Content depicts capital improvement projects undertaken by the Fleets and Facilities Department.

Compiled by the City Photographers, ImageBank makes up a large portion of the Photo Archives digital collection with more than 10,000 images.

Visual materials related to Forward Thrust planning and projects.

Correspondence and reports of the City Engineer or Franchise Inspector relating to the extension and operation of franchises in Seattle.

Correspondence, ordinances, agreements, and franchise statements relating to franchise granted by the City for street railways, railroad right--of-ways, and utilities. Includes some franchises of the City of Ballard. Arranged by file number. Index volume included with records lists franchise recipient, ordinance number when included, and file number.

Statements by franchise holders including name, character of franchise, length, date originally granted, original holder of franchise, date of franchise transfer (if applicable), officers of company or corporation, ordinance numbers granting franchise, and other information concerning the franchise. The bulk of reports relate to railroad and street railway franchises, but also include telephone and telegraph services, utilities, and fire alarm systems.

Records related to Fremont neighborhood improvement projects.

Records documenting the activities of the Fremont Neighborhoood Service Center.

Videotaped interviews and short documentaries concerning the successful effort to establish a historic district to preserve the Pike Place Market in 1971.

Copies of Olmsted plans for selected Seattle parks, as well as microfilm reels containing job files.

Virginia Galle served on the Seattle City Council between 1981 and 1989. This collection contains her subject files on topics such as solid waste, smoking policies, and domestic partnerships.

Surety bonds for maintenance and use of gasoline or other fuel oil tanks in or on a public place such as under a sidewalk, street, or alley. Includes bond number, name of owner, locations of property, and general agreement. Similar bonds filed before 1933 are in the Clerk File (1802-01).

Records relating to the work of a task force working on areas of concern to the LGBTQ+ community.

Committee agendas and meeting packets.

Official filings with the Seattle City Clerk including petitions, claims, reports, contracts, bids, and other documents relating to the early years of Seattle's municipal government, 1874-1905.

Appointments, separations, general correspondence, applications, employee lists, reports, payrolls, and publications. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Book of original entry listing debits and credits by fund and account. This series was replace by CFMS daily reports in 1980.

Debit and credit balance sheet showing payments for services, supplies, equipment, and facility construction and maintenance. Includes date, amount paid, and purpose. Arranged chronologically by fund and/or type of service. One volume dates from 1889 to 1892 and the other from 1911 to 1917.

Black and white prints of firemen, stations, and apparatus from 1938-1939.

Logbooks detailing upkeep and maintenance of the Georgetown Steam Plant.

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

Records documenting security preparations for the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.

Photographs documenting the construction of a powerhouse and diversion dam at the Gorge Dam on the Skagit River.

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

Records of the committee while Debora Juarez was chair.

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes related to issues before the Government, Education, and Labor Committee.

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

Records documenting the activities of the Greater Duwamish Neighborhood Service Center.

Documents pertaining to the Green Building Task Force established by Mayor Greg Nickels in 2008.

Documents from Seattle's Green Ribbon Commission concerned with meeting Kyoto climate goals.

Records relating to the acquisition and management of greenbelts in Seattle.

Records relating to neighborhood planning and activities in Greenwood and other neighborhoods of north Seattle.

Electronic Correspondence from the last months in 2009 of Nickel's term as Mayor.

Agendas for meetings of committee dealing with regional growth and planning issues. Includes committee votes and cross references to audio tapes of meetings.

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to parks, activities in parks, and Parks Department personnel.Images are arranged alphabetically by subject and are a mix of prints, negatives and slides. Some are undated. Ninety-three images are digitized and available online.

Index cards kept by the Seattle Fire Marshal to track various types of fire incidents.

Correspondence, reports, legal records, speeches, and project files relating to early City Light activities. Key topics include the Skagit hydroelectric projects, the merger with Puget Sound Power and Light Company, and the Seattle-Rainier Valley Street Railway. These records were originally acquired by the University of Washington prior to creation of the Seattle Municipal Archives, with this series identified at UW as Accession 33-4.

