Lisa Herbold Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4635-02

Scope and Contents Note

Records from Lisa Herbold's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council. Many of the records reflect her tenure as chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, including issues such as police accountability, homelessness, and affordable housing. Other records relate to civil rights, workers' rights, tenant protections, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ issues, and the Race and Social Justice Initiative. Additional topics include transportation, utilities, trees, taxation, parks, and issues related to District 1.

Dates

Creation: 2003-2023
Creation: Majority of material found within 2016-2023

Creator

Herbold, Lisa (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

Records are available for use onsite in the SMA reading room, including electronic records through the electronic records search.

Biographical Note

Lisa Herbold spent over 25 years working in Seattle City Hall, first as a legislative aide to Councilmember Nick Licata from 1998 through 2015, and then running for office herself to represent District 1, serving two terms from 2016 through 2023. Born and raised in New York State, her first job at age 13 was as a janitor at a city hall, through a jobs program for low-income youth. Herbold attended Syracuse University and worked as a community organizer for Syracuse United Neighbors, ACORN, and the Tenants Union before working on Licata’s election campaign and joining his council office. As a councilmember, her work focused on public safety, civil rights, and human services, as well as major repairs to the West Seattle Bridge. She chose not to run for reelection in 2023.

Partial Extent

12.8 Cubic Feet (32 boxes)

Partial Extent

19,793 digital files (15 GB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records from Lisa Herbold's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Herbold’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.

Processing Information

CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CU Spider Scan and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and sensitive information. DROID was used to identify file formats, extract metadata, and facilitate processing decisions. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage. Raw Formatted