Correspondence and specifications on the 16th Avenue Southwest Bridge. Arranged alphabetically by type.

Also known as the Hannukkah Eve Windstorm, this weather event caused wide-spread power outages and significant damage throughout the City of Seattle and the surrounding areas.

Records relating to outreach and planning for the 2010 federal census.

Electronic correspondence from City Councilmember Abel Pacheco's tenure.

Property title abstracts for parcels condemned by City for municipal use. Includes ownership histories. Arranged numerically. Numbers assigned to abstracts do not correspond to case file numbers.

Lists of supplies and equipment purchased by the City for the Civilian War Commission and register of materials issued to various agencies by the Commission. Includes fire fighting equipment, medical supplies and defense materials such as gas masks and helmets.

Notices regarding parcels in North Greenwood NDP, Leschi NDP, Pike Place Project, South Park Project, and Yesler-Atlantic NIP. Acquisition notices include legal description, address, name of owner, acquisition date, occupancy status and price paid. Disposition notices include parcel numbers, address, purchaser, bid opening date, contract and closing dates, price and net income to City, and intended development use. Arranged chronologically and by project.

Proceedings of a three member committee hearing protests, claims, and offers regarding adjustments of assessment taxes for local improvements. Includes meeting minutes, resolutions, and determinations.

Records from an entity involved in planning recreational programming for children and adults with disabilities.

Photographic aerials of Seattle from 1965.

Departmental policies and plans for implementation of the City's Affirmative Action program for hiring and promoting minority and women employees.

Records documenting the work of the committee.

Various agreements filed with the City Clerk.

Meeting minutes from the Air Pollution Control Advisory Board, which served in an advisory capacity to the City Council on air pollution issues.

Each volume is divided into sections, each engine company in its own section. Within each company section is a chronological list of alarms to which the company responded. Includes date, name and address of building or structure and Fire Department officer on duty.

Petitions, requests, agreements, and resolutions related to vendors, water system, special police, comfort stations, and property disposition during and after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE). The AYPE was Seattle's first "world's fair" and was held on the present grounds of the University of Washington.

Records from the committee studying the viaduct and seawall.

Reference copies of ordinances with amendments noted.

Email correspondence from Councilmember Andrew Lewis and staff.

Certification by the Secretary of State that abstracts of proceedings relating to annexation have been filed with the State. Includes abstracts of Seattle City Council meetings, petitions, resolutions, ordinances, and votes cast in annexation elections.

Records concerning annexations to the City of Seattle during the 1940s and 1950s. Includes petitions, area maps, correspondence, ordinance copies, taxation calculations, and personal notes. Principal annexed areas are Arbor Heights, Ballard Tidelands, Blue Ridge, Lake Ridge, Maple Leaf, Northgate, Roxbury, Sand Point, Turner, and West Seattle. Also includes annexation studies by the Engineering Department and the Municipal League.

Petitions for annexation, certificates of annexation, incorporation certifications, and reports on proposed consolidation of services for the small cities that were annexed by Seattle between 1906-1910. Includes Ballard, Columbia, Dunlap, Georgetown, Ravenna, South Park, South Seattle, Southeast Seattle, West Seattle, and Yesler Precinct.

Annual recapitulation of expenditures for acquisition, maintenance and operation, and improvements for parks, boulevards, playfields, bathing beaches, and recreation centers. Also includes notes on how property was acquired, type of funds used for expenditures, size of property, and total expenditures prior to 1909.

Annual reports for the Office of Women's Rights, documenting each year's activities. The report for 1976 is missing from the series.

Annual reports detailing departmental activities including a recapitulation of cases, claims, condemnations, and legal opinions.

Annual report of department activities including statistical reports on construction projects and financial recapitulations.

Statistical and narrative reports including birth, death, and disease information correlated by variables. The 1932-1935 report traces most statistics from 1901 to 1935. The 1939-1943 report is a 433 page history and survey of public health in Seattle and includes a brief history of the city. The 19th Century reports are photocopies; location of the originals is unknown.

