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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Cable Television

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Cable Communications Coordinator Records

 Series
Identifier: 0800-02
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: 1969-1976

Central Staff Analysts' Working Files

 Series
Identifier: 4603-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, surveys, reports, studies, and hearings materials generated by City Council's central staff analysts in support of the Council's legislative activities. Primary subjects relate to the major functions and issues of City government including land use, public utilities management, housing, human services, public safety, traffic and transportation, comprehensive planning, parks and recreation, arts and cultural affairs, economic development, environment and...
Dates: 1970-2024

Nancy Wright Records

 Series
Identifier: 0810-03
Scope and Contents note Nancy Wright donated these files that she collected as Chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Cable Television. The committee worked on the wording of the cable franchise that was adopted by the City, and this is reflected in the files by material on citizen committees and government regulation. Nancy Wright represented the Seattle Public Library on the committee and worked for the provision of Public, Educational and Government Channels (PEG), which is reflected in the material on...
Dates: 1972-1986

Northwest Cablevision v. City, 1967-1968

 File — Box 8, Folder: 23
Dates: Other: 1967-1968

Office of Cable Communications General Correspondence

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0801-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the Office of Cable Communications. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1965-1985

Office of Cable Communications Rate Increase Records

 Series
Identifier: 0801-05
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Requests to the City by cable companies for rate increases. Includes correspondence, studies, reports, and notes. Also included are investigations of unauthorized rates being charged between 1976-1980.

Dates: 1975-1984

Office of Cable Communications Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 0801-01
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to cable television issues. Includes files and reports from the City's National Telecommunications and Information Administration grant project. Records are primarily from the years Frank Grief was OCC director, but also include materials from the years that the office was part of the Board of Public Works.

Dates: 1972-1986

Parks and Community Resources Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4681-04
Scope and Contents note

Committee calendars, correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and draft legislation relating to City parks, recreation, community centers, festivals, and the arts. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1982-1989

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files II

 Series
Identifier: 4648-02
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Dates: 1968-1978

Norm Rice Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5272-01
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Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and briefing materials to and from City agencies regarding the full range of municipal government activities during Rice's terms as mayor. Topics include municipal facilities, arts and culture, planning, budget and financial issues, and schools and education, among others. Records are arranged chronologically and then by major departments within City government. Constituent correspondence is included in this record series.

Dates: 1990-1997