Margaret Pageler Electronic Correspondence

Series

Identifier: 4667-01

Scope and Contents Note

This series includes general correspondence from Councilmember Margaret Pageler and her Legislative Assistants. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council, including community development, the water and health committee, Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle City Light. A large proportion of the records is constituent correspondence, advocating for or against proposed legislation or addressing specific city issues or concerns.

Dates

Creation: 2002-2003
Creation: 2003

Creator

Pageler, Margaret (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use note

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

Biographical Note

Margaret Pageler was elected to City Council for the term beginning January 1992, to fill the seat vacated by the retired Paul Kraabel, and served until 2003. She chaired the Public Safety Committee (1992-1995) during her first term, and the Utilities and Environmental Management Committee (1996-1999) during her second term. She became City Council President in 2000 and chaired two committees: the Water Resources, Solid Waste and Public Health Committee; and the Legislative Department and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. Pageler was born and raised in China and Taiwan, the daughter of missionaries. She received a law degree from the University of Chicago and practiced utility law for the Seattle law firm, Stoel Rives. Pageler was a Vision Seattle candidate for City Council in three elections prior to winning her first race.

Full Extent

865 digital files (87 MB)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Margaret Pageler and her 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.

Related Materials

Councilmember Margaret Pageler, City of Seattle Website. 21 Jul. 2006-. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20031204203821/http://seattle.gov/council/pageler/

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. Html files were converted to PDF format for sustainability. Attachments to emails are included when available in the email pdf. As part of the Groupwise export the body text was sometimes labeled as an attachment called TEXT.htm. Where the body text is shown, TEXT.htm is not an actual attachment, but an artifact of the migration process of export of Groupwise e-mail through Nexis Personal Publisher.