Annual narrative, statistical, and financial report of the Civil Service Department and Civil Service Commission. Includes reports of the secretary to the Commission and the Chief Examiner; exam results; dismissals and investigations; engineers licenses issued; digests of amendments to Civil Service rules and Official Opinions; and reports of the Public Employment Office.

Annual financial and narrative report of department activities. Includes 1891, 1894-1968, 1975-1976, and 1978-1985.

Reports filed by City Light to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Appeals to the Seattle Hearing Examiner of decisions issued by the director of the Department of Construction and Land Use (later the Department of Planning and Development).

Appeals of decisions of the director of Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.

Hearing Examiner records relating to appeals of decisions by Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Hearing Examiner records related to appeals of decisions made by the Pike Place Market Historical Commission.

Hearing Examiner records relating to reuse of closed public schools.

Hearing Examiner files related to appeals of decisions made by boards overseeing historic and special review districts.

Applications for City positions. Include position, applicants name, address, citizenship, birthplace and date, age, marital status, sex, height and weight, work history, and references. Arranged alphabetically by year.

Samples of appointments and oaths of office for officials, employees, and board/commission members whose positions required this formal process. About half the oaths are for "special policemen," who were often people who worked in amusement places or taverns, or who handled money or valuables as part of their jobs. Large numbers of special policeman and emergency patrolman appointments were made during periods of labor unrest such as the 1919 general strike.

Notices of Appointment, Reports of Employment, Reports of Discharge, and Reports of Separation documenting personnel actions. Information generally includes name of employee, job title, date of action, wage paid for appointments, and reasons for discharges. Also includes a few transcripts and summaries of hearings over disputed discharges. Arranged by department and then chronologically.

Appraisals of the value and usability of equipment and facilities following the 1939 rehabilitation of the City's Municipal Street Railway System and subsequent organization of Seattle Transit.

Records documenting the work of a committee considering updates to the Washington Park Arboretum.

One hundred ninety-five color slides depicting the Century 21 Exhibition (Seattle World's Fair), including the International Fountain, Space Needle, and various exhibits.

Architectural drawings of commercial buildings in Seattle. Includes drawings of public buildings, hospitals, schools, churches, and significant retail and manufacturing establishments. These are permit and design change drawings.

Applications to construct and maintain areaways, along with an index listing areaways by street.

Records of Arlene Oki related to homelessness, immigrant and refugee services, and other related issues.

Records of a committee focused on services for Asian-American youth.

Reports of assessed valuations and tax rates for cities, towns, and special taxing districts in King County; and certificates of assessed valuations for the City of Seattle.

Index to Treasurer's Local Improvement District assessment rolls including districts for the annexed cities. Contains alphabetical listing of street or addition, district number, ordinance, and assessment roll volume number.

Correspondence, drawings, cost estimates, and photographs relating to the removal of street railway tracks and sale of equipment.

Quarterly external newsletter of the Woodland Park Zoo. The name is shown as "@ the zoo" on the cover.

Records relating to the rehabilitation of the Atlas and Morrison Hotels.

Atlas of environmentally critical areas requiring SEPA review.

23 audio recordings of Mayor Uhlman's press conferences, radio appearances, and community meetings.

Proceedings and supporting documents of committee that reviews and recommends disposition of payroll and voucher claims and demands. Recommendations are made to City Council. There is a gap in the minutes between 1916 and 1921.

Photographs created by Bagshaw's office during her tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Records created and received by Bagshaw's office during her tenure as Seattle City Councilmember.

Real estate map of Seattle includes 33 plates with scale of 100 feet to an inch and 200 feet to an inch. Information includes lot dimensions, short legal descriptions, color coded building composition, width of streets and alleys, and location of sewers, water mains, fire hydrants, railway lines, and section lines. Corrected to 1910 with an index to additions and subdivisions.

Real estate map of Seattle.

Records documenting the activities of Ballard District Coordinator Rob Mattson.

Records relating to the Seattle Pilots' short residence in the city, including maintenance files for Sick's Stadium and documents relating to various lawsuits after the team left Seattle.

Project manager of the Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood Improvement Project. Records include correspondence, reports, and statistics relating to acquisitions, demolition, rehabilitation, and disposition of property in the neighborhood.

