WTO Accountability Review Committee Document Catalog
Scope and Contents note
The catalog contains detailed information on over 13,500 documents assembled by the staff of the Seattle City Council WTO accountability Review Committee concerning the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Seattle in November and December, 1999. Over sixty percent of the documents have been digitized from microfiche and are available online through the SMA Digital Collections website. Other documents are available in the Seattle Municipal Archives and the Seattle City Clerk's Office. The Clerk File is 304446. See the archived WTO Accountability Review Committee Homepage for overview of Committee work and chronology of WTO events. Additional materials relating to WTO can be found in Councilmember Jim Compton's Subject Files (record series 4620-02), Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck's Subject Files (record series 4684-02), Councilmember Nick Licata's Subject Files (record series 4650-02), Legislative Department's Central Staff Analyst's Working Papers (record series 4603-01) and in Mayor Schell's records. Audio materials from 1802-K1 and other sources are cataloged in the SMA Digital Collections website. Additional audio materials relating to WTO can be found in the Police Department Audio Recordings (record series 6401-06). Additional videotape materials relating to WTO can be found in the Seattle Channel Moving Images (record series 3902-01), Peter Steinbrueck Moving Image Collection (record series 4684-06), Nick Licata Moving Image Collection (record series 4650-12), and Mayor Paul Schell Moving Images (record series 5279-08).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1999-2000
- Creation: 1977-2004
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Legislative Dept. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Legislative Department is comprised of the City Council, Office of the City Clerk, and Central Staff (policy analysts and budget support). The City Council is responsible for setting City-wide policy through the adoption of ordinances and resolutions, overseeing the Executive's implementation of policies and programs, and passing the City budget. The first City Charter, in 1869, established a seven-member Common Council. In 1890, the new City Charter created a bicameral legislative branch with a nine-member Board of Aldermen and 16-member House of Delegates. The 1896 Charter returned to a single body of 13 members elected from 11 wards and two at-large. As the number of wards increased, the number of Council members grew to 18 in 1907. A City Charter Amendment in 1910 reduced the number to nine, all elected at large, and made elections non-partisan. In 1946 Councilmember terms were increased from two years to four years. The Office of the City Clerk and the Office of the City Auditor became part of the Legislative Department in 1993. In 1999 the Office of the City Auditor became an independent department.
Extent
25.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
On microfiche.
Associated Digital Objects
Series is fully indexed online.
Location of Records
SMA
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.
Subject
- World Trade Organization (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the WTO Accountability Review Committee Document Catalog 1999-1999
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD Location
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv110897
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Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository