Schell Mail (Newsletter)

Series — Box: 1

Identifier: 5279-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Schell Mail was an email newsletter sent out by the mayor discussing city programs and current issues. It did not have a regular publication schedule but usually went out about two or three times a month. Records consist of printed copies of the newsletters plus replies from constituents about issues discussed in the publication. Records are arranged chronologically.

Dates

Creation: 1998-2001

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk (Organization)
Schell, Paul, 1937- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Biographical Note

Paul Schell was elected Seattle's 50th mayor for the term beginning January 1, 1998. He subsequently was defeated in the primary election in a run for a second term. Schell received a law degree from Columbia University in 1963 and moved to Seattle in 1967. He served as the director of the City's Department of Community Development (1975-1977) before establishing a private development company. He entered the political arena in 1989 when he was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission. From 1992-1995 he was Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Mayor Paul Schell, City of Seattle Website. 16 Nov 2001-. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20011116070852/http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/