profiles. From 1974 forward the reports are briefer, including accomplishments, repairs and improvements, and other brief highlights.

Dates: 1966-2008

Seattle Center Assistant Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 7600-02
Abstract

Records relating to Seattle Center programs and activities.

Dates: 1966-1981

Seattle Center Executive Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 7600-01
Abstract

Records relating to the administration and operations of Seattle Center.

Dates: 1962-1987

Seattle Center Merchants Association Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 7606-01
Abstract

Records related to the Seattle Center Merchants Association.

Dates: 1971-1983

Bumbershoot Festival Records

 Series
Identifier: 5807-05
Abstract

Records of the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation relating to the Bumbershoot Festival. Includes paper records and photographs dating from 1974 to 1976.

Dates: 1973-1976

Dolores Sibonga Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4681-02
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, reports, testimony, and notes regarding important issues in the City Council work of Dolores Sibonga, 1979-1990.

Dates: 1979-1990

George Benson Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4614-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.



Dates: 1972-1993

Clarence Massart Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4653-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs collected by Massart while serving on City Council (1950-1967). Includes materials relating to Metro, Seattle Center, Century 21 Exposition, Pacific Science Center Foundation, and the Port of Seattle. Other subjects include transportation, city finances, housing, alcoholism, sports stadium, human rights, and urban renewal.

Dates: 1957-1968

Tom Weeks Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4691-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1989-1996

Jeanette Williams Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4693-02
Scope and Contents note Subject Files of Jeanette Williams, 1969-1989, reflecting her career on Seattle City Council. Major topics include transportation, especially construction of the West Seattle Bridge and I 90; parks and recreation, including Discovery Park and the Seattle Center; and records on legislation related to ethics, fair campaign practices, and open housing. Of note as well is material related to the Office of Women's Rights and the Seattle Women's Commission. Work of her legislative aides, including...
Dates: 1969-1993; 1970-1989

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Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Wash.) 6
Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Art festivals -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Greenbelts 4
KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) 4
Monorail System 4
Solid Waste 4
Bicycles and bicycling -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Bumbershoot (Festival) 3
Center House (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 3
Civil Rights 3
Convention Center 3
Disabled Persons 3
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Housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Interstate 90 3
Kingdome (Seattle, Wash.) 3
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Public safety -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Sexual Assault 3
Smoking law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Taxicabs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Transportation 3
West Seattle Bridge (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Westlake Mall 3
AIDS 2
Ackerley Arena (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Aged 2
Annexation 2
Arboretum/Lakeside Bicycle Trail 2
Benaroya Hall (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Boundary Project 2
Cable Television 2
Citizen Alternative Plan (CAP) Initiative 2
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Civic Center Veterans Annex 2
Copper Creek Project 2
Discovery Park 2
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Electric utilities -- Rates -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Energy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Equal Rights Amendment 2
Fair Campaign Practices 2
Folklife Festival 2
Forward Thrust 2
Fun Forest (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Gay rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Government and Politics 2
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Historic preservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
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King County (Wash.). Jail 2
Lake Union Steam Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Landfills 2
Light Rail Transit 2
Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 2
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Parking 2
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Parks for dogs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
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Press Releases 2
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
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Seattle Center 2
Seattle Commons (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Shorelands 2
South Lake Union 2
South Lake Union (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Urban Renewal Program 2
Volunteer Park 2
Warren G. Magnuson Park (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Water-supply -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Waterfronts 2
Women 2
Administrative Procedures 1
Affirmative Action 1
Air Pollution 1
Alaskan Way 1
Alcoholic beverages -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Alki Treatment Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Amusement Places and Devices 1
Amusement parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Animal Control 1
Animal shelters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Antinuclear movement -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Aquariums -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1