Agendas of the Utilities and Environmental Management Committee during Noland's tenure as committee chair. Agendas are annotated with committee votes, audio tape information, and some marginal notes.

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, and draft legislation related to the issues and work of the Utilities and Environmental Management Committee.

Correspondence, memoranda, draft legislation, staff reports, and notes related to public utilities, telecommunications, cable franchising, and the Seattle Channel during Compton's tenure as committee chair.

Maps created by Seattle City Light to show the location of utility poles throughout the City.

The monthly venereal disease reports include a narrative report, statistical summary of cases reported, police arrests and quarantines, army and navy treatments, and information regarding health clinics treatments.

Collection of articles, brochures and pamphlets, biographical information, research papers, ephemera, and other materials kept for their informational value and cataloged individually.

Videotapes collected by Councilmember Jane Noland's office.Topic related primarily to utilities and public safety issues.

Videotapes of Engineering Department projects and events, and training films. Includes tape transfers made of historical film footage taken from as early as the 1910s.

Files of the director of the Department of Community Development's Housing Division.

Official voters' pamphlets for primary, general, and special elections that include contests in which Seattle residents cast votes. Includes statements by candidates, text of measures, and statements of support and opposition. Spanish and Chinese editions exist for many years; in later years, Korean and Vietnamese editions were added. Pamphlets for 1980-1982 are missing.

Register of warrants issued by the Civilian Protection Division of the Commission. Includes date, authorizing ordinance, voucher number, payee, and warrant amount.

A collection of registers from the City of Seattle Treasurer used to track various warrants between 1890 and 1955.

Correspondence, memoranda, plans, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, and other material relating to the development of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center (WSCTC).

Records maintained by Richards as committee chair. Includes committee calendars, agendas, staff briefings, memoranda, and committee votes and recommendations relating to water and waste management issues.

Records of the Police Department's Water and Air Units.

Agendas of the Water and Waste Management Committee.

Reports for the Department of Lighting and Water are included in this series until 1910. Early reports include statistics on pumping stations and reservoirs. Beginning in 1922, reports include maps, photographs, and an index to exhibits. From 1930 to 1959 reports are published every year. Beginning in 1972, statistical information is published separately.

Videotape and film recordings created by the Seattle Water Department to document projects and provide information to the public. Recordings include raw footage, narrative documentaries, training videos, and public service annoucements.

Photographs of Water Department Projects such as work on Cedar River and Mercer Island pipelines, specific streets, reservoirs, damage from cracks or floods and other projects. Photographs are a mixture of black and white and color, and include polaroids; all are water damaged. Related records and scans of images are at the SPU vault.

This collection includes 15 years of Water Department images including water supply facilities, pipelines, maintenance, natural resource areas, and employees. Includes both scanned and unscanned slides.Unscanned slides date primarily from the 1970s.

First ledger of City water system following the purchase of Spring Hill Water Company and creation of water fund. Includes tap number, street, house number, occupancy type, owner, payer, property and characteristics of property, monthly rate, and payments by month. This is essentially a register of taps, similar to Record Series 8202-01. Ledger cover reads "Water Ledger of the Spring Hill Water Company for 18 ."

Water purveyor contracts and amendments to those contracts, between the City of Seattle and other cities and water districts within King County.

Correspondence, reports, draft legislation, notes, and committee agendas relating to Seattle's water and solid waste utilities, and public health issues in the City and King County.

Compilation of water rights documentation for Seattle City Light projects.

Estimates of costs for replacing pipe, construction of reservoirs, system repairs, and building aqueducts. Includes calculations, specifications, and drawings.

Correspondence of City Engineer regarding construction, extension, and maintenance of the City's water system. Includes information on reservoirs, water mains, and pipelines. Volume one contains correspondence and calculations of Benezette Williams who conducted the first survey of the Cedar River Watershed and issued the first plan for a City water system.

Correspondence, bids and specifications, and grade sheets relating to Seattle's water distribution system. Correspondence deals with extension of fire service, laying of water mains, and general extension of water to the City. Grade sheets provide elevations, grade, fill amounts, and remarks for various station points along distribution routes.

Proceedings from an advisory board looking at redesign of Seattle's central waterfront.

Photo Album which tracks the young life of Watson Thornton from early education, to time spent in the US Navy including travel to Hawaii, and return to the States from 1919 - 1931.

Records from Weeks's office during his time on Seattle City Council.

Records from the City of Seattle's Weights and Measures division.

Records of a committee related to the City's response to welfare system changes.

Photographs collected from the Wesley Uhlman Departmental Correspondence and other series. Included are photos of Mayor Uhlman's trip to Israel in 1971 among other images of Seattle in the 1960s.

Photographs and slides documenting preconstruction and construction of the West Seattle Freeway Bridge, 1980-1983.

Correspondence and reports on the West Seattle Freeway. Material covers condemnations, landscaping, construction and roadway maintenance. Arranged alphabetically by type.

Records documenting the activities of the West Seattle Neighborhood Service Center.