Photos show pre-construction, construction, and groundbreaking events for the Burke-Gilman Trail and extension and more trails throughout the City.

Bonds and related correspondence between the City of Seattle and local businesses allowing for the development of billboards throughout the City.

Requisition ledger for blacksmith shop supplies. Arranged alphabetically by item requisitioned . Includes item, date, requisition number, amount, and supplier.

Cards indexing Record Series 0600-03.

Correspondence and other documents relating to the work of the Board of Public Works.

Annual reports of the Board of Adjustment.

Minutes and agendas of public hearings held by the Board of Adjustment regarding conditional use, variance, and special exception applications.

Copies of Board reports to City Council, including report letters to City Council and appeals to Council of Board actions, as well as statistical breakdowns of the type of appeals.

Correspondence from the Board of Examiners relating to applications for examination, exam results, and notices of examination dates.

Proceedings of Board of Fire Commissioners meetings, 1890-1896.

Records from a body related to creating a new city charter for Seattle.

Minutes of the Board of Health, 1890 to 1908.

Minutes of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1890 to 1991. Includes information on parks improvements, use of Parks lands, and budget information.

Series contains resolutions passed by the Commissioners authorizing the expenditure of funds, accepting donations of funds and gifts, expressing the Board's intent to undertake park improvements, granting permission for use of facilities, and conveying Board policy. Prior to 1922, the test of resolutions was included in the Board minutes.

Early subject files of the Board of Park Commissioners.

Proceedings of Board of Police Commissioners meetings, 1890-1896.

Agendas for Board of Public Works meetings.

Annual reports for the Seattle Board of Public Works. Reports provide statistical information, an overview of important areas of City development, and names of Board members.

Proceedings of the Board of Public Works. Includes date, members present, Board actions, correspondence and reports filed for Board action, and discussion.

Correspondence to departments and contractors especially regarding awards of contracts. Indexed by correspondent.

Correspondence, reports, applications, permits, petitions, and contracts relating to construction, condemnations, street use, franchises, and rights of way. This series is an artificial collection arranged alphabetically by subject.

Requests from the Board to the Corporation Council for legal opinions. Includes description of issue.

Newspaper clippings relating to construction and improvement projects, city planning, and downtown development. Especially interesting is information relating to post-World War II housing and economic development.

Records from a board that oversaw theatre licenses and film censorship.

Ledger of supplies for Cedar River Watershed cook and bunkhouses. Includes type and amount of supplies, cost, date, and supplier.

Standardized reports filed by boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. Includes authorizing information such as dates established, ordinance authority, and appointment authority; administrative details such as membership requirements, terms, meeting dates, officers, subcommittees, members names, and attendance records; and program information such as current activities, planning for the following year, and historical information. Reports are arranged alphabetically by entity.

Five volumes containing records of bonds related to maintenance and construction work.

Three boxes of index cards tracking information about different types of bonds issued by the City of Seattle between the years of 1970 and 1993.

Drawings and engineering calculations relating to construction of the Ballard and Twelfth Avenue South (over Dearborn) bridges.

Brochures, guides, and flyers about the park system, programs, policies and specific parks and facilities. Also includes ephemera related to the Parks Department and its programs.

Informational pamphlets, mailings, brochures, and ephemera produced by the Office of the Mayor. Includes material from Wes Uhlman, Charles Royer, Norm Rice, Paul Schell, Greg Nickels, Mike McGinn, and Ed Murray.

Brochures, flyers, guides, and event schedules from the zoo. Also includes some zoo postcards, maps, and ephemera.

Records of the committee during Burgess's tenure as chair.

Records of the 2015 budget process.

Committee records maintained by Jean Godden during her tenure leading the budget development process. Departments represented heavily in the records include City Light, Human Services, and the Police Department. Other topics include 2008 storm costs and the Rainy Day Fund Policy.

Annual reports of the Building Department, 1894 to 1977. The 1894-1895 reports are from the Dept. of Buildings, Bridges, and Wharves. Records include information on building construction and inspection, safety issues, and economic issues. Also included is information on permits, revenues, and buildings erected.

Records relating to the Seattle Center campus before, during, and immediately after the 1962 World's Fair.

