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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Fire Commissioners Minutes

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 2800-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1890-1896

Board of Health Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 3200-01
Abstract

Minutes of the Board of Health, 1890 to 1908.

Dates: 1890-1908

Board of Park Commissioners Minutes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5800-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1890-2007

Board of Police Commissioners Minutes

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6400-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1890-1896

Citizen's Commission on Central America Records

 Series
Identifier: 4102-01
Abstract

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

Dates: 1983-1986

City of Seattle Harvested Websites and Social Media

 Series
Identifier: 0001-01
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2012-2026

Civil Service Commission Scrapbooks

 Series
Identifier: 6010-07
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1934-1947

Committee of the Whole Briefing Books

 Series
Identifier: 4600-12
Scope and Contents note

Background materials for City Council members for issues discussed at Committee of the Whole meetings. Includes summary of issues, proposals, draft legislation, calendar of meetings, and table of contents.

Dates: 1990-2009

Jim Compton Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4620-02
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, City Council briefings, and press clippings relating to issues before the Seattle City Council during Compton's tenure. Major topics of interest to Compton were technology and public safety.

Dates: 1995-2006

Unity 71 Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 1624-06
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, minutes, and maps relating to the Unity 71 Project, an urban development project in Seattle's Central Area, 1970-1972.

Dates: 1970-1972

City Neighborhood Council Records

 Series
Identifier: 5751-01
Abstract

Agendas, minutes, correspondence, and audio tapes of meetings of the City Neighborhood Council. Records reflect important issues, including neighborhood planning, the role of the Council, the Neighborhood Matching Fund, and district boundaries.

Dates: 1987-2009

Fire Marshal's Monthly Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-B3
Abstract

Monthly reports of the Seattle Fire Marshall, 1901-1961; reports include statistics on monetary losses, types of alarms, numbers and causes of fires, and inspection records.

Dates: 1901-1961

Michael Hildt Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4636-02
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1978-1985

Paul Kraabel Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4647-02
Abstract

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

Dates: 1972-1991; 1980-1989

Labor Commissioner's Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 6005-01
Abstract

Correspondence of the Labor Commissioner, 1896-1908.

Dates: 1896-1908

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee Records

 Series
Identifier: 5760-05
Abstract

Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (NPAC) records contain information regarding committee meetings, projects, and members.

Dates: 1994-2010

Office for Women's Rights Affirmative Action Records

 Series
Identifier: 8401-02
Abstract

Records documenting Seattle's voluntary affirmative action plan for increasing the number of women in City employment.

Dates: 1972-1985; 1979-1983

Port Warden Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-C7
Abstract

Monthly reports of the Port Warden, 1900-1938.

Dates: 1900-1938

Norm Rice Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4674-02
Abstract

Records documenting Norm Rice's eleven years on the Seattle City Council, 1978-1989; included are correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to Rice's work on financial management, housing, public safety, and education, among other issues.

Dates: 1973-1992

Budget Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 2701-01
Abstract

Budget Director's records, concerning City of Seattle finance, budgets, taxes, capital projects and other issues.

Dates: 1970-2001

Seattle Channel Moving Images

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3902-01
Scope and Contents Note Seattle Channel is an award-winning municipal television station that reflects, informs and inspires the community it serves with a local mix of news, analysis, stories and perspectives.In January 1997, the City created a new unit within the Executive Services Division: Channel 28/Video Services, charged with the responsibility to both provide video services to City departments and to improve the quality and content of the programming on the City's municipal channel. In 1999,...
Dates: 1985-2011

Children, Youth and Family Services Division Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 3620-01
Abstract

Records of an office concerned with the needs of families, youth and children.

Dates: 1986-2002

City Light Department History File

 Series
Identifier: 1200-11
Abstract

The Seattle City Light Department History File, 1894-1972, consists of correspondence, typed histories, reports, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets related to the history of Seattle City Light.

Dates: 1894-1972

Community Services Division Director's Records

 Series
Identifier: 3625-01
Abstract

Records of a Division concerned with the needs and problems of low-income and disadvantaged Seattle citizens.

Dates: 1980-1989; 1984-1987

City Light Electric Home and Farm Authority Contract Records

 Series
Identifier: 1200-12
Abstract

Files documenting Electric Home and Farm Authority contracts, administered by the Seattle Department of Lighting (now Seattle City Light), 1939-1943; included are logbooks, payment charts, and correspondence.

Dates: 1939-1943