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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.). Board of Examiners

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Personnel Department Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 6000-01
Scope and Contents note

Annual narrative, statistical, and financial report of the Civil Service Department and Civil Service Commission. Includes reports of the secretary to the Commission and the Chief Examiner; exam results; dismissals and investigations; engineers licenses issued; digests of amendments to Civil Service rules and Official Opinions; and reports of the Public Employment Office.

Dates: 1901-1973

Board of Examiners Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6001-04
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence from the Board of Examiners relating to applications for examination, exam results, and notices of examination dates.

Dates: 1903-1909

Appeals

 Series
Identifier: 6010-10
Scope and Contents note Records are in chronological order. The records are mostly appeals made by City employees to the Civil Service Commission for reinstatement; investigations into suspensions; appeals of civil service exam results; questions of pay grade, pay status, classification; protests of order of hiring or firing based on seniority, and appeals for dismissals. Almost all City departments are represented, with the bulk of the collection being Police and Fire. The collection...
Dates: 1902-1975