Instruction memoranda to employees relating to schedule changes, policies and procedures, etc. Includes bulletins of the Seattle Electric Company.

Records of a commission overseeing the annual Bumbershoot music and arts festival at Seattle Center.

Administrative records from the Bumbershoot Festival.

Records covering issues of note during Burgess's time on City Council.

Slides and negatives of the Burke-Gilman Trail and other Seattle parks.

Working papers of Jim Hurd, cable communications coordinator when the office was part of the Board of Public Works. Includes correspondence, reports, reference materials, and citizen comments concerning the CATV ordinance, municipal ownership and other issues relating to the development and regulation of cable television in Seattle.

General correspondence to and from the various cable companies operating in Seattle.

Records of Hearing Examiner cases relating to cable television rates.

Applications and permit copies for construction of cable lines in Seattle. Includes name of applicant and proposed locations. Also included are two folders of correspondence, reports, legal documents, and testimony regarding rents paid for attaching cable lines to City Light poles.

Black and white photos of Cedar River construction, Diablo and Ross dams, and construction scenes of Seattle donated by Cameron G. Will, Seattle City Light engineer. Includes negatives as well as 2 hand colored prints.

Operational and program records from Camp Long in West Seattle.

Proceedings from meetings of a committee reviewing capital projects in Seattle.

Records relating to capital projects from the Planning and Development Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Records documenting the activities of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Service Center.

Records documenting the activites of the Carkeek Park Advisory Council.

Files documenting the activities and programs developed by park staff within the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center.

Two photographs of Carolyn Hamilton's father, Arthur Herman Vagts with a Wallingford streetcar in 1918.

Correspondence, estimates of work completed, notices of laying pipelines and power lines, notice of final payment, etc. relating to construction of electric power plant. Primarily correspondence of the City Engineer.

Charts showing daily weather and water data at the Cedar Falls Power Plant.

Records relating to the development and construction of the Cedar Falls Power Plant.

Correspondence, bid tabulations, notices of bid openings, and invoices concerning construction on the Cedar River Water Supply project.

Correspondence of the assistant City Engineer relating to improvements, construction, and extension of the Seattle water supply system.

Correspondence and contracts relating to construction, maintenance, and specifications for water mains, pipelines, standpipe, and reservoirs in the Cedar River Water System.

Negative collection contains images relating to the condemnation of land in the Cedar River Watershed for pipeline right-of-ways and creation of a reservoir. Condemnation proceedings were carried out by the City of Seattle to rid the watershed of inhabitants and protect water quality.

Correspondence, judgement on verdicts, petitions, appraisals, court orders, motions, and draft legislation relating to the condemnation of land in the Cedar River Watershed for pipeline right-of-ways and creation of a reservoir.

Records of the construction of the Cedar River Watershed facilities and subsequent repair and replacement of pipelines. Materials also relate to the West Seattle, Beacon Hill, and Volunteer Park pipelines. Includes correspondence, agreements and contracts, specifications, maps, test results, grade sheets, and work estimates.

Audio recordings of annual meetings for Cedar River Watershed Agreement participants and Fire Protection meetings.

Agreements between SWD and government and corporate entities relating to cooperative resource use, protection and miantenance in the watershed. Agreements cover logging, fire protection, and road maintenance, among other topics. Files include signed agreements, correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes and notes.

Over 300 maps dating from the 1890s to the 1970s depicting land acquisition of property in the City's Cedar River Watershed and pipelines.

Records relating to the regulated harvest of timber in the Cedar River Watershed and South Fork Tolt Watershed.

Official census compiled by the City of Southeast Seattle to verify its population prior to annexation by Seattle. Included only the names of the 4,282 residents.

Documenting the establishment, management, and programs of the Center for Wildlife Conservation, a nonprofit within the Woodland Park Zoological Society.

Records documenting the activities of the Central District neighborhood coordinator.

Records of Donald Monson, director of the CBD study. Includes correspondence, surveys, and economic data relating to planning issues in Seattle's business center.

Reports, surveys and studies concerning traffic and transportation in downtown Seattle. Subjects include district traffic circulation, reversible roadway, freeways, and the comprehensive traffic plan for the Central Business District.