Subject files for the Personnel Department's Labor Relations unit

Records covering policies and programs related to gun violence.

Chronological and subject correspondence of the Handicapped Services Unit in the Department of Human Resources. Records were transferred to the Human Rights Department Affirmative Action Unit in 1981.

Meeting minutes, policy planning, and reports of the Harbor Line Task Force charged with the discussion of moving the harbor line westward to the central Seattle Waterfront.

Records from Harrell's office during his tenure on City Council.

Records relating to issues addressed by Harris-Talley during her tenure on City Council.

Agendas, correspondence, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to health and human services issues. Most of the records are committee agendas.

The Health Care Cost Containment Committee was formed to review and analyze ways to contain medical and dental care costs. Records include agendas, reports, surveys and correspondence.

Monthly narrative and statistical reports of the Health Officer, 1900-1901. Reports include birth, mortality, and infectious disease statistics as well as records of inspections.

Correspondence and memoranda of the Hearing Examiner.

Records relating to the administrative hearings function of the Hearing Examiner.

Report of findings and determinations in hearings before the Commission. Includes register of hearings with date, appellant, charge, and commission action.

Verbatim transcripts of hearings on issues including limited access highways, department head appointments, ethics and fair campaign practices, urban renewal, allegations of graft in government, and public utility regulation. Especially interesting are the 1924 hearings by the City Council's Departmental Efficiency Committee investigating corruption in the Seattle Police Department. Also includes petitions and notices related to the hearings.

Video collected while on City Council. Cataloged in motion picture database.

Photos related to Herold's career in the Seattle Water Department.

Records from Lisa Herbold's office from her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Minute book, original certificate share book, list of shareholders, transfer of shares, legislation, and deeds relating to sale of railway to the City in 1914. This was one of the earliest municipal ventures in street railway ownership.

Records relating to improvements in an area of West Seattle.

Records documenting Michael Hildt's work on the Seattle City Council from 1978-1985; records address issues such as conservation and desegregation and include information on Hildt's work with the Pike Place Market and his work with various committees, including the Energy Committee and Urban Development and Housing Committee.

A comprehensive slide collection displaying Seattle's neighborhoods, homes and businesses from the mid 20th century to the 1980s.

Petitions, correspondence, and designations of historical landmarks in Seattle. Landmarks are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board.

Annual surveys describing homelessness and poverty in Seattle.

Records relating to Seattle's homelessness response.

Records relating to Seattle's Model Cities program.

Records relating to urban housing and revitalization in Seattle.

Agendas, draft legislation, background information, and reports covering issues before the committee, including multi-family housing, Bush Hotel rehabilitation, Fort Lawton redevelopment plan, and condominium conversion, among others. Arranged chronologically.

Appeals of housing code violations issued by the city.

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

Agendas and supporting documents for two committee meetings: September 29 and December 7. Issues include use of mapping applications by City departments, a Housing Affordability Strategy, appointments and oaths of office for commissions and task forces, and other issues related to health and human services.

Correspondence, memoranda, agendas, and staff reports related to social service, education, and library issues. From 1994 to 1996 the committee was titled Health, Human Services, Education and Libraries; from 1996 to 1997 it was Health, Housing, Human Services, Education and Libraries.

Committee meeting records maintained by Tom Rasmussen during his tenure as committee chair. These records include committee calendars with rosters of issues, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation relating to homelessness, child care, aging services, disability services, healthcare and housing.

Agendas, draft legislation, correspondence, reports, and notes related to issues before the committee during McIver's tenure as chair.

Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and supporting documentation related to issues the come before the committee.

Records of the committee from Nick Licata's tenure as chair.

Agendas, staff reports, briefing materials, draft legislation, and work plans for ad hoc committee established to develop a plan for addressing health and safety issues within the context of the 1994 Comprehensive Plan.

The 12-member Human Rights Commission was established in 1963 to promote equality and understanding among Seattle residents, and to study, investigate, and recommend actions in regard to discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin. The Commission was appointed by the mayor and reported to the Executive Department.

