David Della Electronic Correspondence

Series

Identifier: 4622-01

Scope and Contents Note

This series includes general correspondence from Councilmember David Della and his Legislative Assistants Elma Borbe, Tatsuo Nakata, David Namura, and Loan Nguyen. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council, including correspondence related to parks, specifically Magnuson Park, the monorail, and the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Dates

Creation: 2002-2007

Creator

Della, David (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

This material is available for use onsite in the SMA reading room through the electronic records search.

Biographical Note

David Della was elected to City Council in 2003 and served until 2007. He chaired the Parks, Neighborhoods and Education Council (2003-2006) and the Parks, Education, Libraries and Labor Committee for 2007. He was defeated by opponent Tim Burgess in his bid for reelection in 2007. Prior to his election, David Della served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Norm Rice, the Director of State's Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs and the Community Affairs Director for United Way of King County. Since the 1970s he has been involved in a variety of labor and civil rights movements.

Full Extent

29325 digital files (666 MB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember David Della and his Legislative Assistants. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Arrangement

The folder structure of this subseries is that of the original mailbox as it was preserved by Groupwise exported through Nexic Personal Publisher. Original subfolder names and order have been maintained reflect divisions by both date and subject.

Related Materials

Councilmember David Della, City of Seattle Website. 21 Jul. 2006-. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20060617220540/http://seattle.gov/council/della/

Conservation Note

The export of export of Groupwise e-mail through Nexic Personal Publisher caused a loss of original information including header information and attachments. Html files used to simulate a mailbox interface with listings of individual folders and emails did not export correctly.

Location of Records

SMA

Processing Information note

According to legacy practice, files were burned on a compact disc from network storage for transfer to archives. Disc images were then captured and files moved to network storage with regular fixity checks. Spider2008 PII Scan and DtSearch were used to screen for 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.