Records documenting the activities of the Central Neighborhood Service Center.

The materials in this collection reflect the work and functions of the Central Staff Director and Central Staff Analysts and includes digital correspondence, drafts, proposals, memos, and research materials concerning a variety of topics assigned to Central Staff Analysts.

Records of a committee examining public spaces on the waterfront.

Certificates identifying candidates nominated to run in city elections. Elections up through 1910 were partisan and certificates were filed by political parties. Following a charter amendment in 1910, all municipal elections were non-partisan.

Documents related to proposed amendments to the Seattle City Charter.

Correspondence of Chauncey W. Ferris, the first Comptroller of Seattle. Also includes correspondence from Ferris' tenure as City Clerk (1889-1890).

Records relating to Seattle's first urban renewal project.

Correspondence, memoranda, notes, and studies relating to planning, routing, rehabilitation of the system, and trackage and equipment. These are the files of M.D Anderberg.

Correspondence and memoranda from the Fire Chief relating to personnel actions including reprimands, promotions, hiring and firing. Also includes memoranda to other departments and Fire Marshal's notices of fire code violations.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and newspaper clippings related to issues before the City Council during Chong's tenure. Subjects include Sand Point reuse, the Seahawks Stadium and vote, Comprehensive Plan, off-leash areas, City-wide personnel issues, schools, and various City department policy and reorganization issues.

Correspondence, reports, studies, and reference materials relating primarily to parks and recreation issues. Major subjects include the Parks Complan, Greenlake, open space, Seattle Center redevelopment, Coliseum/Arena improvements, Seattle Commons, off-leash dog runs, punchboard and pulltab gambling, the Shoreline and Park Improvement Fund, and Sandpoint Naval Station reuse planning.

Correspondence to and from the Advisory Board relating to cable communications.

Proceedings of the Citizens Cable Communications Advisory Board.

Records of the Citizens' Commission on Central America (1983-1986), including meeting minutes, correspondence, and draft legislation.

Records from a committee formed to provide comments and recommendations to Seattle City Light regarding electric rate increases.

Documents related to the creation and meetings of CTAC III

Annual budget and salary ordinances adopted by City Council. Includes program summaries, program highlights, and significant plans for the budget year or biennium.

Correspondence, Charter amendment text, reports, and pamphlets relating to the history and development of amendments to Seattle's City Charter. The records includes governance studies by local civic organizations and the Board of Freeholders (1974-1975) materials. The bulk of these records date from the mid-1960s to 1977 with the largest portion related to the proposed Freeholders Charter that was defeated in the 1975 municipal election.

Reference materials collected by Comptroller for basis of proposing City Charter revisions. Includes City Charters, correspondence, reports, and discussion papers. Some copies from the Board of Freeholders records. Project was never completed.

Records from the City Council Advisory Panel on Police Accountability.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, notes, and other materials related to the City Council's weekly briefings meetings. The meetings provide Council members the opportunity to apprise one another of issues that will be coming to the Council and to receive briefings from other City staff on programs, projects, and issues of concern for the Council. The meetings were formerly known as the City Council Business Meetings. Note that there are some years missing from the series.

Reports of suggested changes by the City Council to departmental proposed budgets during annual budget deliberations. For most years, this series includes summaries of votes by Councilmembers. Also includes reports of estimated city revenues.

Notebooks and binders covering a variety of issues relevant to nearly all core functions of City government. Most of the notebooks were compiled for City Council members to provide background information for pending legislation. A large number of the notebooks are from Tim Hill, Jeanette Williams, and George Benson.

Weekly listing of all City Council meetings, regular and special committee meetings, public hearings, and the schedule for Channel 28, the City-owned government access cable television station. First named the Hearings Calendar, the schedules were later called "Two-Week Look Ahead."

Official proceedings of the Seattle City Council. Includes dates, members present, and actions taken. Council minutes do not record debate on issues. Separate volumes were kept for both Houses during Seattle's experiment with a bicameral council (1890-1896). Arranged chronologically in volumes and duplicated on microfiche. Minutes from 2001 forward are available online.

