Paul Schell WTO Records

Series

Identifier: 5279-05

Scope and Contents note

Records relating to the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting and demonstrations, including reports created after the fact to determine lessons learned. Materials created before and during the conference include emergency orders, information about press conferences and media contacts, and staffing schedules. Post-meeting records cover legal proceedings, chronologies, public disclosure of records, and the work of various review panels. Additional materials relating to WTO can be found in the WTO Accountability Review Committee Document Catalog (record series 1802-K1), as well as various City Council records.

Dates

Creation: 1999-2000

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.

Full Extent

0.4 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/