David Della Subject Files

Series

Identifier: 4622-02

Scope and Contents note

The Subject Files of David Della contain records to his tenure as a member of Seattle City Council. The largest quantity of records relate to Parks, specifically the Woodland Park Zoo and its long-range plans and issues surrounding the parking garage, and the development of Warren Magnuson Park. Other issues addressed in his records include alternatives for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the performance of Seattle City Light. Della was chair of the Parks, Neighborhoods, and Education Committee from 2004 to 2006 and of the Education, Libraries and Labor Committee from 2006 to 2008.

Dates

Creation: 2002-2007

Creator

Della, David (Person)
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use note

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

Partial Extent

10.4 Cubic Feet

Partial Extent

2,499 digital files (333 MB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The folder structure of the electronic files consist of separate directories for David Della office and staff network storage drives (H drive). Original subfolder names and order have been maintained and mainly reflect divisions by subject.

Arrangement note

Arranged in 16 subseries.

Related Archival Materials note

Other records relating to David Della include the Parks, Education, Libraries and Labor Committee records (4622-02) and photographs; photographs can be found in the a href='http://archives.seattle.gov/digital-collections/'>SMA Digital Collections

Location of Records

SMA

Conservation note

Several file extensions were restored after being identified by DROID.

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. CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. Spider2008 PII 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. ReNamer was used to remove and log problematic characters from file names. Files were then logged and transferred using Robocopy to preservation storage.