The Human Rights Annual Reports are brief and there are not reports for every year. The 1975 report includes Affirmative Action reviews for each department. Series also include Office for Civil Rights annual reports.

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

Annual reports for the Department of Human Resources, Department of Housing and Human Services, and Human Services Department. The first report, for 1971-1972, is for the Division on Aging within the Office of Human Resources. Reports describe programmatic activities within the department.

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Photographs documenting community organizations, such as: the Operational Emergency Center, the West Seattle Food Bank, and FareStart, receiving Community Development Block Grant awards presented by Mayor Nickels and Washington State Representative Jim McDermott. Content also includes photographs of Mayor Nickels, Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen and other guests celebrating the grand re-opening of the Compass Center in downtown Seattle.

The Director of the Human Services Department's electronic corresspondence documents the work connecting the public with essential city resources.

Color photograph prints of Project Cool Back to School, years 1993 and 1994.

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

The minutes of the Hydroelectric Machinist Committee of Seattle City Light's apprenticeship program, as well as the machinists apprenticeship program standards.

Correspondence and reports relating to Commission activities and finances, policies and procedures, and personnel actions.

Independent audits of City agencies and programs conducted by external accounting firms. Records are primarily financial audits of public utilities.

Register of all local improvement assessment rolls received by the Office of the Treasurer. Includes district number, ordinance number authorizing improvement, street name, nature of improvement, installment date, length of time for bond, percent, volume and page number, and date received. Arranged by district number.

Alphabetical index to Personal Record Files (Series 1802-06). Includes file number, name, and position.

One volume is divided into five sections: three sections cross-reference Council Bill, Resolution, and Ordinance numbers to volumes and pages of the minutes; and two sections cross-reference by subject. The second volume indexes volumes 12-21 of the minutes chronologically by broad subject headings.

Index to Resolutions in Series 1890 through Series 1904. This record indexes the bound volumes of Resolutions and is divided into four sections: 1) cross-references Resolution number to volume and page; 2) detailed subject index; 3) broad generic subject index; and 4) index to street improvements. Entries include subject term, resolution number, volume number, and page.

Register of local improvement districts arranged by street name.

Index to Engineering Department negatives. Includes a card index organized alphabetically by subject and proper name covering primarily the mid-1950s to 1996. Two volumes of Kroll Maps serve as a geographical index covering 1914 to 1968 (with large gaps). Negative numbers are entered on the maps at the site the photographs were taken.

Name file relating to current and former members of the Police Department, both civilian and sworn.

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, recommendations, and draft legislation relating to a new industrial commercial areas zoning code.

Records relating to the Police Department's Industrial Relations Unit.

Records from an initiative to develop City information technology positions within the personnel system.

Petitions and reports on sufficiency of petition signatures on initiatives brought by the citizens of Seattle. Included is the 1908 Charter Amendment petition for direct legislation by initiative and referendum. An initiative is the citizens' right to initiate legislation or other measures to be voted on by the people.

Ledger itemizing inspector reports and permits issued by year in Seattle.

Records of the Police Department's Inspectional Services Division.

Reports created by the Police Department's Inspectional Services Division.

Records concerning the planning of Interstate 90.

Heather McAulifee interviews Maureen Lennon Lanphere about her family's business, Lennon Packing Co., at the Pike Place Market. See audio database.

Surveys, maps, and photographs documenting neighborhood architecture.

Newspaper clippings related to grand jury investigations and subsequent indictment of City and County police and public officials for bribery, extortion,and racketeering. Includes copies of indictments and an internal 1970 task force report, "A Probe into the Illegal Payoff System and Actions of Bribery within the Seattle Police Department."

Police Department records relating to the City Jail.

Correspondence and memoranda of James Braman, director of Department of Community Development from 1969-1974.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and reference materials relating to DCD's activities, project, and mission. These are the Director's personal office files and include some materials of an administrative nature. Arranged alphabetically.

Video collected by Councilmember Drago’s office.

Email Correspondence from Jean Godden's tenure as city councilmember.

