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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle Public Library

 Organization

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

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

Library Board of Trustees Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1802-L8
Scope and Contents note The 1893 city charter established a Library Commission made up of five commissioners, at least two of whom were to be women. Around 1908 the name was changed to the Library Board of Trustees. The board's five members are appointed by the Mayor and serve five-year terms. The Board of Trustees is the Seattle Public Library's governing body, overseeing the library's administration and making decisions regarding its operations. It controls library finances and property, sets policy, and employs...
Dates: 1953-2010

Seattle Public Library Publications

 Series
Identifier: 7800-02
Scope and Contents note

Newsletters, resource guides, event listings, brochures, and other publications produced by the library.

Dates: 1940-2006

Seattle Public Library Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-I5
Scope and Contents note Reports from the library board and those from the librarian are both included in this record series. Early reports discuss the financial status of the library, physical location, circulation, acquisitions, policies, and contributions. The 1896 report states that "the reading of wholesome fiction...is rest to the weary, illumination to the perplexed, a cure for selfishness and narrow mindedness, and an inspiration to a fuller and better life." Later reports include information on the...
Dates: 1894-2018

Seattle Public Library Communications Office Digital Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 7800-01
Abstract

Re-openings and dedications of three Seattle Public Library branches.

Dates: 2007

Specifications and Contracts

 Series
Identifier: 1802-E1
Scope and Contents note

Specifications and bid documents for public works projects in Seattle or on City owned land. Often includes plans and contracts. Includes materials on Skagit River Power Project, Cedar River Watershed, Woodland and Jefferson Parks, Seattle Center facilities, Seattle Public Library, Tolt River Watershed, selected City office buildings, Model City projects, and other City sites. Records have been sampled.

Dates: 1914-1978

Peter Steinbrueck Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 4684-01
Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Peter Steinbrueck and his Legislative Assistants, Neil Powers, Stephanie Pure and Roger Valdez. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Dates: 2001-2008

Peter Steinbrueck Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4684-02
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff analysis related to Steinbrueck's work on City Council. A substantial portion of the records deal with urban planning, development, design, environmental issues, and comprehensive planning, and reflect his concerns about sustainability and quality of life as affected by the built environment. Also significant in this series are records related to his work on low and moderate income housing, human services, homelessness, neighborhood...
Dates: 1979-2007

Tina Podlodowski Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4670-02
Scope and Contents note

The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.

Dates: 1986-1999

Tom Weeks Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4691-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1989-1996

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Seattle (Wash.) 9
Seattle 7
Civic Centers 3
Adult Entertainment 2
Civic Auditorium 2
Housing 2
Monorail System 2
Neighborhood Plans 2
Open Space Land 2
Parks for dogs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Pike Place Market 2
SAFECO Field (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Skagit Project 2
Transitional Housing 2
Urban Renewal Program 2
Added Activities Ordinance 1
Administrative Procedures 1
Aged 1
Air Pollution 1
Alcohol -- Law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Alcoholic Beverage Control 1
Alki Treatment Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Aquariums -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Baseball -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Beautification 1
Benaroya Hall (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Boards and Commissions 1
Boundary Dam (Wash.) 1
Boundary Project 1
Bradner Park 1
Budget -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Burke Gilman Trail (Wash.) 1
Burma Boycott 1
Cable Television 1
Capital investments -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Cedar River Habitat Conservation Plan 1
Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.) 1
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) 1
CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Channel 28 1
Child care -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Children -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
City Charter 1
City Light Building 1
Civil Defense 1
Civil Rights 1
Civil Service 1
Communities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Community Development Block Grant Program (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Comprehensive Plan 1
Convention Center 1
Cumulative Reserve Fund 1
Emergency housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Events -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Exotic Animals 1
Fair Campaign Practices 1
Fire Codes 1
Fire Fighters Memorial Park 1
Floating Homes 1
Fort Lawton 1
Garbage 1
Golf courses -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Gorge Dam 1
Health 1
Health Care 1
Health care -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Holly Park Redevelopment 1
Homeless 1
Housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Human Resources Planning 1
Hygiene Center 1
Infants -- Mortality -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Initiatives and Referenda 1
International District 1
Jefferson Park (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Labor Relations 1
Labor unions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Landslides 1
Legal Opinions 1
Libraries 1
Libraries -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Licenses 1
Local Improvement Districts 1
Low-Income Housing 1
Magnuson Park 1
Major Institutions Policy 1
Mass Transit 1
Mayors -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Medical wastes -- Incineration -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Minimum wage 1
Model City Program 1
Multilateral Agreement on Investment 1
Neighborhood planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Official Streets Plan (1952-1958) 1
Oil Spill Disaster Planning 1
Olympics Proposal 1
P-Patch Program 1
Pacific Place Garage 1
Parks 1
Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1