Board of Theater Supervisors Documents

Series

Identifier: 1802-E5

Scope and Contents note

Reports of board activities; petitions, protests, and other correspondence regarding shows at theaters and panorams; annual reports; meeting minutes; and other material related to the Board. The reports are short; they include discussions of the Board's activities for the year and a list of films previewed, plays checked and actions taken. Panorama activities were the subject of a separate subcommittee and reports are included for some years. Subjects include licensing of theaters and censorship. The Board was formerly known as the Board of Theater Censors.

Dates

Creation: 1912-1965

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The City Clerk maintains the City's legislative records, official filings, and the Seattle Municipal Archives; keeps the minutes of City Council meetings; and provides information services to City agencies and the public. Seattle's first City Charter allowed for a Clerk of the Common Council to be elected by the Council. In 1875 the position of City Clerk became elective and remained so until 1896 when the new Charter designated the Comptroller ex-officio City Clerk. The Comptroller served as City Clerk through 1992. A 1991 City Charter amendment transferred the Comptroller's function to the Department of Finance and the City Clerk's Office became a division of the Legislative Department effective in 1993.

Full Extent

0.6 Cubic Feet

Full Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records from a board that oversaw theatre licenses and film censorship.

General Note

A Comptroller or Clerk File (CF) can consist of correspondence, reports, petitions, contracts, agreements, etc. from elected officials, City departments, other government agencies, or the general public, which have been placed on file with the Office of the City Clerk (OCC). They are primarily permanent records, but also include routine material which was periodically purged. Certain archival records identified in the CF have been removed, arranged into records series, and incorporated into the collection of the Seattle Municipal Archives, a program of the OCC.