Photographs from Councilmember Williams' years on the Seattle City Council

Video collected by Councilmember Compton’s office. Topics relate to housing, WTO, and the Seattle Police Department.

57 color slides; subjects include 1951 aerials of Seattle and surrounding area, the 1959 Gold Cup Seafair hydroplane race, the 1962 Seattle World's Fair grounds and the Ice Follies, and 1963 shots of the Seattle Center.Aerials outside of Seattle include Deception Pass and the San Juan Islands. All photographs taken by Dr. Laurence Skinner, known as Jim.

Correspondence from Okamoto's tenure as city councilmember.

Correspondence of John Riplinger, City Comptroller, related to city finances, investments, and city purchases. Riplinger fled Seattle in 1906 after defaulting on 68,000 dollars in City funds. These records do not relate the defalcation.

Records related to Rob Johnson's tenure as a Seattle City Councilmember, with special emphasis on land use and zoning issues.

The Joint Apprenticeship committee oversees the subcommitees of Seattle City Light's Apprenticeship program.

Minutes of the Joint Labor and Management Committee of Seattle City Light's Apprenticeship program.

Agendas, correspondence, and reports of joint meetings between the City Council and the Seattle School Board. The Committee was established to strengthen the relationship between the City and the School District and to explores areas for building on the existing partnerships between the two. Among the many topics covered are the Families and Education Levy, joint use of school and Parks Department properties, and school-to-work issues.

Proceedings of board established in 1926 to examine plumbers. Includes lists of names, test scores, and individuals who passed exam.

Photographs from Debora Juarez's office during her time on Seattle City Council.

Records from Debora Juarez's office during her time on Seattle City Council.

Court journal of Justice Robert R. George containing a log of civil and criminal cases heard by him in early 1901. It includes summary information: names of the plaintiff and defendant, names of attorneys, charged offense, plea, bail, name of witness(es), and judgment, but does not include case numbers. This series appears to be a record maintained by the judge during the course of hearings and trials.

Schedule of civil and criminal cases heard in Justice Court by Justice John B. Gordon. Includes case number, parties to the case, attorneys, time, and "court minutes" (offense, continuances, judgment). Case numbers do not correspond to the case numbers in the Criminal Dockets.

Records documenting a project to make Seattle a child-friendly city.

Correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports relating to KSMC, the region's CETA coordinating agency. Included in the records are minutes of the KSMC executive board for 1979-1983.

Correspondence, reports, minutes, policies and procedures, program proposals, sub-Grant agreements and modifications, and audit material relating to City beneficiary programs of the KSMC. Records relate especially to the Seattle School District, desegregation training, the Central Area Motivation Program, and the City's Public Service Employment Program.

Records relating to issues addressed by Harris-Talley during her tenure on City Council.

Records documenting Paul Kraabel's tenure on the Seattle City Council from 1975-1991.

Maps of Seattle showing additions, blocks, and lots. Includes detailed information such as composition of buildings, addresses, streetcar and railroad lines, street grades, locations of fire hydrants and water mains and sewers, and type of paving. One volume is dated 1920; the later volume indicates it was purchased in 1944.

Maps of Seattle showing additions, blocks and lots, and detailed information regarding buildings and infrastructure.

Atlas for Seattle including 84 plates. Information includes legal descriptions, street names, building construction materials, paving materials, street grades, size of lots, and locations of street car lines, sewers, fire hydrants, water mains, and rail lines.

Posters promoting causes including rent control, labor rights, $15 minimum wage, a caste discrimination ban, and progressive taxation.

Records from a citizens' committee involved with planning for Kubota Gardens.

Correspondence of the Labor Commissioner, 1896-1908.

Agendas and minutes for the Labor Management Leadership Committee.

Agendas, minutes, and other information relating to the Labor Relations Policty Committee.

The Minutes for the Laborers Apprentice Advisory Board of Seattle City Light's Apprenticeship Program

Records documenting the activities of the North District neighborhood coordinator.

Black and white photographs of the construction of City Light's steam plant on Lake Union in 1914.