News releases issued by the City Council and its various committees covering the full range of issues that come before the Council, hearing dates and schedules, and resolutions.

Roll call sheets for full council meetings, recording individual councilmember votes on legislation.

Newsletters published for city employees. Some contain general news, while others are specific to particular issues such as safety or diversity.

Annual reports of the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System.

The Board of Administration of the City Employees Retirement System (CERS) oversees the city's pension program for its employees. The retirement system, including its Board of Administration, was established by ordinance in 1929. Meeting minutes discuss benefits, insurance, investments, disability stipends, and program administration.

Correspondence, estimates of expenses, payroll statements, and various reports by the City Engineer. Includes correspondence of Albro Gardner and Reginald H. Thomson.

A scrapbook containing blank copies of forms used by different departments within the City of Seattle during the late 1800's.

Correspondence, evaluations, reports, and statistics regarding a project designed to decrease the ninth grade drop-out rate at Seattle high schools. City employees were recruited to be tutors. The goals of the project were to decrease the drop-out rate by ten percent, raise student grades to 2.0 so they could participate in school activities, and to assist students in earning a minimum of five credits so they could enter tenth grade with their peers.

Correspondence, reports, articles, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and advertisements relating to the Skagit River, power rates, and City Light advertisements.

Meeting minutes, agendas, and other advisory board materials.

Prints of infrared aerial photographic survey showing heat and energy loss throughout Seattle. The flight includes 1250 images. Aerial Thermal Study.

Narrative and statistical reports detailing the activities, projects, and programs of Seattle's public power utility. The reports provide broad outlines of the development of hydroelectric power systems and the extension of lighting services in the City.

Brochures, flyers, and other publications published by City Light. Also includes ephemera and Skagit postcards.

Born digital photographs of City Light facilities.

The survey was conducted by Seattle City Light in 1984 to gather economic and energy use characteristics of large industrial customers in the Seattle area. The survey, carried out by the Load Forecasting Section, covered two concerns: energy costs and plant characteristics, and economic characteristics. Among the customers surveyed were Bethlehem Steel, Olumpic Foundry, Seattle Times, Rainier Brewery, Aitron, and Darigold.

Various publications produced by City Light.

Summary personnel information for City Light employees. Includes name, job title, pay rate, dates of job changes or personnel action, and address. Arranged alphabetically.

This series is comprised of prints and represents a small portion of the work done by Seattle City Light to electrify Seattle. One hundred and twenty-three prints are available for download on our digital platform; this includes 54 Real Estate Services photos of identified addresses. For a comprehensive look at the work of Seattle City Light, see the SCL negative collection (1204-01).

Drawings of South Lake Union Steam Plant, substations, dams, manhole covers and other public utility projects of City Light.

Charts, figures, statistics, performance curves, schematics, diagrams, cost estimates, computations, graphs, property agreements, and reservoir capacity figures on the Skagit River Power Development Project and the Cedar Falls Power Plant. Includes data for the Gorge Powerhouse and Diablo Dam.

Documents related to the City Light Review Panel founded in 2011

Aerial photographs of the Skagit River in British Columbia taken prior to increasing the water height of Ross Lake Reservoir which resulted from completing step 3 construction of Ross Dam. The 70 exposures were shot from 12,000 feet by Aero Surveys, Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. The photographs document the course of the river, topography of the area, and vegetation adjacent the river.

Slides documenting the development of City Light's public power facilities including dams, power houses, transmission lines, substations, and methods of wiring.

Proceedings of the Ballard City Council. Includes vote results by precinct of annual city elections.

Numerical listing of municipal laws passed by the Ballard City Council.

Numerical register of warrants issued by the City of Ballard. Includes warrant number, date, to whom issued, amount, and reason for issue.

Financial demands and claims against the City of Ballard for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of demand, service rendered, number of warrant issued, amount, and date.

Official files on local street and sewer improvements. Includes assessment rolls, majority petitions, bids, bonds, contracts, work completed, estimates, City Council reports, assessment collection statements, and hearing determinations. Arranged alphabetically by street and numerically by district.

Proceedings of the Georgetown City Council

Ordinances passed by the Georgetown City Council.

