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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Lester, 1952-2016, bulk: 1990-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: 17

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Correspondence, memoranda, surveys, reports, studies, and hearings materials generated by City Council's central staff analysts in support of the Council's legislative activities. Primary subjects relate to the major functions and issues of City government including land use, public utilities management, housing, human services, public safety, traffic and transportation, comprehensive planning, parks and recreation, arts and cultural affairs, economic development, environment and sustainability, and general government administration.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-2016
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1990-2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Biographical

Martha Lester was a Central Staff analyst from 1989-2015. She received a M.S. in Urban Transportation Planning and a J.D. from the University of Washington. She previously worked as a transportation planner for a Seattle area consulting firm, as a law clerk to two federal judges and as a teacher at UW School of Law. During her tenure she covered transportation, land use, capital project planning and financing, and city organizational issues and was the Central Staff’s lead analyst for transportation, including Sound Transit (RTA).

Partial Extent

From the Series: 418.2 Cubic Feet (867 boxes)

Partial Extent

From the Series: 39,055 digital files (12.57 GB)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

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