114 prints showing the progression of construction at the west end of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.

Correspondence, specifications, estimates, and drawings relating to the construction of the aqueduct, pipelines, chlorinating plant, and dam at Lake Youngs.

Hearing Examiner decisions related to appeals of land use code violation notices.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and decisions regarding land use issues including SEPA appeals, rezone petitions, historic preservation controls, Council Conditional Use Applications, and zoning text amendments among others. Arranged chronologically.

Committee agendas including members present, the short title of legislation being considered, and action taken. Attached to calendars are briefing memoranda from committee staff. For the period covered, the committee was known as Planning and Urban Development, then Urban Development.

Agendas, reports, and materials from the land use committee from 2021-2023 during Dan Strauss' tenure.

Land Use Information Service is a twice weekly bulletin listing land use applications, decisions of the director of DCLU, notices of hearings and appeals, and other land use actions.

The Land Use Planning Project was a Model Cities Program venture operated by DCD. It was designed to develop a land use plan in the East Model Neighborhood. Records include correspondence, reports, notes, and reference material of the project director.

Records relating to the renovation of landmarked buildingsenovation files and records for several landmarked buildings.

Minutes and agendas documenting meetings of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Correspondence, memos, clippings, and other materials relating to the work of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Materials relating to special tax valuation agreements for rehabilitated historic properties in Seattle.

Photographs taken for the book "Apartments by Anhalt."

Records documenting the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board's decisions to deny a building, object, or structure historic landmark status.

Records related to the landmark nomination and appeal process for Seattle's Music Hall Theatre.

Correspondence, contracts, work estimates, drawings, and notes relating to construction of Landsburg Dam. The project was financed by Water Bonds purchased by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

Records of the Executive Director.

A collection of posters advertising events at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle.

Records from this office responsible for criminal justice policy.

Records from this office responsible for projects relating to criminal justice.

Annual reports for the Law Department and City Attorney's Office.

Correspondence to the Corporation Counsel requesting legal opinions and advice, information requests, and responses to Law Department requests for information regarding claims against City departments. Includes correspondence to George Donworth, W. T. Scott, John K. Brown, W. E. Humphrey, Mitchell Gilliam, and Scott Calhoun.

Legal opinions and correspondence from the Corporation Counsel relating to the Comptroller's financial and clerical functions.

Opinions of Corporation Counsel requested by the Civil Service Department regarding especially policies and rules for employment in the City's civil service. Topics include (but not exclusive to) age requirements, CSC authority, examination rules, veteran preference, temporary employment, sex equity in hiring, and retirement. Arranged chronologically. Series includes an index to opinions through 1943.

Opinions issued by the City Attorney relating to the Civil Service Department and its function. Includes an index to opinions and a list of court cases involving the Department. These records predate the reorganization of the personnel function in the City. Arranged chronologically.

Opinions and advice from the Law Department relating to financial issues and other issues of interest especially to the Comptroller and Treasurer's offices. There is a gap in the records for the years 1934 through 1970. The years 1971-1985 are arranged alphabetically by subject. The years 1905 to 1933 are arranged chronologically.

Opinions issued by the City Attorney at the request of various City officials regarding public utility issues. Included are Seattle's water system, refuse disposal, electricity, and the street railway and transit systems.

Program and financial audits conducted by the Legislative Department's program evaluation analysts. In 1984, the audit function was taken over by the Office of the Comptroller; in 1994, it was moved back into the Legislative Department.

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, briefing materials, notes, and staff reports related to the City's relations with other governmental entities, and to internal Legislative Department issues.

Collection includes Legislative Department offices, councilmember portraits, council chambers, City Hall, mayors, events, and celebrations.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and staff reports related to issues that come before the City Council for consideration. Also includes copies of City Council work programs and policy planning agendas. A large portion of the material relates to regional planning issues, especially water, electrical power, transportation, and governance.

Formal photos of City Council, councilmembers, City Engineers, and Board of Aldermen.

Records related to Leschi neighborhood improvement projects.

Records from Lewis's office during his tenure on Seattle City Council.

