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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Public Safety, Governmental Relations, and Arts Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4650-06

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to public safety, police accountability, the arts, and human rights and discrimination. In 2004 and 2005 the committee was known as the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Arts Committee.

Dates

  • Creation: 2004-2007

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical Note

Nick Licata was elected to the City Council for the term beginning January 1998. Licata is a long time social and political activist. He was a founder of The Civic Foundation and the Friends of Westlake Park, and he was a member of the first board of directors for the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program. Licata received his undergraduate training at Bowling Green State University and attained a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Washington. Prior to his election to City Council, Licata spent 17 years as an insurance broker.

Partial Extent

1.6 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)

Partial Extent

108 digital files

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Additional materials from Councilmember Licata’s tenure found in City social media accounts and City websites are searchable online through ArchiveSocial and Archive-IT.

Location of Records

SMA

Processing Information

CloneSpy was used to filter and log duplicate files. Duplicate files and non-record material were deleted. CUSpider SSN Scanning and DtSearch were used to screen for personal and 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.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Public Safety, Governmental Relations, and Arts Committee Records 2004-2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
EAD Location
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/

Physical Storage Information

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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