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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Richard Conlin Electronic Correspondence, 1998-2013

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 4621-01.01

Scope and Contents Note

From the Series:

This series includes general correspondence from Councilmember Richard Colin and his Legislative Assistants Andrea Felt, Rob Gala, Catherine Moore and Sarah Nelson. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council, including the monorail, waterfront development, solutions for the Alaskan Way Viaduct, urban forestry, State Road 520 planning, and the Northgate General Development Plan, as well as other topics. A large proportion of the records is outgoing constituent correspondence, replying to those advocating for or against proposed legislation or addressing specific city issues or concerns.

Dates

  • Creation: 1998-2013

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Material from 1998-1999 is available for use onsite in the SMA reading room through the electronic records search. 2000-2013 is available for use onsite in the SMA reading room through ePADD software.

Partial Extent

132,481 email messages

Partial Extent

8,152 digital files (444 MB)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Existence and Location of Copies

Processing Information

Html files were converted to PDF format for sustainability. Attachments to emails are included when available in the email pdf. As part of the Groupwise export the body text was sometimes labeled as an attachment called TEXT.htm. Where the body text is shown, TEXT.htm is not an actual attachment, but an artifact of the migration process of export of Groupwise e-mail through Nexis Personal Publisher. MS Outlook messages were exported to PST, converted to mbox format and loaded into our archival email software ePADD.

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US