Log of license applications.

Record of license applications considered by City Council, organized by date introduced to the Council. Includes license number, business license number, business name, address, whether new or a renewal, and the Council action taken.

Early reports are brief and list work done in the area of law enforcement, including weights and measures, new legislation, and special projects, such as searching for a new animal shelter. Later reports provide more complete descriptions of activities in the licensing, animal control, and audit and financial services divisions. One Animal Control Commission report is included, for 1974.

Newsletters from the Lighting Lab. The newsletters provide information about the lab, such as event schedules, news updates regarding technology developments in associated fields, and class schedules that were taught at the lab or at other lab locations across the Pacific Northwest.

Correspondence, memoranda, court documents, and exhibits relating to the liquid asphalt anti-trust suit against the Chevron Asphalt Company. The City was a party to the suit that was filed by the State of Washington.

Records of closed legal cases involving the City of Seattle.

Cards indexing local improvement district projects by street.

These index cards are arranged in two ways. Cards filed by LID number include enabling ordinance number, street name, consolidated ledger and warrant register volume numbers, date of bond issuance, assessment roll volume and folio, and type of improvement. Cards containing the same information are also filed by street name.

One volume indexes LIDs 1-2178 alphabetically by street name and numerically for numbered streets. It provides the LID number and a description of the improvement. The second volume indexes LIDs 1-2333 and refers to the volume and page number of the City Council minutes in which the respective LID is mentioned. Also see the streets index in the Ordinance/Resolution Card Index.

Correspondence, bid sheets, reports on majority petitions, notices to commence work, and completion notices relating to local improvements. Arranged chronologically.

Project files for street, sewer, and other improvements funded by assessments against property benefiting from improvement. Files include specifications, bids, contracts, notices of assessment, bonds, majority petitions, payment statements, affidavits of publication, estimates of cost, certificates of completion, protests against assessments, drawings, and City Council committee reports. Arranged by LID number after 1891 and alphabetically for earlier years.

Records relating to the administration of local improvement districts in Seattle.

Specifications, estimates of work completed, correspondence, notices, certificates of completion, ordinances, contracts, and sketches relating to local improvement districts in Ballard, Georgetown, Columbia, West Seattle, and South Park. These are LID projects that were completed under the administration of the Engineering Department after the communities were annexed by the City of Seattle.

Records pertaining to small public works projects funded by assessments against the property that benefits from the improvement.

Since 1966, cards include LID number; site of and type of improvement; all resolutions, ordinances, and comptroller files relating to the LID; and date of assessment roll filing. Arranged numerically.

Register of local improvements arranged by LID number. Includes portion of street to be improved, nature of improvement, authorizing ordinance number, estimated cost, amount of bond, total assessment, bid opening and contract award dates, name of contractor, time for completion, and general information regarding assessment rolls and financing bonds.

This numerical listing of LIDs includes LID number, street value, and approving ordinance and resolution numbers.

Oaths signed by city employees attesting that they were not members of subversive organizations.

Photographic prints and slides related to the Madrona Dance Studio, classroom activities, theatre productions, concerts, and craft classes. Also included are Dance Studio schedules, newsletters, correspondence, and draft brochures.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and recommendations regarding the major institutions policy in the Seattle land use code. A major institution is a public or private organization providing educational, religious, medical, or recreational services to a community, and that dominates an area based on the amount of land owned and number of staff, clients, or visitors, and traffic impacts.

Petitions for street improvements containing signatures of sixty percent or more of affected property owners approving of work to be done. Includes report of BPW giving estimate of cost, amount of assessment against property, and total aggregate assessed real estate. Also included are drawings, protest petitions, and City Council committee reports.

Records of John Manning during his service as Seattle City Councilmember.

Unofficial lists of City officials in pamphlet form. Some lists were compiled by the Office of the Comptroller, others provide no author. Some pamphlets include all City officials and their office addresses, boards and commissions, City Council committees, and Council Rules. The run is incomplete; there is not a directory for each year.

Manuals, policies, and other documents collected by the Police Department's Inspectional Services Division.