Correspondence, reports, agreements and contracts, charters, and fiscal and legal records related to the Westlake Development Authority, a public corporation created to plan and develop the Westlake Project in downtown Seattle. The WDA was chartered in December 1977 to develop a mixed-use urban center on a site that had long been considered for redevelopment as a park or public center. Mayor Charles Royer dissolved the WDA in July 1986.

Records relating to plans for an open space park in the Westlake Triangle.

Material documenting the planning, property acquisiton, land disposition, and development of the Westlake Mall project.

Messages of Mayor Harry White, including annual message on the state of the City, vetoes, proposed Charter amendments, and communications to City Council.

Correspondence of Will H. Parry, City Comptroller, relating to city investments, bonds, general finances, and purchasing.

Speeches, prepared statements, and articles prepared for community meetings, hearings, conferences, and publications. Subjects include regional transportation planning, aging, women's rights, access to government, community development, and human resources planning, among other.

Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and other background material and supporting documents relating to issues involving Seattle and other governmental jurisdictions.

Committee agendas, records of votes, staff reports, and draft legislation relating to parks, playfields, and other public recreational areas.

Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff notes, record of votes, and background material relating to traffic and transportation issues in Seattle.

Committee agendas, correspondence, staff reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to issues before the Human Resource and Judiciary Committee. Also known as Human Resources and Operations Committee.

Records documenting Williams' work in Democratic politics, as well as materials from her various City Council campaigns. Series also contains news clippings, correspondence, and ephemera.

Committee agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, and other background materials relating to municipal utilities and city operations.

Records of John P. (Jack) Willison, Director of Seattle's Urban Renewal Program, include project and administrative files for urban renewal projects.

This series includes general correspondence from councilmember Heidi Wills and her Legislative Assistants, Josh Belzman, and Jo Chavira-Bash. It contains internal and external correspondence revolving around the business of the city council.

Records from Tanya Woo's office during her time serving on Seattle City Council.

Records relating to the zoo's periodic applications for accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Records from Woodland Park Zoo staff documenting planning efforts for a national conference.

Records relating to animal care and exhibit management at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Records documenting changes to Woodland Park Zoo's animal collections.

Annual reports of the Woodland Park Zoo and the Seattle Zoological Society.

Audio interviews conducted with Woodland Park Zoo Employees.

Monthly reports on the zoo's bird collection.

Records relating to a $31.5 million bond issue for the zoo that was approved by voters in 1985.

Records from the office of the Woodland Park Zoo Director.

Reference manuals created for the use of zoo docents.

Schedules and program information published by the zoo's education staff outlining classes available for children and adults, as well as resources for classroom teachers and school visits.

Internal newsletters for Woodland Park Zoo staff and volunteers.

Records of the development of and the public's response to the zoo's Long-Range plan as well as the planning and development of exhibits and facilities through four decades.

Records related to a loan from China of two rare golden monkeys.

Historical records collected by zoo staff.

Records relating to the zoo's planning and improvement efforts in the early 1970s.

Black and white, and color, negatives, prints, and slides relating to the Woodland Park Zoo.

Records relating to special events and promotions at Woodland Park Zoo.

Records kept by and about zoo personnel including news articles, photos, academic papers, curriculum vitae, memos, correspondence, and administrative records.

Newsletters for docents and other volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Records relating to the zoo's water conservation efforts.

Minutes and supplementary materials from meetings of the board of the Woodland Park Zoological Society.

Records, reports, and communications of the board of the Woodland Park Zoological Society and its committees.

Correspondence, reports, articles, and other working papers relating to issues and projects studied by OMB. Included are long range land use planning, the project to develop a new city hall plan, the failed waterfront levy of 1989, and the Westlake Mall.

Weekly reports of WPA recreation programs, 1936-1940; include reports on Northern, Central, and Southern Division activities as well as city-wide programs.

Ninety-five color slides depicting Seattle Center including the International Fountain, the Space Needle, amusement park rides, the monorail, and other attractions and landmarks. Includes PanaVue slides, color faded in most, and amateur slides depicting various scenes at the Fair.

Records documenting the City's preparation for potential issues related to the Year 2000 software problem.

Records relating to urban renewal and improvements in the Yesler-Atlantic neighborhood. Includes materials about social services, housing rehabilitation, pedestrian pathways, streets, and parks, commercial development, and religious structures.

Appraisals of property as part of the Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood Improvement Project.

Memos, presentations, reports, and other records related to the committee's mandate to review and recommend action on proposed legislation for the planned redevelopment of Yesler Terrace.

Records relating to revisions and amendments to Seattle's zoning code.

Proceedings of meetings of the Zoning Commission, 1920-1925. Minutes discuss zoning and classification of districts and properties.

Correspondence, reports, maps, and newspaper clippings related to the work of the Seattle Zoning Commission in compiling the City's first zoning code.

Correspondence to the Planning Commission requesting amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Includes ordinance amendment drafts, notices of hearings, and copies of Commission minutes.

Working files for proposed amendments to Seattle's Zoning Ordinance.

Zoning case files for residential areas, arranged by neighborhood.

Press releases about zoo issues and events.