Administrative records of Georgetown filed with the City Clerk. Includes bids and proposals, specifications, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, petitions, and oaths of office. The bulk of records relate to local improvements, extension of city services, and franchise administration.

Financial demands against the city of Georgetown for services rendered. Includes name of claimant, date of claim, amount, reasons for demand, warrant number, date warrant issued, and amount. Volume Two is titled Synoptic Journal and Cash Book.

Correspondence and testimony regarding Seattle City Council's consideration of the Sanctuary City resolution to provide for refugees from Central America. The resolution passed in January 1986 declaring Seattle a city of refuge. It was repealed by voter Initiative 30 in November 1986. Records include some correspondence in Spanish.

Official City of Seattle websites and related social media sites harvested through Archive-It beginning in July 2012. As of 2020, social media sites are available through Social Media Archive.

Proceedings of the Southeast Seattle Town Council. Includes oaths of office, newspaper clippings regarding incorporation and movement toward annexation, and petitions and a resolution supporting annexation to the City of Seattle.

Ordinances passed by the Southeast Seattle Town Council.

Proceedings of the West Seattle City Council

Ordinances passed by the West Seattle City Council.

Administrative records of West Seattle filed with the City Clerk. Includes contracts, bonds, correspondence, city officials' reports, franchises, oaths of office, petitions, resolutions, and bids and proposals. Filed alphabetically by subject or record type.

This project was designed to compile lists of all department heads and elected officials, including dates of service, from creation of a City agency to the present. Completed lists include Mayors, City Council, City Attorney, Comptroller, Treasurer, Police Chief, Parks Superintendent, and Superintendent of Lighting. Also included are notes from City Charters relating to City officials and departments.

Committee agendas, voting records, background materials, and draft legislation relating to municipal utilities and other city-wide municipal operations.

Correspondence, copies of ordinances, newspaper articles, and graphic materials related to the official seal of the City of Seattle. Included are records of proposals for new official seals, previous seals, and the art work from a City-sponsored contest to create a new seal. The current official seal was adopted in 1937.

Records related to the designation of official city symbols.

Record of 1892 city taxes collected between October 1892 and March 1893. Includes date collected, name of individual, and amount of city tax and grade tax.

Records of two commissions engaged in planning for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle.

Records of the committee during Juarez's tenure as chair.

Correspondence, reports, plans, and minutes related to civil defense activities in Seattle and King County. Includes documents pertaining to World War II defense planning by the Civilian War Commission.

Newsletters published by Seattle-King County Civil Defense in the mid-20th century.

Hearing Examiner records relating to discrimination complaints.

Records of the committee during Herbold's tenure as chair.

Correspondence, minutes, salary schedules, and job descriptions related to "properly" classifying the positions in Seattle's civil service system. The commission met for nearly three years before submitting its final report.

Administrative records from the Civil Service Commission after the 1979 reorganization.

Annual reports for the Civil Service Commission, including Labor Commissioner reports, Office Early reports, and Civil Service reports. Appendices include more detailed information, such as statistics, rulings, and amendments.

Job classification specifications compiled by Public Administration Service for the Civil Service Commission. Includes a schematic list of civil service job titles and a set of classification specifications that defines, illustrates, and evaluates the duties of the positions in each class.

Decisions of the Civil Service Commission on individual appeals.

Three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to employment with city government, 1934-1947, including information about civil service exams, employee training, job reclassification, salary changes, and retirement.

Topical collection kept by Seattle Civil Service Commission staff.

Correspondence and notices of personnel actions to and from the Civil Service Department.

Correspondence and civil service forms relating to promotions, notices of appointment, separations, misconduct reports, injury reports, requests for certification, and returns to service.

Copies of Civil Service examinations given to establish employment registers. Arranged chronologically. Most of the series dates from 1903-1934; there are a smaller number of later exams for positions in the Personnel Department.

Published laws and rules governing the City's civil service system.

Photographs associated with claims for damages against the City.

Log maintained by City Council for claims against the City. Includes date, person or corporate entity filing claim, claim number, and nature of the claim. In some instances entry also includes notation of whether claim was allowed, Council Bill number of legislation authorizing payment, fund claim drawn on, and amount to be paid.