A collection of video programs acquired by Councilmember Margaret Pageler during her tenure on Seattle City Council. Created by entities within and outside of the City, the videotapes contain interviews with Pageler, as well as content related to relevant legislation and issues from her time on Council. Topics range from salmon to methamphetamines.

Materials gathered and consulted by the Marijuana Policy Review Panel in the course of preparing its report on the implementation of Initiative 75 which was passed by Seattle voters to make marijuana offences the “City’s lowest law enforcement priority.”

Records documenting the Seattle Fire Department's Marine Fire Protection Project.

Documents the carving and installation of totem poles that were erected near Pike Place Market.

Monthly newsletter highlighting topics related to governance and management of Pike Place Market.

Correspondence, applications, reports, policy and procedures, draft legislation, and examination results relating to the licensing and monitoring of masseurs and masseuses.

Proceedings of meetings of the Massage Operators Examination Board. Includes results of examinations, discussion and decisions on appeals, and policies regarding licensing.

Appeals to Seattle's Hearing Examiner related to master use permits.

Proclamations issued by the Mayor honoring individuals or organizations, or declaring the City's support for issues outside the City's governance. Files include supporting materials and correspondence from organizations requesting proclamations.

Correspondence, reports, and studies, financial papers, minutes, speeches, notes and memoranda, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Clinton's term as mayor. Includes departmental files and correspondence with agencies and individuals outside City government. Arranged alphabetically for each year.

Correspondence, reports, studies and speeches relating to Millikin's term as Mayor. Subjects include national defense, censorship, wartime housing, shacktowns, and wartime labor relations. There are also records related to the internment of Japanese citizens and aliens during World War II.

Document prepared to familiarize Mayor Murray with City offices and issues as he took office.

Records from an advisory committee related to marine industries and infrastructure in Seattle.

Central file created and maintained by the Office of the Mayor.

Briefings for the mayor and mayor-requested responses to constituents on issues related to the office's functions.

Publications produced by the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens. Includes the "Senior Spotlight" newsletter (name changed to "Spotlight" in 2002) as well as brochures describing the agency's services, outlining employment resources, and directing seniors to discounts.

Photographs of the Mayor's Awards for Excellence.

Records on city programs and departments collected and maintained by Mayor's Office staff.

Proceedings from a body investigating redlining in Seattle.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, issues papers, newspaper clippings, and presentation materials relating to Mayor Royer's departmental reorganization proposals in 1978-1979. Target areas included the Executive Department, transportation planning, utilities, land use, energy, internal or general services, and housing. Arranged into 14 sub-series by issue area and record type.

Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials relating to City programs and services during Mayor Mike McGinn's administration.

Correspondence from Mayor McGinn's staff.

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Richard McIver and his Legislative Assistant Francis Youn. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Records from McIver's work as a program coordinator in the Department of Community Development.

Proceedings of Board established in 1931 to administer examinations to individuals seeking a meat salesman license. Includes lists of people who were examined and their scores.

A log used in tracking actions taken on legislation. Includes ordinance number; title; adoption date; vote by councilmembers; dates approved, published, and filed with City Clerk; page ordinance appears in Council minutes; and page ordinance appears in volume of engrossed ordinances. Volume includes ordinances 238-1386.

Slides of photos taken by Laurel Mercury depicting Seattle landmarks.

Meter reading log books arranged by meter number noting name or address, date, and meter reading. Four volumes cover four years: 1889, 1900, 1906 and 1907. The 1889, 1900 and 1906 volumes provide the name or building name and often the address as well, along with the meter number. The 1907 volume gives only the address with the meter number and appears to be for District 2.

Proceedings from an advisory commission looking at regional planning in the Seattle area.

Correspondence from Mike McGinn's email account during his tenure as Mayor.

Email correspondence from City councilmember Mike O'Brien's tenure at city councilmember.

Records relating to planning of City-sponsored programming for the arrival of the year 2000.

Hearing Examiner records relating to violations of the Minimum Maintenance Ordinance.