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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle Mayors' Portraits

 Series
Identifier: 2613-24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Portraits of Seattle's mayors from 1869 to the present; all mayors, with the exception of Paul Schell (1998-2001), are represented. Many of the photographs were printed from negatives copied by the City Photographer from the Robert T. McDonald Collection at the Seattle Public Library. Other images were taken by the City Photographer. Many of the images are available in Digital Collections.

Dates

  • Creation: 1869-2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City with responsibilities for law enforcement, appointing department heads, administering City departments and programs, and preparing and executing the City budget. Seattle's original Charter (1869) created the position of Mayor who served as ex-officio President of the Common Council. The 1875 Charter gave the Mayor a vote on Council. That was amended in 1886 to provide for a tie-breaking vote only. The 1890 Charter completely separated the Executive and Legislative branches. Mayoral terms were set at 4 years by the 1946 City Charter.

Full Extent

0.8 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Portraits of Seattle's mayors, 1869-2002.

Arrangement note

Portraits are arranged chronologically by the respective mayors' terms of office.

Related Archival Materials note

The Engineering Department Photographic Negatives (Record Series 2613-07) at the Seattle Municipal Archives contain other images of Seattle mayors; many images from this collection and others are available in Digital Collections.

General Note

Bertha Knight Landes, Mayor of Seattle, 1926-1928. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Seattle Mayors' Portraits 1869-2002
Author
Finding aid prepared by Shannon B. Lynch
Date
Š 2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
EAD Location
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv30788

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US

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